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Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers
Hayden Quinn's entire life has been about listening. He is the first to hear the signal, a distress call from the stars that answers the ultimate question once and for all: we are not alone. The Commonwealth of Man is divided by his discovery. Some see it as salvation for their dying world, others insist that answering the call will expose them to advanced alien species and a future of slavery in their thrall. Some are willing to go to extreme lengths to make sure that doesn't happen. The first mission is a catastrophic failure, huge ark ships burning in the skies over Unity Prime. The brightest and best-scientists, warriors, historians-are all lost in the fires. The mission is set back years, and the grim truth is that any new crew Unity can muster will always be second best. But they can't give up. The signal is still strong. Carson Devolo, captain of the colony ship Terella, has a simple mission objective: find the Source. But can he trust his crew? And what discoveries await if they reach their final destination? Infinite Frontiers is a novel based on the Stellaris computer game by Paradox Interactive, written by bestselling author Steven Savile.
242 pages, Paperback
Published April 12, 2016
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Steven Savile
246 books250 followersSteven Savile (born October 12, 1969, in Newcastle, England) is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer, and editor living in Sala, Sweden.
Under the Ronan Frost penname (inspired by the hero of his bestselling novel, Silver) he has also written the action thriller White Peak, and as Matt Langley was a finalist for the People's Book Prize.
Under the Ronan Frost penname (inspired by the hero of his bestselling novel, Silver) he has also written the action thriller White Peak, and as Matt Langley was a finalist for the People's Book Prize.
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May 14, 2016
Short and sloppy, Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers reads like an unedited first draft. Its prose lacks any depth, its characters are confusingly vague, its vocabulary is Straight out of the mind of a middle aged man trying to sound hip and relevant and it wastes a good deal of its short length on extraneous, dull exposition that barely has any ties to the paper thin space opera storyline.
Worst of all for a tie-in novella it spends very little time building up the product it ties in with. Stellaris is a great game and even with the three elements it takes from the game, the Commonwealth of Man (here framed as some sort of failing millenarist colony as opposed to the ruthless autocracy it is in-game), Lizard-aliens and mysterious precursors it could have achieved so much more. Set it half on Unity, with political intrigue, half in space with the perils of first contact and add in precursor weirdness and you have a novel. Season in different FTL methods and weapons, that highlight the richness of both the game content and its worldbuilding and you will build the kind of excitement game fans expect.
I know tie-in novels are atrocious by default but it's a shame to see good potential wasted.
Worst of all for a tie-in novella it spends very little time building up the product it ties in with. Stellaris is a great game and even with the three elements it takes from the game, the Commonwealth of Man (here framed as some sort of failing millenarist colony as opposed to the ruthless autocracy it is in-game), Lizard-aliens and mysterious precursors it could have achieved so much more. Set it half on Unity, with political intrigue, half in space with the perils of first contact and add in precursor weirdness and you have a novel. Season in different FTL methods and weapons, that highlight the richness of both the game content and its worldbuilding and you will build the kind of excitement game fans expect.
I know tie-in novels are atrocious by default but it's a shame to see good potential wasted.
May 6, 2016
In a time where every sci-fi books feels the need to exceed 800 pages, this title was refreshing short. It's a sci-fi space-opera flick which focuses on telling its story - and possibly to set up the path for future sequels.
But it's a good sci-fi flick. The kind you can read through in a day, feel entertained by and then not feel like you wasted your time afterwards.
Characters are described mainly through their actions and words, instead of trying to write a small novella about each of them the moment they are introduced, yet you get a good feeling for them and their motivation without the need for long grandiloquent passages.
The story? It's all in the intro. The humans living in a dying world need to get their act together and move out... and when the best and brightest do, it all ends in spectacular failure. Luckily, we get to follow all the second-bests on their adventure on the second (low-budget) attempt to save their home planet by venturing forth into the vast universe, yet the greatest danger to their mission may be themselves.
While I also enjoyed the story overall, the ending with a major revelation does feel a bit rushed. The connection with the game is also a bit tenuous, but seeing as how it's based on a Grand Strategy game where most of the story originates from emergent gameplay and short event chains, and not a story driven game as Mass Effect, this is understandable.
