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[ULTROS!]

I know a video game based on a novel (not directly though):

 

[Orcastar]

If you're into sci-fi, you should definitely give these a read. It's a series even non-Halo sci-fi fans will enjoy. The first one reminded me a lot of the Ringworld series: can't wait to see how Primordium delivers.

If you gave Cryptum to someone who has never heard of Halo, they will think its a great novel. Seriously you should read it.

I read Eon and Eternity a few years back and remember liking them quite a bit, so maybe I'll give the Forerunner trilogy a try.

 

[Card Boy]

whoa there is an Uncharted and MGS book? Also Djamb are those Assassins Creed books any good?

 

[The Culture Vulture]

Do you get any achievements for reading these?

 

[Jive Turkey]

Wait...What? What?

I like how Manny is credited as the author.

 

[RedSwirl]

GOOK!

Damn you iPhone auto-correct.

 

[Prince of Space]

Real talk.

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The first two in particular are really well done. A Myst film based on The Book of Ti'ana would be amazing.

 

[gokieks]

A lot of the WarCraft novels, especially the ones by Richard A. Knaak, are quite good. I find the Aspects to be very fascinating.

 

[Grisby]

The Gears of War novels by Karen Traviss. Great stuff and it really expands on the universe.

 

[Mungular]

BAM! kinda slow start, but its awesome

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I've bought the Uncharted novel, but I haven't started reading it yet.

 

[Axelstream]

Miyuki Miyabe's Ico:Castle in the Mist

Has anyone read this that's willing to give their thoughts on it? I'd appreciate it.

 

[TheShampion]

Doesn't the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series have like 60 books written about it?

I am pretty sure it is the other way around: the games were based on a series of Russian books. And I think Metro 2033 is based on the same series of books or at least books by the same author.

My mom enjoyed the Myst books. I never read them personally but I remember the covers looking cool at least.

The only video game books I read were the Mario "choose your own adventure" books and a Sonic book that involved a rabbit getting turned into a robot. I remember enjoying them at the time but then revisiting them in middle school and thinking they were terrible. Pretty much turned me off to video game books in general, but once I beat ICO I might give the Ico book a chance.

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Own it, but haven't read it.

 

[dr3upmushroom]

BAM! kinda slow start, but its awesome

What the hell? I had no idea Bioshock had a book. You could do a lot of interesting stuff with the setting. I'd be scared to pay for it and I'm sure my library wouldn't have it. Anyone read it?

 

[Dr. Malik]

Spoiler

Yeah I read the OP, but they still designed the cover after the game...

Came to post this

 

[Neuromancer]

Real talk.

I've only read the book of Atrus but it was awesome.

 

[Acheron]

None. Even the best is drug store quality.

 

[Complistic]

I thought I read fall of reach a long time ago but didn't recognize the cover. Then I googled it, and realized they changed the cover.

 

[Neuromancer]

Here's my collection, unless I'm missing something:

Zork Chronicles - probably hard to find, very silly and quirky. My cat ate the cover. =(

X-Com - I remember it being pretty decent, also probably hard to find now.

Myst: The Book of Atrus - excellent

Gabriel Knight - terrible (loved the game though)

Halo: Contact Harvest - got bored, never finished it

Halo: Fall of Reach - very good

Deus Ex: Icarus - currently reading it, no real opinion

Crysis Legion - kind of terrible

 

[bengraven]

I have the first collection of Warcraft novels. I haven't read all of them, but Day of the Dragon was meh and the book at the end, by Metzen (who I actually think is a great game developer and awesome person) was really bad. Seriously, I swear the word "he was a paladin" was said every 3-4 paragraphs.


That said, I really want to read the Diablo books because I adore the setting. I worry that after DotD that Knaack wouldn't be able to give me the same atmosphere I see in the games.

 

[strafer]

To name a few.

 

[Criminal Upper]

Only novels worth a damn:

 

[Kyleripman]

Is it worth a purchase for someone who doesn't read much?

Because I love uncharted.

Yeah, I think so. I read a lot but picked it up mostly as an Uncharted fan and have found it to be a nice side story

Spoiler

without Elena so far

.

 

[ZERATUL PL]

Currently own and read

- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo: Ghost of Onyx
- Halo: Cole Protocol
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: Graphic Novel
- Halo: Uprising
- Mass Effect: Revelations
- Mass Effect: Ascension
- Resistance: Gathering Storm –
- Endwar –
- Metro 2033
- Halo: Helljumper
- Resistance Graphic Novel
- Halo Evolutions
- Mass Effect Retribution
- Halo: Cryptum

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Here's my collection, unless I'm missing something:

http://i.imgur.com/6Vczt.jpg

Zork Chronicles - probably hard to find, very silly and quirky. My cat ate the cover. =(

X-Com - I remember it being pretty decent, also probably hard to find now.

