Diablo meets Halo in this original novel based on the blockbuster and groundbreaking videogame series�from acclaimed and award-winning author John Shirley! An original first-person, role-playing shooter game that combines the intuitive reward systems of action games and the frantic pace combat of first-person shooters, Borderlands features a groundbreaking content generation system allowing for near-endless variety in weapons and item drops. The game allows for four players to share the same game experience simultaneously online, and players can freely join or leave each other�s games at anytime, or choose to play in the full single player mode. These features, when supplemented with a rich and deep backstory that touches upon the mysteries buried beneath the surface of a danger-filled planet, combine to form a breakthrough experience that challenges the conventions of today�s gamers. Vivid, surreal, and suspenseful, Borderlands: The Fallen is an intensely thrilling read from an author whose stories �give off the chill of top-grade horror� ( The New York Times Book Review ). Praise for John Shirley: