Crysis: Escalation Hardcover – September 1, 2013

This novel, while true to the storyline of the games, is a stand alone tale that any fan of sci-fi can appreciate. The action is a relentless assault on the reader's imagination. The plot is as thick as the alien blood that virtually drips from the pages.

You can tell that this book is supposed to be a supplement to the Crysis background story, but you won't find anything revelatory here except the fate of Alcatraz, perhaps. I can't really recommend this, not even to Crysis fans.

I've finally finished reading it and it is awesome and pretty informative. I love the Crysis series so much.

This book was awesome.Thanks for patching the series.Reading Prophet get captured was a little sad. Thanks for the carnage at the end.

Crysis: Escalation by Gavin Smith, is anthology video game tie-in novel containing short stories set in the world of EA’s/Crytech’s “Crysis” video game franchise.Crysis: Escalation features eight short stories set through out the Crysis video game universe.Chance Part 1 and 2: After various missions across the world hunting the supposed “Alpha Ceph” surviving Raptor team members Prophet and Psycho have grown tired and fractured on what their real mission is. When their discovered by CELL forces and captured.The Cult: Focused on a younger LT. Laurence Barnes (aka Prophet) as he leads a special forces squad in the jungles of Columbia. His mission to investigate a abandoned village infected by a mysterious virus.Schism: Focusing on Alcatraz/Prophet hybrid as both identities struggle for control of the human body in the nanosuit.Archaeology: Focuses on CELL security specialist Amanda Cross as she and her team guard an abandoned Ceph site, and are ruthlessly stalked by a mysterious enemy.Daimyo (A Fragment): Focusing on Marine Corps General Sherman Barclay after exposing the truth about CELL’s control on the US government. He’s labeled a traitor and makes a last stand against corporate assassins sent after him.Refuse/Resist: Captain Cyrus Harper a British navel Captain of a newly commissioned stealth missile destroyer HMS Robin Hood has divided loyalties when the CELL owed British government orders him to fire on the ruins of New York.The Goat: After a failed attack by the Resistance forces in CELL occupied New York ex-Marine Chino and surviving Resistance fighters find themselves on the run in the ruins of New York from both CELL forces and the alien Ceph.A Foreign Country: As Michael Sykes (aka Psycho) is tortured in a CELL skinning lab. He retreats into his memories to escape the pain.Crysis: Escalation is the perfect companion to (2013) Crysis 3 video game. It’s interesting, exciting, and fast-paced – three things that make any book an enjoyable read. I honestly think you’d like this book if you haven’t even played the Crysis games if you love military sci-fi stories. You might struggle a little if you have zero knowledge of the games, but I can guarantee you it’s worth it. (And it will definitely make you want to play them)The book is very well written, the plot is intriguing and I particularly loved the fact that the various short stories are focused on multiple characters spread throughout the Crysis universe. It’s also a lovely treat to anyone who’s played first two Crysis games because it mentions characters from the first two game installments and you get to know what’s happened to them! Basically, if you want to know what happens after the end of Crysis 2 this is exactly what you’re going to get in Escalation, as well as an exciting set up for Crysis 3.An interesting collection of related short stories about events in the Crysis universe, importantly providing the back story for Crysis 3’s opening as well as more depth to the setting. I found the characters interesting and varied, and given the nature of the setting I felt loss when some of them died. The sense of people struggling to make the best of a bad situation came across well, the main characters felt fleshed out and believable. These stories help given context to what life is like for the ordinary people in the Crysis world, as well as operatives of C.E.L.L. corporation.While I found this a solid novel the biggest problem is that a few of side characters from the Crysis trilogy are not mentioned nor are their fates. Although minor reasons, that's why I didn't give the book a perfect rating.Overall, this is a quick, fun read which either introduces you to or brings you back to Crysis game world. I also would like to thank the author for respecting the game lore and characters without changing anything major. Author Gavin Smith clearly did his research and managed to give what any Crysis fan what they were looking for a entertaining prequel that leads into Crysis 3 game.

Not worth being called a book, more a collection of short stories. The only thing it helped explain that the games didn't washier prophet, phsycho and dane were captured, and a small but of how CELL runs on the inside. I'd say its worth $5. Disappointed that there wasn't at least one long arc, it was all single-scene or two-scene skits.

How were you supposed to buy this book? I can’t tell, was it a preorder bonus for Crysis 3? Who knows. I had to buy this thing used, and as far as I can tell this book is only supposed to be sold in the UK. Too bad, it’s a smart looking hardcover book, slightly bigger than a normal paperback. In fact, it looks way cooler than Crysis: Legion which I also have. Now a mismatched pair on my shelf.What’s cool about this book is that it takes place in, around, and before the events of all three Crysis games, while at the same time nicely sidestepping the actual plot from the games themselves (so as not to spoil them? But then why would you be reading this if you hadn’t played through the series?). I would have liked an explanation about the nanosuits and why they were even employed, but I have a feeling that was covered in the first game and I just don’t remember. What is here is pretty cool, and well written to boot, so fans of this excellent (and now dead?) series can still enjoy the universe for a little while longer.

An interesting collection of related short stories about events in the Crysis universe, importantly providing the back story for Crysis 3’s opening as well as more depth to the setting. I found the characters interesting and varied, and given the nature of the setting I felt loss when some of them died. The sense of people struggling to make the best of a bad situation came across well, the main characters felt fleshed out and believable. These stories help given context to what life is like for the ordinary people in the Crysis world, as well as operatives of C.E.L.L.A good read, and for any fans of the Crysis games/setting I would recommend this. I think this is worth checking out even if you know nothing about the games/setting

It's a amazing book where we can read how started all the crysis universe, all the crysis fan should have it.

I bought this book for my 10yr son and he really loves it, with the hard cover it's a good collection.

Crysis2～3にまつわる外伝短編集？です。Legionとちがってハードカバーなのですが、中身は目次もなく「電子版を印刷しただけ」なのでしょうか。一応、Crysis2でしずかに消えていった(?)Alcatrazの行く末も語られてはいます。「They called me Alcatraz. Remember me.」..「2」も「3」も遊んでいると、このフレーズはちょっと胸にこみあげるものがありますね。