Myst: The Book of Atrus - excellent

Gabriel Knight - terrible (loved the game though)

Halo: Contact Harvest - got bored, never finished it

Halo: Fall of Reach - very good

Deus Ex: Icarus - currently reading it, no real opinion

Crysis Legion - kind of terrible

This came in a Gabriel Knight collection I got once, and it was indeed horrible. She actually wrote him doing the adventure game puzzles in the book. Didn't finish it.

 

[Card Boy]

BAM! kinda slow start, but its awesome

Whats this one about? Does it have Andrew Ryan in it?

 

[neoxdonut]

Is it worth reading?

 

[Gomu Gomu]

Has anyone read this that's willing to give their thoughts on it? I'd appreciate it.

http://8-4.jp/blog/?p=478&lang=en

Skip

Spoiler

You really shouldn't, it's a great podcast

to 19:05.

 

[soulassssns]

Greg Bear writes Halo books nowadays? Holy crap.

Haven't read any books based on video games myself. I know it's ridiculous and snobbish, but I kinda feel like I'd be wasting my time with them when I could be reading "real" novels instead.

What the hell is a "real" novel?

 

[exYle]

I haven't read this, but Brandon Sanderson is pretty famous.

I did. It's a novella, only on the iBook store if I recall correctly. I thoroughly enjoyed it, however. Infinity Blade hinted at a deep/interesting story and this book was its outing.

 

[lastplayed]

If you're a fan of the The Elder Scrolls-series, I recommend the two Greg Keyes novels.

There's a lot of lore, so they're definitely not for everyone, and the whole "Kitchen Wars"-part (yeah, seriously) isn't all that interesting, but they do a great job of painting the situation in Tamriel 40 years after Oblivion. There's also some interesting views at the Planes of Oblivion and the nature of Oblivion itself.

Nice. I'm getting those books free with my copy of Skyrim, should be a good read.

 

[rainking187]

Does anyone know if either of the Metro books ever got an official release in the US?

 

[Murkas]

I remember loving these when I read them as a kid.

 

[Ozzykamikaze]

Zork Chronicles - probably hard to find, very silly and quirky. My cat ate the cover. =(

Suuuuure. I'll see you after class.

 

[sphinx]

probably unknown to everyone here but the game Stonekeep for PC came with a small book (not instruction booklet but real book) called "Thera Awakening" it was an awesome reading.

 

[Notorious_Roy]

What the hell? I had no idea Bioshock had a book. You could do a lot of interesting stuff with the setting. I'd be scared to pay for it and I'm sure my library wouldn't have it. Anyone read it?

I've read it, it's worth it. It tells the story of Rapture in three parts. From rise to fall. The end is somewhere where the first game begins.

It also has ties with the second game.

Whats this one about? Does it have Andrew Ryan in it?

Yes. You really get to know him in the book.

 

[Vuffster]

 

[red731]

The Sin War by Richard A. Knaak

Book One: Birthright
Book Two: Scales of the Serpent
Book Three: The Veiled Prophet

I finished the first book yesterday and enjoyed it throughoutly.
I am on second book now and I can't stop reading.

 

[Monocle]

The first reply is the best reply, as usual.

 

[Fjordson]

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+1

Halo books are surprisingly great.

 

[wwm0nkey]

+1

Halo books are surprisingly great.

Not a fan of the Cole Protocole though, thought it was pretty bad.

 

[Sapphire Dreams]

Those three books suck okay ? Richard A. Knaak doesn't know how to write a protagonist who isn't a Mary Sue, and I hate Mary Sues.

Yes their not badly written just filled with Mary Sues story arcs.

 

[VonRehausen]

I just ordered a bunch of Mass Effect books and the Bioshock book. Hope they are good. Metro 2033 was incredibly immersive. Too bad the sequel apparently sucks. I never got the game to start on Vista 64 though.

I dont know about Stalker but Metro 2033 has about 60 fan fiction books written all in Russian I'm afraid.

Are the Doom books any good?

 

[Lindbergh]

Miyuki Miyabe's Ico:Castle in the Mist

Had no clue this was around. Thanks for the awareness, good sir!

 

[toddhunter]

 

[Orayn]

Has anyone read the Borderlands novel that came out recently? I'm not expecting it to be amazing, but I rather enjoy the setting and wouldn't mind getting a little more B-Lands lore.

 

[Bowdz]

The Dig FTW.

 

[Dram]

Wiki has a list of books

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_books_based_on_video_games

 

[Hasemo]

Stay as far as possible from the first Baldur's Gate novel as possible. Worst book I've read in my life, seriously.