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Books below and on the left are listed in order of pending or actual
publication date, starting with the most recent.
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Halo Effect
April 2007
An Unauthorized Look at the Most
Successful Video Game of All Time
Edited by Glenn Yeffeth
Suggested Retail Price:
$17.95 US |
$22.95 CAN
Special Smart Pop
Price:
$14.36 US | $18.36 CAN
You’re the lone survivor of a genetically
engineered race of super-soldiers, trying to save humanity before it is
destroyed by the alien Covenant. You’ve got a voice in your helmet, a
potentially genocidal robot on your ship, and enemies on your tail.
But then you put down
the controller. You haven’t been at war, you’ve simply been consumed by
Halo, the first-person shooter that transformed the landscape of
gaming when Microsoft released it in 2001.
Halo: Combat
Evolved, along with its sequel, shattered sales records and swept
gamers deep into a fictional galaxy full of danger and deceit. Millions
of players stepped up to the controls of the Pillar of Autumn
with the Master Chief, captivated by the graphics, storyline, and
innovative gameplay.
Now, in The Halo
Effect, science fiction authors, scientists, critics, and even
fellow gamers explore Halo’s hold on players and its influence on
the world of gaming.
What’s behind the
helmet of the superhuman Master Chief is a mystery. What’s behind
Halo is the story of the most popular video game of all time.
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Even the U.S.
military makes time for Halo—Peter A. Smith and
Alicia Sanchez reveal how the armed forces use video games to
train our troops
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David Thomas
defends the popularity of Halo against high-brow critics
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How would Halos
actually exist in space? Kevin R. Grazier, Ph.D.,
explains the science behind the science fiction
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Do you ever
really have to grow up and set gaming aside? Paul Kix tells
of one gamer who makes his living from playing Halo
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Science is more
closely tied to religion than we thought—and Charlie W. Starr
tells us how Halo is a prime example
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Forgotten
something about 343 Guilty Spark? Wondering what forms the Flood
takes? Daniel Barbour has the answers for casual to hardcore
gamers in his comprehensive appendix
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The Battle for Azeroth:
Adventure, Alliance and Addiction
Insights into the World of Warcraft
July 2006
Edited by Bill Fawcett
Suggested Retail Price:
$17.95 US | $24.95 CAN
Special Smart Pop Price:
$14.36 US | $20.36 CAN
What is the secret to the World of Warcraft that six million
people and counting already know?
A record-breaking
number of people are logging on every day to enter the World of
Warcraft: a Massive Multiplayer Role-Playing Game that has men and
women, young and old, glued to their computer monitors all around the
world.
In The Battle
for Azeroth, gaming experts, developers and best-selling science
fiction authors explore every corner of the Warcraft universe. From the
increasing occurrence of “Chinese Farmers” to how hackers have affected
the game. From how to navigate your way through Azeroth to finding your
true love on a mutual server.
The Battle for
Azeroth takes on every aspect of this social phenomenon and leaves the
countless fans of World of Warcraft with even more to love about
the bestselling and, arguably, the most popular video game of all time.
Topics Include:
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Jody Lynn Nye
offers advice for the WoWlorn, those who have lost their
loved ones to the glow of the computer screen
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Jerry Jackson
declares that Azeroth has an economy even Alan Greenspan would be
proud of, from supply and demand among Warlocks to buying and
selling gold on eBay
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Who says video
games are for boys? Nancy Berman is a Night Elf
Warrior and proud of it, and she presents the new trend in
role-playing games: female players
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Harvard
professor, Maressa Hecht Orzack, and Deborah S.
Orzack offer clear warning signs for World of Warcraft
addicts and remind us why occasionally logging off could save
your life
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Chris McCubbin
provides a detailed examination of every class found in World of
Warcraft from the history of the Paladins to the true definition
of a Warlock
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Doranna
and
Nancy Durgin aren’t ashamed to admit that they’re “altaholics,”
and they invite you to play along with them
Contributors Include:
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James
John Bell
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Nancy Berman
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Scott Cuthbertson
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Doranna
Durgin
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Nancy Durgin
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Jerry Jackson
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Chris McCubbin
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Jody Lyn Nye
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Justina Robson
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James Ward
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Mel White
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Bill Fawcett
is a cofounder of Mayfair Games, a board and role play–gaming company,
as well as an award-winning board and computer game designer. He has
also edited more than 50 anthologies.
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