Lucas reviewed Through the Moongate: The Story of Richard Garriott, Origin Systems Inc. and Ultima by Andrea Contato (Through the Moongate, #1)
I enjoyed it, despite some small frustrations with it.
3 stars
Interesting back stories and anecdotes about Garriott, Origin Systems, and the Ultima series, but with some odd writing, issues with pace and scope.
I appreciate the effort Contato has put into research, getting quotes, integrating sources. Fan production of this kind is well worthwhile, and it's difficult to judge, surely, who the audience is for such a book, what they (feel they) already know and what needs to be laid out and expanded upon; so this feels as if it's under-edited, that it sometimes lurches into unwarranted explanation or jumps past things that were difficult to source.
Interesting back stories and anecdotes about Garriott, Origin Systems, and the Ultima series, but with some odd writing, issues with pace and scope.
I appreciate the effort Contato has put into research, getting quotes, integrating sources. Fan production of this kind is well worthwhile, and it's difficult to judge, surely, who the audience is for such a book, what they (feel they) already know and what needs to be laid out and expanded upon; so this feels as if it's under-edited, that it sometimes lurches into unwarranted explanation or jumps past things that were difficult to source.