But it's a good sci-fi flick. The kind you can read through in a day, feel entertained by and then not feel like you wasted your time afterwards.
Characters are described mainly through their actions and words, instead of trying to write a small novella about each of them the moment they are introduced, yet you get a good feeling for them and their motivation without the need for long grandiloquent passages.
The story? It's all in the intro. The humans living in a dying world need to get their act together and move out... and when the best and brightest do, it all ends in spectacular failure. Luckily, we get to follow all the second-bests on their adventure on the second (low-budget) attempt to save their home planet by venturing forth into the vast universe, yet the greatest danger to their mission may be themselves.
While I also enjoyed the story overall, the ending with a major revelation does feel a bit rushed. The connection with the game is also a bit tenuous, but seeing as how it's based on a Grand Strategy game where most of the story originates from emergent gameplay and short event chains, and not a story driven game as Mass Effect, this is understandable.
June 4, 2019
It's a pretty nice and quite epic story, even if very short, but the writing and overall storyboard really isn't the best. The start is very confused, making it out to be some kind of metaphysical meditation; before it turns into a pretty classic action-thriller soft SF romp. The incredibly non-scientific take on AI annoys the hell out of me - several times I find myself wondering if the author was completely new to SF. But I guess he's rather just writing for a presumptively novice audience.
April 24, 2016
Entertaining, but light. It is more a sketch, an outline, of a narrative rather than a complete story. It just feels... drafty and rushed.
Also, for a computer game tie in, there was little I would put my finger on and say "that feels like Stellaris". In and if itself, that is fine, though surprising.
Also, for a computer game tie in, there was little I would put my finger on and say "that feels like Stellaris". In and if itself, that is fine, though surprising.
January 14, 2023
Kendisini sevdiğim bir oyun olan Stellaris ile birlikte e-kitap olarak satın almıştım. Uzun zamandır okuma fırsatım olmamıştı ve henüz bitirebildim.
Oyun linki: https://store.steampowered.com/app/28...
Kitaba gelecek olursak; başlarda bir nevi anlamakta zorlandığımı itiraf etmeliyim ancak bölümler ilerledikçe olayı kavramak kolaylaşıyor. İsimler akılda kalacak kadar basit tutulmuş bunun dışında bölümler kısa fakat fazla, bu da zihnimi çok yormadı. Kitabı İngilizce okudum ve başlarda zorlansam da daha sonra anlaşılır buldum.
Hikayesi ilerledikçe ilgimi çekti, beklemediğim olaylarla karşılaştım. Benim adıma okumak keyifliydi. Herkese tavsiye ederim.
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I bought it as an e-book with Stellaris, a game I love. I haven't had the opportunity to read for a long time. I just have finished it.
Game link is up here.
As for the book; I have to admit that I had some difficulty in understanding at first, but as the chapters progress, it gets easier to grasp the event. The names are kept simple enough to be remembered, apart from that, the chapters are short, which did not tire my mind too much. I read the book in English and although it was difficult at first, I found it understandable later.
As his story progressed, I was intrigued, and I encountered unexpected events. It was fun reading for me. I would recommend it to everyone.
Oyun linki: https://store.steampowered.com/app/28...
Kitaba gelecek olursak; başlarda bir nevi anlamakta zorlandığımı itiraf etmeliyim ancak bölümler ilerledikçe olayı kavramak kolaylaşıyor. İsimler akılda kalacak kadar basit tutulmuş bunun dışında bölümler kısa fakat fazla, bu da zihnimi çok yormadı. Kitabı İngilizce okudum ve başlarda zorlansam da daha sonra anlaşılır buldum.
Hikayesi ilerledikçe ilgimi çekti, beklemediğim olaylarla karşılaştım. Benim adıma okumak keyifliydi. Herkese tavsiye ederim.
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I bought it as an e-book with Stellaris, a game I love. I haven't had the opportunity to read for a long time. I just have finished it.
Game link is up here.
