It's coming up to Christmas, and I'm wondering which new books to either purchase for others or put on my own Christmas list, so please tell us some ideas of your own. Two from me
Soon I Will Be Invincible - Austin Grossman: See the thread of the same name for people's opinions, including mine,
Resident Evil, The Umbrella Conspiracy - S.D. Perry: A paperback novelization of the first resident evil game. As someone who loves the idea and storyline of the Resident Evil series, but who quite bluntly blows at that kind of gameplay, the Resident Evil series always held a particular kind of frustration for me, in that i was always intrigued by them but found them to difficult to play. So when I saw a novelization of the series in my local book shop, I brought into it pretty quickly, and I'm glad I did. Whilst these aren't incredibly good I found them competent at least, and for the most part very enjoyable, The first in particular. I love the dynamic between the S.T.A.R.S team, and way thing seem to so legitimately spiral out of control, as well as the sense of isolation and helplessness she conveys in the team. And the characterization as well, such as the brilliant and capable Captain Wesker's slowly escalating egomania and sinister agenda, and Barry's agonizing choice between his family and his friends, plus a lot of Jill's back story, particularly about the two girls who befriended her when she moved into Raccoon and how she now feels driven to avenge their murders by the supposed, 'cannibal cult'.
There are roughly Seven books in the series so far (including some original stories using the game characters, most often Rebbecca Chambers), with more apparently on the way. I'm personally looking forward to seeing if she does Resi4, the one game in the series I could actually play.
So what kind of books do you recommend?
Soon I Will Be Invincible - Austin Grossman: See the thread of the same name for people's opinions, including mine,
Resident Evil, The Umbrella Conspiracy - S.D. Perry: A paperback novelization of the first resident evil game. As someone who loves the idea and storyline of the Resident Evil series, but who quite bluntly blows at that kind of gameplay, the Resident Evil series always held a particular kind of frustration for me, in that i was always intrigued by them but found them to difficult to play. So when I saw a novelization of the series in my local book shop, I brought into it pretty quickly, and I'm glad I did. Whilst these aren't incredibly good I found them competent at least, and for the most part very enjoyable, The first in particular. I love the dynamic between the S.T.A.R.S team, and way thing seem to so legitimately spiral out of control, as well as the sense of isolation and helplessness she conveys in the team. And the characterization as well, such as the brilliant and capable Captain Wesker's slowly escalating egomania and sinister agenda, and Barry's agonizing choice between his family and his friends, plus a lot of Jill's back story, particularly about the two girls who befriended her when she moved into Raccoon and how she now feels driven to avenge their murders by the supposed, 'cannibal cult'.
There are roughly Seven books in the series so far (including some original stories using the game characters, most often Rebbecca Chambers), with more apparently on the way. I'm personally looking forward to seeing if she does Resi4, the one game in the series I could actually play.
So what kind of books do you recommend?