Shadow of the Xel'Naga

It was painfully obvious, from the beginning of this book, until the final page, that the authors really had no idea what Starcraft and it's universe is really about, and that they wrote this book because it was a paycheck and because of the license that it enjoyed, it would probably sell well. As harsh as that sounds, it's the only conclusion I can come to. Shadow of the Xel'Naga, is at best, thinly veiled fan fiction, and at worst, a recitation of all the units of the Starcraft computer game and their abilities in some kind of narrative environment. While the plot device of a mysterious artifact infused the story with a passing amount of interest, this quickly degenerated into every page being a list of different units from the video game, and how they used their abilities and equipment, some of it sounding like it was read straight from the Starcraft game manual. The book was thankfully short, and the revelation of a new species in the Starcraft universe is at least slightly entertaining, if in fact they do acknowledge the new species that was released at the conclusion of this book. If you really, really love Starcraft, go ahead and read this book, you'll probably find something you like here, otherwise, leave it be, and read something else more entertaining and intellectually stimulating, like a grocery store ad. ( )

Only read the book if you are a die-hard fan of Starcraft universe and every single piece of Lore is interesting to you. If you are not, don't waste your time reading it. Other than that, the book is horrible .. I wanted to give it one stars, but I added one just because it's in the Starcraft universe. ( )

(218 pages carried over) This book is about a teenage girl with the name Octavia Bren, who's brother died from an alien called the Xel Naga, who created two alien species called the Protoss and the Zerg. The Xel Naga were supposed to be dead because the Zerg betrayed them and attacked them. An artifact was known to be one of the Xel Nagas. The Human, the Protoss and the Zerg all fight for the Xel Naga artifact so they can have unlimited power, but the only result was total chaos. No one ended up owning the artifact because it was actually an egg that hatched. ( )

Although the book didn't have an actual moral, the author's use of adjectives made the book really realistic. Also, the story itself was thrilling and exciting. ( )