Do you read video game books?

I read Halo: The Fall of Reach, which is the story of how the Master Chief was recruited and trained, and the events that lead up to the original Halo game.

I was pleasantly surprised. It was on a par with the Star Trek or Star Wars novels I've read... a nice 2-day read.

The Metal Gear Solid novelization wasn't bad. In manga, the Suikoden III series is AWESOME. In Fanfiction, I'd recommend Peptuck's The Gunblade Saga, based on Final Fantasy VIII.

I've read all the Resident Evil book adaptations. Some parts I really liked, some parts... not so much. But they're great and easy reads when I want more of my fave characters and not able to play the games.

Agreeing with Kaiser-Kun regarding the Suikoden III manga, too. Haven't read all of it, but LOVE all the Caesar and Albert extra characterization we get to see, and the art is pretty.

I read a lot of tie-in books, yes.

Which dragon book? There are several.

I read what I think was one of the Starcraft books about three weeks ago. Not too bad at all, I must say. I wouldn't mind pounding out one myself, provided it was a game I loved to play and interact with.

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I've read a few WarCraft books, they were ok. I don't remember much about any of them so I wasn't really impressed or really offended by any. /shrugs.

I'm willing to check out media fiction from an author I like (either because I like their work or because I know them as a person), but I won't just jump into a media tie-in book blind. I need something else (like knowing the author) as a hook to get me into it. I've just been burned by too many random fiction purchases in my youth, I guess.

I've heard the Mass Effect books are good. I believe all of them were written by the original writer of Mass Effect (Drew Karpyshyn).

Generally, no.

But I quite enjoyed the BattleTech books by Michael Stackpole. Wonderful world building, especially The Clans. Great characters as well.

BattleTech was originally a table top miniatures game, which became the MechWarrior series.

I read one of the Doom tie-in books. I don't remember much about it, other than I found it a little bit too telly.

I've been tempted by the Mass Effect books.

I'll probebly cave in and get them once I've got more reading time.

Anyway, I read one of the Halo books, forgot which one and found it to be pretty good actually

I read all of the Wing Commander books and I quite enjoyed them. I can't remember if I have read any other tie ins, but those were good.

Video game books have been exponentially increasing in quality, thank goodness!

The Gears of War books, written by Karen Traviss, are fantastic. Not only do they bridge the gaps between the games, they're also flat out some of the best books I've read in recent years. You'd think that there would be no room for novels in a series so fueled by testosterone and lack of real story, but you'd be wrong. Traviss also wrote the script for the third game, and her original character from the books (Bernie) is set to appear in the game.

Dead Space: Extraction is written by B.K. Everson, an up-and-coming horror writer. I'd recommend the book to any who have played the games, but newcomers would probably be lost and a little off-put by it. It definitely embraces what made Dead Space so great, though. It's a spooky read, with some great insight into mysteries proposed by the games. I hope there's more down the pipeline!

I have all the Halo books, and I hope to get them started next month. I was beyond excited when I found out that Greg Bear was writing a trilogy (the first one, Halo: Cryptum just came out). Bear is like... a sci-fi legend! Halo really seems to be on top of its game, in terms of telling its story through books, comics and anime. I really hope the books impress!

I read both the Force Unleashed books. Unfortunately.

This really isn't a video game "tie in" book, but I still highly recommend it for game-inclined folks: "Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter" by Tom Bissell

I read the Myst books, and enjoyed them. They aren't without their flaws, but the characters are good, and the universe is extremely original, and a fun one to knock around in for a while.