Mass effect novels/comics worth reading?

[Vault101]

so Im quite a fan of Mass effect, and I have seen the novels cheap in stores....

so are they worht reading? could I call myself a fan if I didnt?

also somthign unrelated I somtimes wish I could get the DLC...I hate the Idea of missing out (Im even considereding getting the ps3 version just for that...If I get a ps3)

 

[Frenger]

You won't be missing anything really. It isn't bad or anything. Unless the frequent depiction of Liara's plump posterior is "bad"

Also, the comic dlc is on the Xbox, and probably on PC too, so no need getting the ps3 version for that.

Edit: Have yet to read the second one, so can't comment on that.

 

[sneakypenguin]

They are a resounding Meh. If you can get them cheap and are a huge fan maybe, but I got them free and I barely made it through the books/comics

 

[InterestingKiwi]

You wont be missing out too much as far as game wise goes. There were quite a few nods to the book in ME2 that I noticed.

However, if you like the lore, or if you need even more of a reason to hate TIM, than I would recommend them. They were really good reads for the sole reason that I love the lore, I love the style of writing (same writer as the game), and I love the characters/environments.