himself with a chainsaw to kill Necromorphs, then returns to the facility and destroys it, sinking the Marker back into the ocean. Harman, who now worships Altman, assaults him after this and brings him to Markoff. Markoff, revealing himself to be a believer in the Marker, arranges for Altman to die at the hands of a surviving Necromorph, becoming a martyr and the founding figure of Unitology, while also copying his research to create copies of the Marker. Reception Michael Urban of The Escapist, while initially skeptical, praised the book as "a genuine page-turner that succeeded in fleshing out the backstory of the Dead Space saga while also providing a read that [is] interesting and well-written in its own right." Dread Centrals Steve Barton felt there was too much padding from references to other parts of the series, but said it was still a good read, praising its opening suspense elements and later turn to horror. In an article for Official Xbox Magazine about the expanded media of different video game series, Mitch Dyer noted a lack of tension in the writing of Martyr compared to the rest of the series, but praised the plot twist at the end of the book and its fleshing out of Unitology. Steve Hogarty, writing for PSM3, cited it as a book for fans of the series due to its additions to the series lore. Play, as part of an article on Dead Space 3, positively cited the book as providing fan-requested backstory to the series as a whole. References 2010 American novels American horror novels American science fiction novels Novels based on video games Dead Space (franchise) Works based on Electronic Arts video games Tor Books books Martyrdom in fiction