Quantum Break: Zero State: A Novel

I loved the game and had to check out this book. Granted, there are a lot of families and some over the top adjectives, but the depth of character development served to answer a lot of questions I had even after 100%ing the game (even if it wasn't canon). Great book! If you liked the game I definitely recommend this as a follow-up read.

I gave quantum break zero state a novel four stars because first off if you haven't played the game stop reading my review and go play it right now I love the quantum break video game it was breathtaking beautiful the cross between live action cut scenes and the storyline alone was well done in my opinion but sadly my only fault with it is the whole time line of events just seemed awfully hard to follow I just found myself lost at key points in the novel it was like once I understood what was going on I got lost at the next point and I know the whole time line past present future is hard to explain and I don't blame the writer for it but with the way its written I have to fault a star because time travel writing is difficult and I don't think anyone can make it understandable overall I recommend this book to anyone who played the game and anyone who likes time traveling world ending action

The foreword from Sam Lake alerts readers to the fact that this won't be a straightforward copy of the game's story line which serves it well considering that I have read some well written and some poorly written tie-in books for video games over the past few years. Zero State is one of the well written ones and it serves Cam Rogers well having been a part of the game's creative process during development. The story in the book junctures in different directions in some places from the game. The cast isn't exactly identical to the game cast either plus there's more of a back story to the character of Beth Wilder in the sense that we learn more about her than we learn from her in-game counterpart aside from what already made her a memorable character. a persistent concept in the book and the game is that a time traveler cannot alter the timeline that they already went through - in a word time is obdurate to borrow a word from another book I read involving time travel. the event or events will proceed of their own accord because the traveler already knows the outcome from their temporal perspective. attempts to alter prove futile unless the traveler had already done so before in time - following a linear sequence of events - which carries over from an explanation given in Alan Wake by the protagonist Alan Wake in the way that he describes the writing process. Characters and time remain true to themselves even across a myriad of variations.

I fairly rote game novelization, not really bad, but not great either.

A lovely read! Intense and beautifully written. Believable and relatable world while still having the 'unknown' of time travel and messing with the Universal Laws of Nature. I don't know how many times I imagined myself with the powers in this book. Although I'd probably destroy the Universe by accident given half a chance... Anyway... READ THIS BOOK!

An engaging, clever book. I'd initially hoped I'd be able to follow it, as I haven't seen the game yet. It is a complete success on that count. The snappy dialogue, characters' nuances and environs across time jump off the pages. The storyline flows nicely and the time shifts were easy to follow, which isn't always clearly defined in books I've read in the past. I'll check out more from the author and hope this turns into a series.

A fantastic read, and tie in to the ever fantastic game Quantum Break. If you love this book, then you will love the game. What are you waiting for grab it up

Not a bad novel, though I preferred the game.