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Title: Liberty's Crusade (StarCraft, Book 1) by Jeff Grubb ISBN: 0-671-04148-7 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (59 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Surprisingly not bad
Comment: I stopped playing Starcraft some months back, which is perhaps why I found it refreshing to read. I think some of the other reviewers must have been disappointed because they were looking for something which characterized the explosions and gore of the multiplayer game, instead of the drama and tragedy of the campaign game. When I first played Starcraft, I was amazed by the depth of the story. Someone had really put a lot of thought into this, unlike Diablo. The characters were engrossing, and Jeff Grubb has done an excellent job of fleshing them out, especially Arcturus Mengsk.
The one complaint I had was a rather petty one, concerning the protagonist's name. 'Michael Liberty' sounds not only hokey, but almost smacks of 1940s pulp comics (no offense to all you Michael Libertys out there). I just think that when you are going to create characters the reader should empathize with, and more importantly that you're going to name the book after, you should find something that has a bit more umph. Like I said; petty.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good in some areas, but sorely lacking in others
Comment: Being a fan of the Starcraft games and an avid reader of junk sci-fi (when I have time to kill) I thought I'd love this book. Unfortunately, I feel that the book really does not live up to the game. I will give the author credit for doing a great job of bringing the characters to life. He does an especially good job of developing Kerrigan. Telling the story through the eyes of Liberty was a great idea. But that's where the good stuff ends. Although he does well with the narrative style and the characters, he fails miserably in fleshing out the conflict and writing an exciting war story. He more or less completely ignores the strategic element of the battles and he doesn't bother writing ANY colorful descriptions of the full scale combat that makes Starcraft exciting. He seems much more interested in writing background info and character interaction than in describing the war. In my opinion, that is unforgivable in a novel based on Starcraft. Although he describes the fact that there are massive Zerg attacks going on in the sector as well as Protoss extermination missions, he does nothing to put us in the midst of this chaos. Plus, even with all the effort he put into writing the background info surrounding the story, he still didn't fix certain important plot holes found in the story. But oh well, the next book in the series is written by a different author so hopefully it will be better.
Rating: 1
Summary: No Substance
Comment: I bought this book because I am a fan of Starcraft. If you are also a fan of Starcraft, chances are you will like this book. It brings you back into the wonderfully designed game with the ongoing war between Humans, the Protoss, and the Zerg. If you want to pick up this book solely for your love of SciFi or you are looking for a well-written novel, then I would definitely not recommend this title. The descriptions of the Zerg are almost non-existent, and unless you actually played the game, you will not get a full understanding of what the Zerg look like or how menacing they really are. The character depth is almost adequate, but I would have expected more from an author that actually creates these worlds in his imagination every day. Suspense is also at a minimum since some of the scenes in the novel are glossed over so quickly you don't even get a chance to feel any emotion at all. There are also some very serious grammatical errors in the book which, at times, confuse the reader. I agree with the guy above - I think the author just wanted to get paid for doing almost nothing. He should stick to creating games.
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Title: Speed of Darkness (StarCraft #3) by Tracy Hickman ISBN: 0671041509 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: StarCraft #2: Shadow of the Xel'Naga by Gabriel Mesta ISBN: 0671041495 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: WarCraft #1: Day of the Dragon by Richard A. Knaak, Richard Knaak ISBN: 0671041525 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Lord of the Clans by Christie Golden ISBN: 0743426908 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Diablo #1: Legacy of Blood by Richard A. Knaak ISBN: 067104155X Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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