As for the book; I have to admit that I had some difficulty in understanding at first, but as the chapters progress, it gets easier to grasp the event. The names are kept simple enough to be remembered, apart from that, the chapters are short, which did not tire my mind too much. I read the book in English and although it was difficult at first, I found it understandable later.
As his story progressed, I was intrigued, and I encountered unexpected events. It was fun reading for me. I would recommend it to everyone.
October 24, 2017
I seriously cannot understand the negative reviews of some other readers. In my opinion, this was a really refreshing and intelligent novel, short and very dense in its progression, but for the most part not "rushed" or "sketchy" as some others called it.
The exposition follows a simple plot that is almost obvious from page one. On Unity, the first human extrasolar colony, resources are depleted and environmental damages irreversible. Set eons in the future, the inhabitants of Unity don't even remember Earth and the motivations of the first humans to colonize Unity, however the efforts and sacrifices needed to establish a new home are well-remembered. Therefore, Unity's inhabitants are divided about the question whether humanity should again seek their future in space, especially since many fear to draw the attention of far superior solar empires to their society. During these times of heated debate, the protagonist of the first section of the novel, Hayden Quinn, a so-called listener, receives an unintelligible signal from an empire far away. It could be the first hint to find a new habitable planet and so, after a failed first ark ship attempt, the second best of Earth gather in a low-budget one way trip to colonise a new Earth, following the ominous signal. From this point, the plot becomes more and more unexpected and new protagonists are introduced.
The fact that the narrative is told from the perspectives of nearly every major character - even from the point of view of AIs and aliens, makes it sometimes hard to identify with the protagonists. There are no lengthy descriptions of personalities and most characters don't even receive a proper background story, but this is exactly what makes this novel so refreshing. Political backgrounds, scientific details of space travel, character psychology, even love stories are just hinted at and the details need to be filled in by an experienced and imaginative sci-fi reader that would otherwise be bored by elements that make up almost every sci-fi novel and thus don't need to be narrated in detail anymore. Instead, the narration focusses on key elements of the plot and leaves the 'profanities' of space travel to our imagination. Only the last two chapters DO feel a bit rushed, although you might argue that at that point, all the interesting elements had already been told anyway.
Some criticise this novel for having no connection to the Stellaris game. In my opinion, there could have been no better way of doing it, considering there is no canonical story to Stellaris to begin with. The book mentions a few premade empires and travel methods you could know from Stellaris, but this is not the part that makes it interesting. The allusions to the game are there, but much more subtle, for example when the first signal of extraterrestrial origin is received and leads to panic and enthusiasm alike. An attentive player of the Stellaris games might remember this from some of the popup texts when you establish communication with your first other Empire hinting at exactly those reactions. The problem of ethics divergence and factions blocking the players decisions is expressed in a very vivid example seen in the extremist groups presented in the novel. Fallen empires, megastructures, debates about AIs, colony ships, and so on are all in the novel as well, but they are not pushed into the face of the reader. Instead, many elements that make the game what it is become an organic part of the novel and just don't need to be implicitly tagged as "Do you remember this from your game?!" by the narration. In fact, some of the plot elements of the novel are so essential to Stellaris you could easily roleplay them in your imagination during your next Stellaris session.
A few words of criticism, though. The author tends to include a lot of vague foreshadowing commentary in the style of "He would have thought differently, had he only seen it coming" or "They could not have been more wrong in their predictions". In my opinion, this is not only done in very blunt ways, but also extremely often to the point where it gets annoying. The narration style also often tends to be full of pathos making the narrator sound like an, excuse my wording, annoying wise-ass. For a narration that thrives on leaving out unessential commentary, there are just too many instances of the narrator trying to draw overgeneralised truths and insights out of the plot, like e.g. the meaning of life, the human condition, the power of fear, good leadership, etc. I had to roll my eyes more than once when the narrator indulged in philosophical debates from time to time, not just because the points made were unconvincing or often just trivial, but because it simply missed the style of the otherwise very neutral and factual narration. And sometimes the narrator even combines foreshadowing and philosophical pathos into one, which I find very pretentious. As an example, let me just quote the first sentence of the novel without further commentary: "They called the planet Unity. Discord would have been more honest."
