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  <title><![CDATA[Mass Effect: Revelation]]></title>
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  <default_description>Every advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished fifty thousand years ago. After discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity is spreading to the stars; the newest interstellar species, struggling to carve out its place in the greater galactic community.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/b&gt;On the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research station; smoking ruins littered with bodies and unanswered questions. Who attacked this post and for what purpose? And where is Kahlee Sanders, the young scientist who mysteriously vanished from the base&amp;#8211;hours before her colleagues were slaughtered?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sanders is now the prime suspect, but finding her creates more problems for Anderson than it solves. Partnered with a rogue alien agent he can&amp;#8217;t trust and pursued by an assassin he can&amp;#8217;t escape, Anderson battles impossible odds on uncharted worlds to uncover a sinister conspiracy . . . one he won&amp;#8217;t live to tell about. Or so the enemy thinks.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Drew Karpyshyn]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[     Mass Effect: Revelations is a truly phenomenal science fiction text.  From the very first page you are hooked by this book's compelling and suspenseful nature.  Mass Effect: Revelations follows the path of Lieutenant Anderson, an alliance space officer who is investigating the destruction of a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7114107">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Once I noticed the two Mass Effect books I just knew I had to read them. The game had an amazing storyline in my opinion and I wanted more! The first book, the one I'm reviewing, describes the past happenings before the video game. It explains right off the bat how Earth discovered the Prothean(an A...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45070782">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book the summer it came out because I was completely caught up in the Mass Effect pre-release whirlwind.  One of my favorite things in science fiction that especially translates to games is the world building.  And the people at BioWare have a reputation for building broad and cohesive w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59082175">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[ I am a fairly large fan of the Mass Effect game, but I have to admit that I certainly wasn't expecting Tolstoy (or insert any other good novelist here) when I got my hands on this book. It sold itself on a few things, that it was a prequel to the game. It would tell us how Saren came to hate humans...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67700099">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 08 13:50:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reprinted from my website Secure Immaturity:<br/><br/>I’m trying to ease my way back into fiction ever since I got burned out on the very subject after earning my degree in English Literature at Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University. I just read too much. . .if that’s possib...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73891933">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The author is very engaging and I love his writing style as it is very straight forward and not convoluted, somewhat similar to both Scott Westerfeld and Eric Nylund.  However, the book is strongly tied to the Xbox 360 game (which was a very complex story in and of itself) and it could be difficult ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43231428">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Haiku Review:<br/><br/>I think I wrote this<br/>Story in the seventh grade.<br/>It stunk back then, too.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished this book today at work, and let me tell you, <strong><u>Mass Effect:Revelation</u></strong> is a rare bird-A well-written novel using a video game as its pretense! It does help that the author, Drew Karpyshyn, was also the lead writer for the game. The book details the events leading up to the storyline of the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36453365">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[For those of you who don't know what Mass Effect is: its the third best console game I've ever played, ranking right there under Final Fantasy VII and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.  The book chronicles the rise of Lt. David Anderson, who is captain of the Normandy in the beginning of the v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31422414">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's no reason whatsoever to read this book unless you've played--or are planning on playing--the video game.  But even then, it probably won't give you the answers you may be looking for.  Only the most fanatical Captain Anderson devotees will slog through 200 pages to discover what actually hap...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23063176">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16923926">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The beginning was a little rough.  Karpyshyn felt it necessary to reiterate the basic history of the universe, which I'm not sure was really needed since I doubt anyone but people who have already played the game will have much interest in reading the book.  It made me a little concerned about wheth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16923926">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10714406">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dennis]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I guess it's not particularly easy to transition from writing for an RPG video game to writing a novel.<br/><br/>As background to the game &quot;Mass Effect&quot; by Bioware, the book serves very well. I felt familiar with the game universe right out of the box.<br/><br/>As a novel, the book suf...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10714406">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5321879">
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    <body><![CDATA[When a book is a direct to mass paperback story based off of a sci-fi videogame, you would generally dismiss it. Mass Effect fits that mold solidly. The writing is substandard (but on par for the crap that fills out the sci-fi section of bookstores), with too many ellipses, too many exclamation poin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5321879">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[when i first picked up this book, i was a little interested in it because i thought it resembled a game i use to play. but as i read on, i started to get bored of it, but i continued to read it. i soon was glad i didn't put it down; it started to get exciting and entertaining. i like the way how the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59669506">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67365184">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a must read if you loved the Mass Effect game and enjoyed the story.  This book contains the back story for Captain Anderson, and helps explain some of the universe introduced in the game.  The book kept me interested enough that I finished the entire thing in one sitting.  I'm looking ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67365184">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a surprise. Books that follow computer game franchises usually could do with filing in the 'never open again' or 'bored at page 1' bin. But this was a really enjoyable adventure. Easy to read with a plot that jogged along and gave you the bangs and crashes in all the right places. <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63558217">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished reading this prequel novel to the upcoming Bioware game just the other day. An excellent book that was really hard to put down. I’ve read and own some of Drew Karpyshyn earlier novels and knew it would be a good read before I picked it up.<br/><br/>The novel set before the story in th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20833203">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the nice things about reading books on my palm pilot is you don't have to be ashamed of people noticing that you are reading a pulpy sci-fi adventure story based on a video game and really enjoying it. <br/>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is great if you played and enjoyed the Mass Effect game.  It delves more into the back story and gives you a little more background of the events that traspired during the game.  Very fun and easy to read.]]></body>
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