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Mass Effect™ Andromeda: Nexus Uprising
- Narrated by: Fryda Wolff
- Series: Mass Effect™ Andromeda, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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They slept for hundreds of years, dreaming of a new home in the Andromeda galaxy. When finally they awake, their dreams of peace are shattered. These colonists - turian, salarian, asari, human, and more - face an uncharted galaxy and threats beyond understanding.
The Nexus is the core from which the colonists will explore their new home. Yet even before the arks arrive, the massive space station sustains critical damage. The entire mission is placed in jeopardy, and security director Sloane Kelly must reassert order while racing to identify the nature of the threat that faces them.
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- Peter Edwards
- 15-09-17
Just not very interesting
I really enjoyed the mass effect trilogy but haven't yet played andromeda, after this book I am in no rush. The characters were unlikable the story didn't really go anywhere and there was little reference to the larger mass effect universe other than the species involved (and then only four of them)
7 people found this helpful
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- Ben
- 26-06-17
Must read if you've played the game
Sloane, addison, tann, you understand all that happened before the game starts. Makes me want to play it through again and maybe make some different decisions.
6 people found this helpful
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- 5hreddy
- 20-09-18
Only for enthusiasts
If you're a big fan of Mass Effect Andromeda then this will help fill in the gaps of what happened prior to the game, but it's far from being a particularly good book. The pacing is slow and ponderous. You're better off reading a plot summary.
The reading was generally good and it was nice touch that they used the same VA that played female Ryder in the game.
3 people found this helpful
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- Annika
- 29-11-17
Not my taste, but ...
Not my taste, but nicely performed story about a short uprising and mistakes of the leaders. Not very realistic people in this book though. Do you really go to a colonization attempt and think it is a joyride without any deaths and injuries and discomfort at all?
3 people found this helpful
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- Vytautas Liesis
- 23-03-19
Fairly Good
At the beginning it seemed very dull, but then I liked it. not a bad one. Though not 5 stars.
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- Paige
- 03-10-17
Very enjoyable
loved it immensely, as a fan of the mass effect universe this certainly got my working weekend in and kept me from losing what little of my soul remains to boredom
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-07-17
Good intro to Andromeda, and well read.
Good intro to Mass Effect Andromeda, and well read. It's good to know a bit of the back story behind some of the characters that you meet in the game.
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- Robert Cresswell - Green
- 12-07-17
Fantastic
For someone who has played mass effect Andromeda the book helps you appreciate the game more and has made me look at certain characters in a new light
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- Mr. M. Pitt
- 03-04-17
Great insight into Andromeda lore
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book, but I would say that it assumes you know a little about the Mass Effect universe before you start which could be an issue for anyone unfamiliar with the games. It gives you a really good insight into the hardships suffered before the beginning of the games and an understanding of some of the cynicism shown by a lot of the characters within the game.
The story moves fairly rapidly, and as such descriptions of locales and people/aliens seem a little rushed, again this is not a problem if you are familiar with the games but could be an issue for anyone attempting to read this as a standalone.
5 people found this helpful
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- Al Forbes
- 29-09-21
not too bad
There was a lot in the book that irritated the crap out of me. The reading by Frydda Wolff was very well done, and she made Spender's smarminess apparent, and having me want to pulverise him. Although she did call him Spencer a couple of times.
The problem was in the writing, and the difference between the history that was told in the book compared to that in the game. I can't go into details because of spoilers, but there were some glaring differences. also, the repetition of things that had been said before, like a "don't forget this happened in the Milky Way" ... "you haven't forgotten this happened in the Milky Way".
On the whole, it told the story not too badly of the uprising. It's just a shame we didn't hear Kesh refer to Tann as "Eight".
This is my opinion of this book.
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- David B
- 05-04-17
Disappointing
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Unsure
What was most disappointing about Jason M. Hough and K. C. Alexander ’s story?
I have enjoyed most of the previous Mass Effect books (and the games, of course), but this one was pretty disappointing. The plot drags, and the delivery is uninspired, which is surprising given the narrator's talents in the ME: Andromeda game.
Would you be willing to try another one of Fryda Wolff’s performances?
Possibly
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Mass Effect™ Andromeda: Nexus Uprising?
They should have focused on more action, mystery and character interaction. People bickering in a city-planning meeting gets old fast, and half the book is just taken up with how tired everyone is.
Any additional comments?
The characterization is hit or miss. Tann, Addison and Sloan are interesting characters, but they seem to miss the opportunity to really flesh them out. Especially Sloan, who is just a perpetual ball of anger. Surely she has other emotions.
13 people found this helpful
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- Lester
- 27-03-17
Five Star Review But Be Warned
What made the experience of listening to Mass Effect™ Andromeda: Nexus Uprising the most enjoyable?