As a last point, let me mention that the depiction of the aliens in this book is indeed a bit sloppy. The same species is first depicted as one of animalistic predators using claws and teeth instead of weapons and armor, then another member of this very species is a calm and intellectual demigod with telepathic powers whose technological level is far beyond that of humans. And the few hints the narrations gives according to the physique of the aliens is all to much based on predators as we know them from Earth.
Still a good novel. I can only recommend it - it just takes a day or two to read it and it is very entertaining.
The exposition follows a simple plot that is almost obvious from page one. On Unity, the first human extrasolar colony, resources are depleted and environmental damages irreversible. Set eons in the future, the inhabitants of Unity don't even remember Earth and the motivations of the first humans to colonize Unity, however the efforts and sacrifices needed to establish a new home are well-remembered. Therefore, Unity's inhabitants are divided about the question whether humanity should again seek their future in space, especially since many fear to draw the attention of far superior solar empires to their society. During these times of heated debate, the protagonist of the first section of the novel, Hayden Quinn, a so-called listener, receives an unintelligible signal from an empire far away. It could be the first hint to find a new habitable planet and so, after a failed first ark ship attempt, the second best of Earth gather in a low-budget one way trip to colonise a new Earth, following the ominous signal. From this point, the plot becomes more and more unexpected and new protagonists are introduced.
The fact that the narrative is told from the perspectives of nearly every major character - even from the point of view of AIs and aliens, makes it sometimes hard to identify with the protagonists. There are no lengthy descriptions of personalities and most characters don't even receive a proper background story, but this is exactly what makes this novel so refreshing. Political backgrounds, scientific details of space travel, character psychology, even love stories are just hinted at and the details need to be filled in by an experienced and imaginative sci-fi reader that would otherwise be bored by elements that make up almost every sci-fi novel and thus don't need to be narrated in detail anymore. Instead, the narration focusses on key elements of the plot and leaves the 'profanities' of space travel to our imagination. Only the last two chapters DO feel a bit rushed, although you might argue that at that point, all the interesting elements had already been told anyway.
Some criticise this novel for having no connection to the Stellaris game. In my opinion, there could have been no better way of doing it, considering there is no canonical story to Stellaris to begin with. The book mentions a few premade empires and travel methods you could know from Stellaris, but this is not the part that makes it interesting. The allusions to the game are there, but much more subtle, for example when the first signal of extraterrestrial origin is received and leads to panic and enthusiasm alike. An attentive player of the Stellaris games might remember this from some of the popup texts when you establish communication with your first other Empire hinting at exactly those reactions. The problem of ethics divergence and factions blocking the players decisions is expressed in a very vivid example seen in the extremist groups presented in the novel. Fallen empires, megastructures, debates about AIs, colony ships, and so on are all in the novel as well, but they are not pushed into the face of the reader. Instead, many elements that make the game what it is become an organic part of the novel and just don't need to be implicitly tagged as "Do you remember this from your game?!" by the narration. In fact, some of the plot elements of the novel are so essential to Stellaris you could easily roleplay them in your imagination during your next Stellaris session.
A few words of criticism, though. The author tends to include a lot of vague foreshadowing commentary in the style of "He would have thought differently, had he only seen it coming" or "They could not have been more wrong in their predictions". In my opinion, this is not only done in very blunt ways, but also extremely often to the point where it gets annoying. The narration style also often tends to be full of pathos making the narrator sound like an, excuse my wording, annoying wise-ass. For a narration that thrives on leaving out unessential commentary, there are just too many instances of the narrator trying to draw overgeneralised truths and insights out of the plot, like e.g. the meaning of life, the human condition, the power of fear, good leadership, etc. I had to roll my eyes more than once when the narrator indulged in philosophical debates from time to time, not just because the points made were unconvincing or often just trivial, but because it simply missed the style of the otherwise very neutral and factual narration. And sometimes the narrator even combines foreshadowing and philosophical pathos into one, which I find very pretentious. As an example, let me just quote the first sentence of the novel without further commentary: "They called the planet Unity. Discord would have been more honest."
