The tie-in novel to the Mass Effect game series, Mass Effect: Deception by author William C. Dietz, has many screaming for blood. This is because of continuity errors that are spread about in Bill's novel. They are listed here.
Now, I've read and loved most of Bill's other media tie-ins, but this one takes the cake. He screws up continuity between characters, history, technology, and military that it forces one to take a step back from the novel. Even Star Trek has better continuity than this.
Now, don't get me wrong, the premise of this novel is great but sacrificed nearly everything established by author Drew Karpyshyn in the previous three novels. It's a fun read if you've played the games and read the books if only to see how many of the continuity errors you can spot. If you've done neither, read the book with the link above and below to get a clear idea of how things went.
That said, with a good premise, this novel could've taken place after Mass Effect: Invasion, but the lack of fact-checking and simple knowledge prevent it from working within the series as a whole.
Now, I've read and loved most of Bill's other media tie-ins, but this one takes the cake. He screws up continuity between characters, history, technology, and military that it forces one to take a step back from the novel. Even Star Trek has better continuity than this.
Now, don't get me wrong, the premise of this novel is great but sacrificed nearly everything established by author Drew Karpyshyn in the previous three novels. It's a fun read if you've played the games and read the books if only to see how many of the continuity errors you can spot. If you've done neither, read the book with the link above and below to get a clear idea of how things went.
That said, with a good premise, this novel could've taken place after Mass Effect: Invasion, but the lack of fact-checking and simple knowledge prevent it from working within the series as a whole.
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