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Star Crusader
The Gorene Empire has decided to enlighten the natives of Ascalon Rift—even if it kills them! Ruthlessly confident of their own moral superiority, the Gorenes sweep through the galaxy imposing their will and way of life on every civilization they find.
A starfighter cockpit is home to Roman Alexandria, veteran Wing Leader of the elite Gorene Gold Squadron—but can he lead the Gorene fleet to victory? With the beautiful Hela Selrase at his side, Roman faces more than the rigors of battle: He must make the decision of his lifetime!
A starfighter cockpit is home to Roman Alexandria, veteran Wing Leader of the elite Gorene Gold Squadron—but can he lead the Gorene fleet to victory? With the beautiful Hela Selrase at his side, Roman faces more than the rigors of battle: He must make the decision of his lifetime!
312 pages, Paperback
First published August 9, 1995
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November 2, 2023
I bought this book because Star Crusader was one of my absolute, all-time favorite games to play as a kid. I played the campaign through at least a dozen times over the years, both for the Gorene and Alliance sides. That being said, I had a deep appreciation and admiration of the characters, and a familiarity to the story-line going in.
The book follows along fairly closely with what happens in the game. Half of the dialogue if lifted explicitly from the game, and with the exception of two of the missions, everything basically happens as it does in the game. The characters are fleshed out and the relational avenues more deeply explored, but the author does seem to be fixated on explaining things like the clatter of boots or the rattle of laser fire. There is a decided lack of creativity in that regard. Fortunately, the dialogue and story line of the actual game are solid, and it gives for a decent baseline for a book.
If you've played the game, you should enjoy the book. If you enjoy stories about space battles, curious aliens, sabotage and moral dilemmas, you should at least be able to read through it. I don't feel like the alien races are explored enough to give an accurate picture of them - the focus is more on Roman and Hela's relationship and personal beliefs on a much larger scale. Otherwise, I'd still say it's a pretty compelling story.
Good reading to you.
The book follows along fairly closely with what happens in the game. Half of the dialogue if lifted explicitly from the game, and with the exception of two of the missions, everything basically happens as it does in the game. The characters are fleshed out and the relational avenues more deeply explored, but the author does seem to be fixated on explaining things like the clatter of boots or the rattle of laser fire. There is a decided lack of creativity in that regard. Fortunately, the dialogue and story line of the actual game are solid, and it gives for a decent baseline for a book.
If you've played the game, you should enjoy the book. If you enjoy stories about space battles, curious aliens, sabotage and moral dilemmas, you should at least be able to read through it. I don't feel like the alien races are explored enough to give an accurate picture of them - the focus is more on Roman and Hela's relationship and personal beliefs on a much larger scale. Otherwise, I'd still say it's a pretty compelling story.
Good reading to you.
July 27, 2019
This is a bland and generic novelisation of an old video game. The plot is what you expect given the context. Not recommended sorry.
March 25, 2016
A (now) old video game adaptation of asshole humans wandering around taking over the universe. Read it ages ago. Recall it being entertaining.
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