As a last point, let me mention that the depiction of the aliens in this book is indeed a bit sloppy. The same species is first depicted as one of animalistic predators using claws and teeth instead of weapons and armor, then another member of this very species is a calm and intellectual demigod with telepathic powers whose technological level is far beyond that of humans. And the few hints the narrations gives according to the physique of the aliens is all to much based on predators as we know them from Earth.
Still a good novel. I can only recommend it - it just takes a day or two to read it and it is very entertaining.
January 25, 2020
Es un libro inspirado en un videojuego, lo que ya nos dice que una gran obra de la literatura universal no va a ser. La narración es un poco torpe a veces y da la sensación que debería haber un libro o dos más para profundizar en ciertos temas, pero bueno, la historia es entretenida, se deja leer, y es cortito. Como pieza de fanfic es más que correcta, desde luego.
March 12, 2017
Too weak even for a book based on computer game.
June 10, 2020
As far as videogame tie-in novels go, this was half-decent. As a sci-fi writer myself it was a little difficult getting through it with an objective eye, and I had to catch myself a bunch of times from trying to apply my own sensibilities to Savile’s prose.
It’s no “Rendezvous With Rama” or “Eon”, though it does spark briefly with the magic that made Clarke and Bear’s books so amazing.
Did it excite or inspire me to want to play the game it supposedly draws from? Not really. I’ve been struggling a lot lately with exactly how much external lore really adds to a gaming experience, and this particular work doesn’t really stand out to me as “required reading”.
After checking out Savile’s body of work, though, it really made me feel like my own output as a writer has been nothing less than anemic.
It’s no “Rendezvous With Rama” or “Eon”, though it does spark briefly with the magic that made Clarke and Bear’s books so amazing.
Did it excite or inspire me to want to play the game it supposedly draws from? Not really. I’ve been struggling a lot lately with exactly how much external lore really adds to a gaming experience, and this particular work doesn’t really stand out to me as “required reading”.
After checking out Savile’s body of work, though, it really made me feel like my own output as a writer has been nothing less than anemic.
January 6, 2022
«Я рад, что вы находите утешение в науке, капитан. В конце концов, это механизм, управляющий Вселенной».
Мне стала интересна видеоигра Stellaris и в одном из DLC я обнаружил официальный роман по её мотивам. Уловить этот самый мотив было достаточно сложно, даже несмотря на то, что в самой игре есть определённый лор, который предшествует началу абсолютно всех партий.
Начало романа представляет собой скорее рассказ про поиски внеземной жизни, который в теории можно было бы превратить в неплохой, пусть и заезженный ориджин межгалактической дипломатии, однако очень быстро адаптация Stellaris превращается в адаптацию Among Us и мы буквально половину не самой большой книги ищем предателя на корабле, которого не очень хорошо подают.
Концовка романа была бы более удовлетворительной, будь у романа продолжение, а так — увы. Кончилось и кончилось. И на том спасибо.
Мне стала интересна видеоигра Stellaris и в одном из DLC я обнаружил официальный роман по её мотивам. Уловить этот самый мотив было достаточно сложно, даже несмотря на то, что в самой игре есть определённый лор, который предшествует началу абсолютно всех партий.
Начало романа представляет собой скорее рассказ про поиски внеземной жизни, который в теории можно было бы превратить в неплохой, пусть и заезженный ориджин межгалактической дипломатии, однако очень быстро адаптация Stellaris превращается в адаптацию Among Us и мы буквально половину не самой большой книги ищем предателя на корабле, которого не очень хорошо подают.
Концовка романа была бы более удовлетворительной, будь у романа продолжение, а так — увы. Кончилось и кончилось. И на том спасибо.
March 15, 2023
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this book as it's weird trying to write a story based on a 4X game like Stellaris. But they managed to find an interesting angle to focus on and situated the story with a particular group of people who embark on their own mission of exploration into the stars. It comes with unique challenges that they have to deal with, but on the whole, it's a good effort to capture this sort of first exploration.