The writing and the performance is top notch. The fact that we meet these characters while playing Mass Effect Andromeda adds to it.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Sloane Kelly.
Have you listened to any of Fryda Wolff’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
It compares well. I think she did the most recent Brett Battles book but am not sure.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, ideally BEFORE playing Mass Effect Andromeda
Any additional comments?
This book gets five stars from me because it's the highest caliber writing and performance. Here the thing it's a prequel for Mass Effect Andromeda the video game. It's the missing backstory to the game that we hear about as we meet the characters in this book but don't get to see play out because it happens in the past.
The warning in my title refers to the fact that at the end of the novel it has the feel of setting up a future series of books. The problem with that is that those books will never be published as the story will continue and conclude in the video game Mass Effect Andromeda and perhaps forthcoming DLC. Worse the all of the main characters here are seen from the point of view of Ryder and have very limited screen time in the video game. As long as you are okay with all that, and I was, you're in for a very good time with this one.
40 people found this helpful
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- Hector Lopez
- 19-10-20
why is all the characters one monotone
This is the most horrible read I have ever heard there are no difference for the characters this narrator is voicing they might as well all be human sounds more like a news read then engaging in the audience I will make sure I do not listen to more of her narrations
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- Alex Wright
- 24-03-17
Engaging
Fryda Wolfe has excellent pace and inflection in her voice. This book really fills in some gaps in the game's narrative and makes me care about the characters. I'm genuinely looking forward to diving deeper into this new galaxy.
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- Mark
- 17-10-20
Meandering and Unckear
This story meanders. The characters unlikable. The protagonist is arrogant and unlikable and her purpose is muddled and lacks reason. Her antagonist is actually more level headed and has a better purpose. This book violates so many rules of good writing. A good story needs to have some interesting characters involved in an interesting story. This story has neither.
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- Virginia Reader
- 03-10-18
OMG I should get an award for finishing this book
Interesting premise but not a single likable major character. Even the one person that should have been both the hero and the most likable turned out to be the least of both. To be fair, I did not know this was based on a First Person Shooter game, which could explain why it's such a terrible read. In a FPS you need conflict and a bunch of people that need to go at each other, otherwise there is no shooting. I guess this means, if you like FPS games and you liked the Mass Effect game, you may like this book. For me, I stuck it out because I was on a ship and couldn't get something else, plus I hoped everyone would come together and fix the bigger problem. My life will never be the same after this book, I'm now more depressed about humanity that I have ever been
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- Kal
- 20-11-17
Not Even a Great Narrator Can Save This
Fryda Wolff is an excellent narrator and voice actor. She succeeds in making Sloane and the rest of the characters come alive. You can actually hear the angry weariness in Sloane Kelly's voice, the manic depressive nature of Director Addison and the calculating obliviousness of Director Tann. The narrator does a fantastic job, but at the end of the day, these characters are simply not believable in their jobs or even likable and that kills the book.
The story is depressing. Sloane Kelly is particularly unlikable as a main character and unbelievable as head of security. At least the other department heads have the excuse that their superiors died in an unexpected accident. Sloane Kelly is actually in the job she was supposed to have and handles it by going on a hike to clean up some debris in a hangar leaving her second in command to handle things. Argumentative and short-sighted, it's no wonder Sloane Kelly had disciplinary problems in her past. What is a wonder is that she was chosen as head of security on board a ship/station sent as the vanguard to explore another galaxy.
I will get the next book in this series because I enjoyed Fryda Wolff's narration so much. Here's hoping Mac Walters was smart enough to take direction from N.K. Jemisin. No one writes and creates a story the way she can.
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- peter
- 04-04-17
Good background info for the game
This book makes several unsympathetic characters in the video game much more understandable, and gives you context as to why they act the way they do. Does not deal with any of the main characters of the game, but there are plenty of recognizable characters. The voice acting is good, minus some of the krogan voices but overall the feeling of growing tension is transmitted well to the reader. I definitely look forward to the next 2 entries in this series as they will hopefully focus more on background info for andromeda rather than the nexus.
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- CassieX
- 27-02-21
Mediocre space melodrama
Fell asleep listening on more than one occasion as I struggled to finish. This first book was free to listen with my subscription, but having mass effect in the title did not save this mediocre space melodrama. I think the narrator, while not bad in her reading, was ill suited to reading this story and the numerous characters she portrayed ran into each other in their sameness.
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- Brutis
- 06-01-21
Audible Freebie
This is one of those where you get exactly what you pay for. It gets the number of times people have tried it up though but that turns into nothing. It’s just a bad book from 2009 to up the free audible library.
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