Dead: Space: Martyr

Dead Space: Martyr , written by B.K. Evenson, is a science fiction horror novel that serves as a prequel to the Dead Space video game series. Set roughly 300 years before the first game, it reveals the true origin of the and the discovery of the Black Marker on Earth . 📖 Plot Summary

: As scientists study the Marker, they suffer from severe headaches, violent hallucinations, and descent into madness. Altman appears uniquely resistant to these effects, which leads others to view him as a "chosen" figure or prophet.

The story follows , a geophysicist who discovers a mysterious signal emanating from the center of the Chicxulub crater in Mexico.

: Altman manages to sink the facility and the Marker to the bottom of the ocean. However, he is betrayed by his captors and executed by a Necromorph. His death is then falsified by the military to turn him into a "martyr," founding the Church of Unitology based on lies. 👥 Key Characters Dead Space: Martyr

: Altman joins a research team led by the shady DredgerCorp and the military to excavate an underwater alien artifact known as the Black Marker.

: A scientist accidentally creates the first Necromorph outbreak after experimenting with DNA codes extracted from the Marker. The research facility quickly falls into gory chaos.