The Great Empires of Eve Online – the book

Gaming journalist Andrew Groen wants to document the rise and fall of Eve Online’s empires over the past 10 years in a new book titled A History of the Great Empires of Eve Online.

Groen has turned to Kickstarter to fund the book, and reached his goal of $12,500 (around R132,000) in the first day of its posting.

At the time of publication, over 750 people had pledged $17,000 (R180,000) to the project, with 30 days of his window still to go. Those that pledge will receive either a digital or hard copy of the book, depending on the amount they put forward.

The book will focus on the “epic tale of what’s been happening for the last ten years in the sci-fi MMORPG” detailing the the wars, political battles, betrayal, and, of course, spaceships.

“I’ve searched extensively and I believe this may be the first history book ever written about humans living in a digital world,” said Groen.

“Eve’s game world consists of nearly 8,000 star systems for players to do just about anything they can think of, but the 3,500 or so systems in the outer rim are unique in that they can be taken over by the players. To conquer these systems players form armies consisting of thousands of people [to try] control those systems… they form governments, entire local economies, and regional alliances.”

Groen said the book will take readers from the very first day the servers switched on, to the formation of the initial regional alliances, through the great wars of 2004, 2007, 2008, until today.

“The full story of the untamed frontiers of Eve is one of the great mysteries in video game history and I’m committed to making it understandable and accessible to everyone whether you’ve never heard of Eve or if you’re a hardcore player.”

Groen’s pitch trailer is below.

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