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mazloum's review against another edition
5.0
Great novel! Provides great insight into the history of the marker and Altman. Must read for fans of the Dead Space universe.
athenaevarinya's review against another edition
2.0
As a fan of the Dead Space games, (even though I haven't completed played a single one of the three to the end because I flip out over the energizer bunny of Necromorphs, AKA the Regenerator), I picked up this book because I wanted to know more. And this book deals with Altman the man who started the Unitology religion and I was also hoping to learn how the Necromorphs came to be because the game never shows us how they popped up, only that the shit has already hit the fan. While the books answers those questions to an extent (it doesn't tell us how the shit hits the fan at the beginning of each game), I didn't really care for the books because the writing of B.K. Evenson is so dull and lifeless and I won't be reading the other Dead Space book as it's not worth my time. I'll just hope for another author to take a stab at writing about this world, or hoping for a good movie because they would make excellent sci-fi horror movies.
ktjawrites's review against another edition
5.0
A thrill-ride of a prequel for the Dead Space series, which delights with insight into Michael Altman.
rockstarrem's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
silenthillda's review against another edition
3.0
I’m a huge Survival horror gamer fan. I’ve played many of the staples from Silent Hill to Resident Evil to Fatal Frame, you name it. Dead Space universe is in my top 5 favorite series in the genre. The remake for this 10+ year old first adventure is set to release at the end of this month (January 27th) and I am going down memory lane re-reading/finishing many of the franchise’s forms of media. The movies, comics, spin-off games, and books I will be devouring. So first off is Dead Space Martyr. Which I remember reading in College but not finishing it. Here we go.
Dead Space Martyr is a prequel novel to the series of games. Taking us back, well way back, to the discovery of the alien markers in Mexico and the origins of the elusive persona Michael Altman. See if you’re not a dead space fan, it may be hard to fully grasp to rich lore but I feel as though Martyr is a good jumping on point none the less. Truly only recommended to those that play the games or at least have an inkling to jump into the sci-fi horror world which is Dead Space.
B.K. Evenson does a pretty decent job in world building even if it’s sometimes in the fantastical realm side of things. It can come off as action pulpy but fun none the less. Think of those B horror movies that we still love regardless of their absurdity. It’s a very hard line to throttle in horror to not fully fall in the side of comedy. Even with some laughable stereotypes, Evenson doesn’t trap himself in silliness. He keeps the story falling back in line to the horror of it all. Taking it seriously with lots of highly suspenseful chapters. Feeding the gore and terror at a great pace. We follow many characters into their decent to madness. Once again just pure fun. As a fan, I enjoyed this a ton. Good reads doesn’t let you rate in .5s. This is definitely a 3.5 rating.
Dead Space Martyr is a prequel novel to the series of games. Taking us back, well way back, to the discovery of the alien markers in Mexico and the origins of the elusive persona Michael Altman. See if you’re not a dead space fan, it may be hard to fully grasp to rich lore but I feel as though Martyr is a good jumping on point none the less. Truly only recommended to those that play the games or at least have an inkling to jump into the sci-fi horror world which is Dead Space.
B.K. Evenson does a pretty decent job in world building even if it’s sometimes in the fantastical realm side of things. It can come off as action pulpy but fun none the less. Think of those B horror movies that we still love regardless of their absurdity. It’s a very hard line to throttle in horror to not fully fall in the side of comedy. Even with some laughable stereotypes, Evenson doesn’t trap himself in silliness. He keeps the story falling back in line to the horror of it all. Taking it seriously with lots of highly suspenseful chapters. Feeding the gore and terror at a great pace. We follow many characters into their decent to madness. Once again just pure fun. As a fan, I enjoyed this a ton. Good reads doesn’t let you rate in .5s. This is definitely a 3.5 rating.
bloodstreamcity's review against another edition
4.0
A solid backstory to the Dead Space franchise. Evenson manages to build a realistic world that slowly devolves into horror and madness. I was impressed and will definitely read more by him, starting with his other Dead Space novel.