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Jemesin, which was initially expected to be the first novel in the series, arriving in fall 2017. Valente and slated for a summer 2017 release, while Initiation by N.K. The second book was subtitled Annihilation by Catherynne M. Alexander, which would be released on March 28, 2017. The first book was subtitled Nexus Uprising, written by Jason M. The publisher said that the novels takes place concurrently with events in Mass Effect: Andromeda and feature storylines developed in close collaboration between the publisher and BioWare game development team. Titan Books made a further announcement in December 2016 and confirmed that there would be three tie-in novels for Mass Effect: Andromeda instead four. The fourth and final was to be penned by Mac Walters, the creative director of the Mass Effect series and lead writer of Mass Effect 3. The second and third novels were slated for release in March 2017 and September 2017 respectively and did not have author credits at the time of the June 2016 announcement. Jemisin, would be released in August 2016. The publishing company also revealed that the first novel, to be written by author N.K. The focus would be on key characters from Mass Effect: Andromeda game and "answer the many questions fans have been asking". In June 2016, Titan Books announced that it would publish a series of four novels which will become part of the overarching Mass Effect series. Valente, who are notable novelists in their own right. Initiation and Annihilation in particular had a very positive reception, with some critics praising the involvement of their respective authors like N. All three novels in the series received generally favorable reviews, with many reviewers regarding the series to be superior to the game in terms of characterization and writing.

The books serve as tie-in prequel and sequel stories to the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda by BioWare. The audiobook formats of Nexus Uprising and Initiation are narrated by Fryda Wolff, the voice of Sara Ryder, while the Annihilation audiobook is narrated by Tom Taylorson, the voice of Scott Ryder. All three books are released in paperback, e-book, and audiobook. The books in the series are Nexus Uprising (2017), Initiation (2017), and Annihilation (2018). The Mass Effect: Andromeda book series consists of a trilogy of science fiction novels based on the Mass Effect series of video games.
