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The Hero of Numbani (Overwatch #1) by [Nicky Drayden]

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The world still needs heroes. Are you with us? Enter the first-ever original novel for Overwatch, the worldwide gaming sensation from Blizzard Entertainment!

In the technologically advanced African city of Numbani, in the not-so-distant future, humans live in harmony with humanoid robots known as omnics. But when a terrorist tries to shatter that unity, a hero named Efi Oladele rises! Efi has been making robots since she was little -- machines to better her community and improve people's lives. But after she witnesses Doomfist's catastrophic attack on the city's OR15 security bots, Efi feels the call to build something greater: a true guardian of Numbani.While Doomfist sows discord between humans and omnics, Efi engineers an intelligent and compassionate robot, Orisa, named after the powerful spirits who guide her people. Orisa has a lot to learn before she's ready to defeat Doomfist, but Efi has some learning to do, too, especially when it comes to building -- and being -- a hero. With Doomfist rallying his forces, and the military powerless to stop him, can Efi mold Orisa into the hero of Numbani before it's too late?This action-packed novel features the fan-favorite characters Efi, Orisa, Doomfist, and Lúcio in an all-new, original story straight from the minds of the Overwatch game team and critically acclaimed author Nicky Drayden!

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12 years and up
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Overwatch
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250 pages
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English
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7 and up
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Scholastic Inc.
Publication date

June 2, 2020
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For the book:"An engrossing read with smooth pacing and action-packed scenes.... Readers will root for this STEM-focused girl hero." -- Kirkus

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"Blizzard's take on the team-based shooter is as polished as you'd expect, marrying tactical breadth with an emphasis on variety and inclusivity." -- The Guardian"It has been a very long time since I've felt this much passion for a game. Overwatch is a perfect storm. It's a new IP, looks gorgeous, plays phenomenally and singlehandedly rekindled my desire to play a genre of game I thought I'd left behind at this point." -- Forbes"Overwatch is an amazing experience. It's fresh and consistently fun, with matches that are great in random groups, but astonishingly good when played with friends. Blizzard has taken its masterful art of polishing and perfection to the team shooter, and things will never be the same. " -- Game Informer

For the book:"An engrossing read with smooth pacing and action-packed scenes.... Readers will root for this STEM-focused girl hero." -- Kirkus

For the game:

"Blizzard's take on the team-based shooter is as polished as you'd expect, marrying tactical breadth with an emphasis on variety and inclusivity." -- The Guardian"It has been a very long time since I've felt this much passion for a game. Overwatch is a perfect storm. It's a new IP, looks gorgeous, plays phenomenally and singlehandedly rekindled my desire to play a genre of game I thought I'd left behind at this point." -- Forbes"Overwatch is an amazing experience. It's fresh and consistently fun, with matches that are great in random groups, but astonishingly good when played with friends. Blizzard has taken its masterful art of polishing and perfection to the team shooter, and things will never be the same. " -- Game Informer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Nicky Drayden is a systems analyst who dabbles in prose when she’s not buried in code. She resides in Austin, Texas, where being weird is highly encouraged, if not required. Her award-winning novel The Prey of Gods is set in a futuristic South Africa brimming with demigods, robots, and hallucinogenic hijinks. See more of her work at nickydrayden.com or catch her on twitter @nickydrayden. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07YGXKGZH
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Inc.; Illustrated edition (June 2, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 2, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 31697 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages

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Nicky Drayden is a Systems Analyst who dabbles in prose when she’s not buried in code. She resides in Austin, Texas where being weird is highly encouraged, if not required. Her debut novel THE PREY OF GODS is forthcoming from Harper Voyager this summer, and is set in a futuristic South Africa brimming with demigods, robots, and hallucinogenic hijinks. See more of her work at http://www.nickydrayden.com or catch her on twitter @nickydrayden.

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Alex

There’s a Hero in Us All

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 6, 2022

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Fantastic story. First time reading it and gotta say, love everything about Efi, Orisa, and all their friends and family. It’s truly inspiring and hope to read more like it in the future. Peace out!

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Marcelle Cooper

Great if you’re an Overwatch fan, good if you’re not.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 5, 2020

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I tried to read this novel room the perspective of someone who isn’t a devoted fan of overwatch, and I failed pretty hard. The book is filled with little hints and Easter eggs that will bring a smile to your face if your know the games lore, but won’t distract you if you don’t.

I’m surprised at how compelling a character Efi was, and how adorable Drayden managed to make Orisa. I found myself more invested in this story than I thought I would be, and rooting for them even after their many blunders.

If I have any complaints it’s that the more heavy handed of the game references can feel forced. Overwatch players love their voice lines, so I expected to see some integrated into the dialogue. This was done very well with Orisa. However, with characters like Lucio and Doomfist, it was pretty cringy.

Also when a few the game’s abilities were used, there wasn’t much edit into describing how they worked or even how they looked. I imagine if I didn’t already have inside knowledge, I could have easily been confused.

Overall, it’s a great read if you’re an Overwatch fan, and still pretty fun ifIf you’re not.

