Empires of EVE

I thought this was going to be a bit more fan-fiction-y but it is on the dryer end of the spectrum, more like geopolitics. Not what I really wanted but might be more interesting for those who play the game.

Like many other people, I've always been fascinated when hearing stories about EVE online, when something really big happened occasionally and it always sounded amazing, but I would never actually play the game myself. Still, I really wanted to know about some of the things that happened in it: history, wars, feuds, ...

I found this book. I loved it. It does exactly that: details the early years of EVE Online, giving you a chronological overview of how the game evolved, how alliances were formed, the many wars that happened, ... It's kind of thrilling and I love that this all happened in a fucking videogame.

Still– maybe I would've liked for the book to be longer, for him to go more in-depth, and the book DESPERATELY needed an editor. The things it describes are so cool, but the actual writing is so-so.

As a goon

I haven't fully read a book by myself until today. I think I'll go back to school and finally get my GED.