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A review by kurthl33t
Dead Space: Catalyst by Brian Evenson, B.K. Evenson
3.0
The protagonist is likable, if a little... disturbingly unaffected at times by the awful things happening around him, or the awful things he had to do. I suspect this was a result of a tight deadline, though; some passages showed him being really broken up by events, so the author likely just didn't have the time to focus on the character's emotional trauma at every turn.
The story is engaging, albeit rather slow-paced. The Necromorphs don't even show up until the last third of the book or so. Still, the author does things to keep the reader interested, and it worked for me. This is a worthy addition to the Dead Space franchise. It fills in some of the gaps in the mythology, while still leaving some important questions unanswered.
I was bothered by the ending, though. I thought it was appropriate and that the events leading up to the climax and denouement made sense, it just bugged me that the book ended when it did. I felt like some important plot lines had been left dangling, unfulfilled.
Even so, I enjoyed the book.
The story is engaging, albeit rather slow-paced. The Necromorphs don't even show up until the last third of the book or so. Still, the author does things to keep the reader interested, and it worked for me. This is a worthy addition to the Dead Space franchise. It fills in some of the gaps in the mythology, while still leaving some important questions unanswered.
I was bothered by the ending, though. I thought it was appropriate and that the events leading up to the climax and denouement made sense, it just bugged me that the book ended when it did. I felt like some important plot lines had been left dangling, unfulfilled.
Even so, I enjoyed the book.