BioWare Corp. has a long history of producing some pretty incredible titles. From the Baldur's Gate series to KotOR, Neverwinter Nights to Jade Empire, they've produced some of the most powerful and engaging RPGs available to gamers.

The next title on BioWare's horizon is the futuristic sci-fi game Mass Effect.

If you're at all interested in Mass Effect and are looking for some summer reading you might consider checking out Mass Effect: Revelation the official prequel novel being published by Del Rey. Written by Drew Karpyshyn, the head writer for the Mass Effect game, the story is sure to give some insight into the game's world.

For those on the fence about buying the book there's a downloadable copy of the book's first chapter available on the official Mass Effect community site.