Mass Effect: Initiation Audiobook by Mac Walters, N. K. Jemisin
Update: 2017-11-28
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Title: Mass Effect: Initiation
Author: Mac Walters, N. K. Jemisin
Narrator: Fryda Wolff
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-28-17
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 99 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Lieutenant Cora Harper joined the Systems Alliance to develop and enhance her powerful biotic talents. She was assigned to the asari commando unit Talein's Daughters, where she honed her abilities to become a skilled and deadly huntress.
Returning to Earth, Cora finds herself a stranger among other humans, and joins the Andromeda Initiative as Alec Ryder's second-in-command. The mission will send 100,000 colonists on a one-way, 600-year-long journey into the unknown. When essential - and dangerous - tech is stolen, Cora is assigned to recover it before it can be used against the Initiative, and end the mission before it can begin.
Members Reviews:
All the feels for Mass Effect
I've enjoyed the other ME tie-in media, but this book is the first one that evoked the feeling of playing ME 1-3. I particularly enjoyed the way Jemisin & Walters' telling of Cora's story. The book also gave the context and emotional weight I was looking for in my first playthrough of ME: Andromeda. Time to pick up ME:A again. :)
Ok...Not bad...Not great
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
An ok book. As a huge fan of the games - it was worth a listen. But I dont think MEA has enough depth and breadth in its lore to rival with the Original Trilogy just yet. Alas, we didnt really learn anything new (that wasnt anticipated by the community) about the MEA universe or Cora herself. Still going to romance her in my next playthrough though:) She is a good character.
What three words best describe Fryda Wolffs voice?
I liked Frydas voice work as FemRyder in the game, but I think BioWare can do better in finding a narrator. She has trouble doing male voice AND (which is just unforgivable) miss pronounces a lot of names and locations (like Palaven). Let me tell you, nerds like me are very sensitive to that.
Consider the following narrators:
Alix Wilton Regan
Miranda Raison
Ali Hillis
Tricia Janine Helfer
Any additional comments?
Lets hope the lost ark makes up for lack of DLC and lore so far (yes, we are still mad about that).
A comics book story
Super heroes, super powers, humanity builds an arc ship out of doubtful reasons, AI issues - all that mixed up in a story with no beginning and no end. After triumphant masterpiece of Broken Earth this story feels like written by a different author. The narrator matches the book. Awful.
Fantastic edition to the mass effect lore
If you enjoyed the Mass Effect Andromeda game to any extent then you cannot pass this up. Cora's backstory explains oh so well how she is the way she is
way too short
it doesnt adress any of the major plot holes, it was decently written but added nothing to andromeda. basicly prequel fan fic status
Title: Mass Effect: Initiation
Author: Mac Walters, N. K. Jemisin
Narrator: Fryda Wolff
Format: Unabridged
Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-28-17
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 99 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sci-Fi: Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Lieutenant Cora Harper joined the Systems Alliance to develop and enhance her powerful biotic talents. She was assigned to the asari commando unit Talein's Daughters, where she honed her abilities to become a skilled and deadly huntress.
Returning to Earth, Cora finds herself a stranger among other humans, and joins the Andromeda Initiative as Alec Ryder's second-in-command. The mission will send 100,000 colonists on a one-way, 600-year-long journey into the unknown. When essential - and dangerous - tech is stolen, Cora is assigned to recover it before it can be used against the Initiative, and end the mission before it can begin.
Members Reviews:
All the feels for Mass Effect
I've enjoyed the other ME tie-in media, but this book is the first one that evoked the feeling of playing ME 1-3. I particularly enjoyed the way Jemisin & Walters' telling of Cora's story. The book also gave the context and emotional weight I was looking for in my first playthrough of ME: Andromeda. Time to pick up ME:A again. :)
Ok...Not bad...Not great
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
An ok book. As a huge fan of the games - it was worth a listen. But I dont think MEA has enough depth and breadth in its lore to rival with the Original Trilogy just yet. Alas, we didnt really learn anything new (that wasnt anticipated by the community) about the MEA universe or Cora herself. Still going to romance her in my next playthrough though:) She is a good character.
What three words best describe Fryda Wolffs voice?
I liked Frydas voice work as FemRyder in the game, but I think BioWare can do better in finding a narrator. She has trouble doing male voice AND (which is just unforgivable) miss pronounces a lot of names and locations (like Palaven). Let me tell you, nerds like me are very sensitive to that.
Consider the following narrators:
Alix Wilton Regan
Miranda Raison
Ali Hillis
Tricia Janine Helfer
Any additional comments?
Lets hope the lost ark makes up for lack of DLC and lore so far (yes, we are still mad about that).
A comics book story
Super heroes, super powers, humanity builds an arc ship out of doubtful reasons, AI issues - all that mixed up in a story with no beginning and no end. After triumphant masterpiece of Broken Earth this story feels like written by a different author. The narrator matches the book. Awful.
Fantastic edition to the mass effect lore
If you enjoyed the Mass Effect Andromeda game to any extent then you cannot pass this up. Cora's backstory explains oh so well how she is the way she is
way too short
it doesnt adress any of the major plot holes, it was decently written but added nothing to andromeda. basicly prequel fan fic status
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