It doesn't firmly require one to have extensive knowledge of the preset Stellaris races/empires, which is a smart move for this effort. The book needs to help existing fans and new fans gain a somewhat deeper appreciation for the game's setting. and I think it manages this decently despite some of the stupid decisions that some of the characters make in the story.
It doesn't firmly require one to have extensive knowledge of the preset Stellaris races/empires, which is a smart move for this effort. The book needs to help existing fans and new fans gain a somewhat deeper appreciation for the game's setting. and I think it manages this decently despite some of the stupid decisions that some of the characters make in the story.
July 1, 2017
Not even much like the game
There isn't much here that is worth the reader's time. Instead of a plot of exploration and first contact its a book about a religious extremist's sabbotage. The author makes the error of making the protagonist a baby killing genocidal zealot. No sane reader would empathise with the character's objective or method. Unfortunately he's the only character with any depth...everyone else is summed up by their job title.
There isn't much here that is worth the reader's time. Instead of a plot of exploration and first contact its a book about a religious extremist's sabbotage. The author makes the error of making the protagonist a baby killing genocidal zealot. No sane reader would empathise with the character's objective or method. Unfortunately he's the only character with any depth...everyone else is summed up by their job title.
August 27, 2019
Storia deludente perché inserisce un po' troppa carne al fuoco e non porta a compimento nulla.
Chiariamoci, mi aspettavo qualcosa del genere dato che si tratta di un libro scritto apposta per il videogioco Stellaris, il problema è che del videogioco tiene giusto gli elementi di sci-fi e qualche altro dettaglio per andare a raccontare una storia slegata.
Ed è questo a deludere, perché il potenziale c'era ma non è stato sfruttato appieno.
Chiariamoci, mi aspettavo qualcosa del genere dato che si tratta di un libro scritto apposta per il videogioco Stellaris, il problema è che del videogioco tiene giusto gli elementi di sci-fi e qualche altro dettaglio per andare a raccontare una storia slegata.
Ed è questo a deludere, perché il potenziale c'era ma non è stato sfruttato appieno.
June 12, 2022
It's an enjoyable read, I love playing the game & it came with my Galaxy Bundle edition of Stellaris 😃 It's sweet getting a microcosmic looking into characters within a game that's so macroscopic. This book, + the game it's based on, have inspired my creativity as an artist. I'd be stoked to write Stellaris-inspired books 📖 Infinite Frontiers ended really well. I liked the 2nd last chapter w/ Mahalac & Grace.
Thanks, btw, what an excellent DLC addition for a game 🙏🏽
Thanks, btw, what an excellent DLC addition for a game 🙏🏽
June 21, 2022
A solid three-star short novel about an ark ship searching for planets in the "Goldilocks zone". There is an A.I. crew member, a murder mystery, and space exploration and encounters in the black. Not really sure how it fits into the Stellaris universe, though, besides a few names. It picked up and got interesting around the halfway point. I don't think the cover has anything at all to do with the book, but it sure is pretty.
June 26, 2025
It wasn't a good tie in to the game and it wasn't an overwhelmingly good book either.
The world building was mediocre, the characters shallow, the story relatively bland. It wasn't inherently bad, just stale. Like a piece of toast left on the counter for an hour and half. You can read it, and you won't hate the experience, but once it's done, you just kind of shrug and move on to something else.
The world building was mediocre, the characters shallow, the story relatively bland. It wasn't inherently bad, just stale. Like a piece of toast left on the counter for an hour and half. You can read it, and you won't hate the experience, but once it's done, you just kind of shrug and move on to something else.
November 10, 2020
Good book!
It is even better if read while learning to play stellaris (the game).
The only flaw in the story is it's abrupt ending, that being a place where I was being led to expect more.
Recomend reading if you are interested in sci fi stories & concepts, also there is no romance in this book which can be a positive or a negative to some people.
It is even better if read while learning to play stellaris (the game).
The only flaw in the story is it's abrupt ending, that being a place where I was being led to expect more.