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Maury Lowe

Solid origin story of Orisa

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 17, 2022

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Quite enjoyable. Would highly recommend to Overwatch fans or anyone who is interested in the franchise.

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Amazing start to the Overwatch series

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 17, 2020

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The Hero of Numbani is the first novel in the Overwatch series. It's a YA story that explores the origin story of Orisa, one of the heroes you can play in the popular Overwatch video game created by Blizzard Entertainment.

It's YA, but written so that is it enjoyable as an adult as well. Nicky Drayden was the perfect tap to author this story. Her software analyst background lent her the ability to spin the best angle for 11 year old robotacist Efi to repurpose an OR15 in order to be a proper defense against Doomfist as well as protector of Numbani.

I absolutely loved this book as well as the writing style of Nicky. I can't wait to explore her other works.

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Saab S.

Better than Expected!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 11, 2020

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I'm hard pressed to imagine that there was a better pick for the writer behind this story than Nicky Drayden due to her background. This was a fantastic origin story for the beloved character Orisa and her creator Efi. I enjoyed the lore, but there are some things with how this was written that I found questionable. Somebody made the decision for them to hamfist in voice lines in as real dialogue to mixed success. Just a minor gripe, but fan service aside I thoroughly enjoyed my time reading this. Things definitely pick up when the antagonist finally shows up. If you're a fan of Overwatch and Orisa this is a must read book. It's also decent YA fiction where Efi grows as a character.

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Kris O'.

Lore and fun writing style!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 26, 2020

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I already love playing the game on the PS4. I thought Orisa was already adorable. But after reading through Efi and Orisa's adventures, there's a lot more than I thought! There are many struggles young Efi has to face as a genius 12-year-old. Plus, there's a fair amount of lore that is in the book that isn't in the game! Honestly, I want more of these books by this author! Her writing style is so fun! I can't help but smile with the characters, or cringe with them, or feel crushed along with them as if I am them or am standing next to them. If I make faces with the book, it isn't boring at all.

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Odalys Ortiz

Efi and Orisa's Journey Is Worth a Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 5, 2020

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This book is a wonderful first attempt at a novel and with the focus being on one of my favorite tanks as well. It was quite the ride with Efi as she tried everything in her power to protect those that she loved and sacrificed so much.

Orisa finally going online was the moment I was waiting for and she had a lot of ups and downs as well trying to learn to work out her programming.

It's a journey that doesn't disappoint and you should definitely check it out if you're a fan of the lore.

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Our little las and big robot went into book form quite nice

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 3, 2020

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When going into something that is based of another medium (movie from a book, book from a tv series, game from a movie) you always worry about if the new medium will mess up all the pre established lore, and I am glad to say this did not do that. All the pre established lore that mattered was put in nice, and it was a nice way of getting into Efi's head and some action between Orisa and some talon baddies. All in all quite a nice edition to Overwatch lore (now do some for Zen!)

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M Noble

Amazing read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 2, 2020

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I'm someone who from a young age has always loved a good book, and being a massive fan of Overwatch, the idea of a novel from this title just excited me to the core. Though apprehensive as gaming related titles can be very hit or miss I braced myself for disappointment...the book arrived at 11am, I began reading it at 12noon, and I put it down, completed at 4:30pm. This book is a phenomenal read introducing several side characters to Efi who are lovely but not too focused on, and obviously gives us a view at Orisa and her origins, a very cute, sometimes dramatic, sometimes action-packed read. Please support this and Blizzard, please give us more of this content.

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Asked for by my garndson

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 17, 2021

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As it's for Christmas I have none.

Brandon Alonso Obando Vargas

10/10

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on September 25, 2020

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El libro está en inglés. No tengo problemas con esto ya que soy bilingüe, pero creí que debería declararlo primero que nada.
Me encantó mucho el libro. Algo que puedo destacar es que es muy fiel al material de origen y al mismo tiempo aprovecha el tiempo para rellenar algunos agujeros que han sido dejados por Michael Chu al escribir el lore de Overwatch y que no han sido tratados apropiadamente por otros medios oficiales como los comics o cortos animados.
Fue un viaje muy agradable, con risas, sorpresas y mucho lore para Overwatch.
Buen libro. Buena autora. Buenas letras.
No diré nada más para no dar spoilers..
Definitivamente lo recomiendo para cualquier fan de Overwatch deseoso de mucho lore.

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Lilia C

Excelente edición

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on June 25, 2020

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Todo se ve genial. La portada está muy bonita, la tipografía y diseño editorial están muy bien cuidados. Haré un update a la reseña cuando termine de leerlo pero como producto es hermoso. Ubico la editorial Scholastic desde que era pequeña, ahora a mis 30, no me decepcionó :) y como fan de Overwatch no dudo que el contenido esté muy bien.

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Mauro Garcez

Imersivo e bem escrito!

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on November 28, 2020

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Ótimo livro. Traz toda a essência que temos quando jogamos no mapa de Numbani ou com a Orisa. Após ler o livro entendi várias referências do mapa que antes não fazia tanto sentido. Um banquete pra quem gosta de uma boa lore. Único problema é estar em inglês. Quem tem um inglês intermediário já consegue ler, a linguagem não é tão difícil.

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