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I thought this was a good book and it gives you a look into the history and training of Ghost.
Because of the circumstances, there's no real ending and the book really doesn't revolve around Nova as much as you'd like but, that being said, it's still an entertaining read. Blizzard intended this novel to be a "prequel" of sorts to the now canceled game Starcraft: Nova. I would not necessarily suggest this book unless you were already familiar with the Starcraft universe or are fans. The book is very well written and is an decent read. However, as a stand-alone product it leaves you wanting. Reading it won't feel like a chore or a waste of time for those fans who feel they have to read every novel, but I will say that you don't necessarily gain much out of this book either.
I really liked this book. It presented a great backstory to the character nova.
If the game were ever released, then this book would be more bearable, but as it is I would not recomend it to anyone. This book seems too much a prequel; the entire book seemed like an introduction. The entire book was about her surrviving in the shaddy part of a big city. There were no epic battles, no intruige, and none of the classic wit of the starcraft franchize. I reached the end and was quite dissapointed that I suffered through the enire plot in search of something good, that couldn't be found.
Nova. The result is a book that falls flat on itself, and fails to deliver that fanfiction high every Starcraft fan craves. Everything she says is so stock, that you can skip entire chapters and still know what is going on, she is just that predicatble. The problem arises when most of this "cool" comes off as cheesy. The problem is, when your events are boring, you need to balance it out with good characterization.
This book is what a child would write, if he could, the only concern being how "cool" he could make the different characters act. It barely focuses on the Ghost, instead choosing to focus on Nova before she becomes a ghost. a character about as deep as a kiddie pool. Something the author does not do. Both my friend and I read this book, and we came to the same conclusion: it is childish, boring, and is better avoided all together.
Apparently, humanity's future consists of all dialogue being written by the writers of Robocop, and the cliche future he imagines comes off as unimaginative, and the sooner I could leave this senseless world, the better.I dont recommend this book. The rest of it is all the same, with the focus being on events not characters.
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