Recomend reading if you are interested in sci fi stories & concepts, also there is no romance in this book which can be a positive or a negative to some people.
December 10, 2018
I think this is an amazing book.
The story went where i didnt expect it to go.
Unfortunately some points where the book went were quite logical or not that hard to find out, so the surprise was gone at those moments. :(
I would love to read more stellaris books!
The story went where i didnt expect it to go.
Unfortunately some points where the book went were quite logical or not that hard to find out, so the surprise was gone at those moments. :(
I would love to read more stellaris books!
July 3, 2019
Interesting shortish story this one, with some interesting ideas of how interstellar travel could be viewed by a population. Some interesting characters in play, but at times indecisiveness seemed to be carried further than I felt is realistic.
June 16, 2022
A great space novel. It reads quickly and keeps your interest.
If you've played the game, a lot of things seem to coincide.
It's a shame it's a standalone book at this point, because I've had a hard time finding a space fantasy series worth reading.
If you've played the game, a lot of things seem to coincide.
It's a shame it's a standalone book at this point, because I've had a hard time finding a space fantasy series worth reading.
July 31, 2022
Somewhat passable story, telegraphed in a small number of pages. This could have been better served in a two- or three-volume series. Poor character development, not enough space devoted to truly dramatic events and their impact on the cast.
June 11, 2024
Une roman intéressant, facile a lire et que peux aider a passer une soirée confortable. Je trouve pas une relation directe avec Stellaris, mais au bout de tout le jeu n'a pas une histoire concrète, et pourtant le livre est simplement partie de cette vaste univers.
February 4, 2018
Not a patch on the game which it is based on but some good ideas and lots of hints towards other seminal sci-fi books and authors.
February 18, 2018
It's not so bad on its own, but so much less than the game.
January 26, 2019
Not bad, for an ebook I got free with a video game.
Very retro-inspired sci-fi, and very quick. Reads like a skinny Asimov text in some ways.
Very retro-inspired sci-fi, and very quick. Reads like a skinny Asimov text in some ways.
April 24, 2021
I tried finding some positives about this novel, but apart from the fact that it's pretty short I find none.
November 18, 2022
Me gustó, es una historia sencilla y corta que deja la puerta abierta para una segunda parte. Podría ser mejor con personajes y descripciones más redondeados.
January 29, 2024
Reprend certains éléments du jeu sans y être scotché abusivement. Bon scénario mais la fin semble précipité. Divertissant.
July 13, 2020
Video game novel adaptations and tie-ins - are there any good ones? I'm trying to find out.
Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers takes the setting of the game, and tells a very basic, bare-bones science fiction story with it. The epic scale and complicated clash of interstellar civilisations is nowhere to be found; the book only does the bare minimum to qualify as a tie-in. Essentially it's a rather pedestrian story of a very simple anomaly research mission in the early game.
The main characters are uninterestingly humans and no really fascinating aliens turn up either. As a Stellaris player I was rather disinterested, as a sci-fi fan I felt underserved. Rather meh.
Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers takes the setting of the game, and tells a very basic, bare-bones science fiction story with it. The epic scale and complicated clash of interstellar civilisations is nowhere to be found; the book only does the bare minimum to qualify as a tie-in. Essentially it's a rather pedestrian story of a very simple anomaly research mission in the early game.
The main characters are uninterestingly humans and no really fascinating aliens turn up either. As a Stellaris player I was rather disinterested, as a sci-fi fan I felt underserved. Rather meh.
August 2, 2016
It bares little relation to the game but it was quite an interesting read. Humanity is left on the hope of finding a new colonizable planet with a multi-fuctional spaceship called Terella. However, some people are trying to sabotage the ship while the unpredictable universe proves challenging each day.
For a book about a video game, Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers was well written with interesting character even if it seemed to have plagiarised the character Grace from Dark Matter, nonetheless, worth a read if you are a fan of the video game and some simple mysteries.
For a book about a video game, Stellaris: Infinite Frontiers was well written with interesting character even if it seemed to have plagiarised the character Grace from Dark Matter, nonetheless, worth a read if you are a fan of the video game and some simple mysteries.
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