Eve: The Burning Life

Hjalti Danielsson

Mar 2010 · EVE Book 2 · Hachette UK

About this eBook

The capsuleers are the immortal pilots that string together the vast Interglactic empire that makes up the universe of EVE. Remote from the mortal population they have come from they are cold and distant. They are needed but hated.

Drem has reason to hate them - a capsuleer attack on the pirate space colony he worked in killed his family. Ralea hates them too. But her hatred is for herself as well. She worked as an agent for capsuleers acquiring missions for capsuleer agents and taking a cut from the profits. Missions that lead to countless people dying.

Drem seeks revenge, Ralea, redemption. The key to their futures lies with the sisters of Eve, a philanthropic rescue organisation who span the known worlds. But how do you revenge yourself against an immortal? Where can you find redemption if you have killed thousands? Drem and Ralea will find that their quests are intertwined and that they will lead to an unexpected place.

EVE: THE BURNING LIFE is a fast moving space opera: a tale of revenge and redemption that spans the Universe.

Ratings and reviews

Ultimately, the only thing saving this book from 1 star is the last 50 pages or so. As the plot line finally comes together, I finally enjoyed myself. Honestly, it felt like it should have been a short story, as it spent too long with pointless space filling, letting us familiarise ourselves with characters that were ultimately uncompelling, and often irrelevant. A shorter, punchier version that focused purely on the final "reveal" would have made for a compelling story

Absolutely great storyline. As an eve online player this was a no brainer of a book choice. The book, although drawing much from the lore of the game is what i would consider easy for a game outsider to pick up and become engrossed.... Maybe even give the eve universe a free trial. A★ from me

About the author

Hjalti Daníelsson is CCP's lead narrative creator for the harsh universe of New Eden, the setting for CCP's flagship game, EVE Online. After years working as a Game Master he transitioned to CCP's creative writing team. Hjalti is the author of more than 60 short stories set in the EVE Online universe, along with various other works including plays and storytelling game fiction. In his spare time he reads as many books as he can and indulges in sports where he tends to get punched in the head.