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A review by silenthillda
Dead Space: Martyr by B.K. Evenson
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.