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Borderlands Novel Will Be Available Tuesday

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by Joe Juba on November 20, 2011 at 10:49 AM
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Hold on. Back up. Borderlands has a story? Apparently so, and it's being recorded in book form in the upcoming novel, Borderlands: The Fallen.

The book goes on sale Tuesday, November 22, and is written by John Shirley (who also wrote BioShock: Rapture). Here's how it starts:

"Riding the bus from the spaceport to Fyrestone, looking out the dusty, louvered window at the craggy gray-blue landscape, the aluminum-blue sky, McNee can't believe he'd talked himself into coming back to this vicious planet. It was all Roland's fault..."

Of course, Roland is the soldier from Borderlands, and seems to be the star of this story. I understand creating novels for series like Mass Effect and The Elder Scrolls, but Borderlands just doesn't have that rich narrative background that makes me care more about the characters or the world. If I were writing a Borderlands novel, it would pretty much just be: "Shoot skags. Get better guns." The end.

In the comments below, write your own two-sentence Borderlands novel. You can get inspiration from this 37-page (!) excerpt from Borderlands: The Fallen.

(via Kotaku)

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  • by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Is this supposed to be the bridge between Borderlands 1 and 2?

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:56 AM
    I remember the original borderlands cover story GI did, this was pre-style change mind you, and each character had their own backstory, with their own reasons for being on pandora, obviously that was changed, also this seems to be more about a new character and just happens to take place in the borderlands world, I don't see a problem with that seeing as Borderlands has a pretty vibrant world with plenty of eccentric characters
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:56 AM
    I'll bite. I don't mind reading a good dead tree book.

    EDIT: It seems pretty well written for a video game book, I just never liked the idea of the soldier being named Roland. There is only ONE Roland, and he ain't it. You have forgotten the face of your father!
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    "I saw a *** brute in the distance. I charged it without caution since my shotgun shot flaming buckshot, but the brute did not drop anything and I was sad."

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    "I saw a *** brute in the distance. I charged it without caution since my shotgun shot flaming buckshot, but the brute did not drop anything and I was sad."

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 10:59 AM
    on sale tuesday? hmm... definitely just saw it in barnes&noble on friday. almost picked it up, too. i sure do loves me some borderlands.
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM
    Look for the Vault. The Vault is just a monster. FIN
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Basically what Chaos said. This really could work. I am currently enjoying Rapture too, so maybe it (The Fallen) won't be as bad as we think!

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:13 AM

    I like treasure and guns. I want more treasure and guns

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM
    Wait, there actually was a story? Unbelievable
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:35 AM
    I wish it was a graphic novel instead. The art-style of Borderlands is so rich and colorful, it would translate beautifully into a comic book. Oh well, any Borderlands is better than none.
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    At long last, he had finished it. The man who had mercilessly butchered his family lay dying on the floor, judgment passed as though Heaven's own fury had --

    OH ***, THIS SHOTTY SHOOTS ROCKETS!!!

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    what? Well, if he wrote Bioshock: Rapture....

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Oh yeah there was a story. It went, arrive at Fyrestone; kill bad guys; get better guns; walk around; kill more bad guys; get even better guns; fight giant monster; never see inside of vault. The end.

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Let's hope this can create a decent storyline for borderlands, the world definitely seems interesting enough.

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Bang. Bang. Bang. Upgrade Bang Bang Bang

  • by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 01:03 PM
    I hate the midget bandits!
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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 01:18 PM

    Thanks for the news tip!  I now have something to put on my Christmas wishlist!

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 01:33 PM

    I was never really a fan of Borderlands, I didn't really enjoy it that much. :)

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    by Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 03:12 PM
    next up; Castle Crashers novel.
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