History Literature / StarcraftEvolution

* EnsembleCast: The book features a fairly large cast of characters. The main three faction leaders, Valerian, Artanis and Zagara all get a very large amount of screentime. In the Dominion military Matt Horner returns still holding his position of admiral. Soldiers, Tanya, Cray, Dizz also get a fair bit of the spotlight alongside the field scientist Erin and protoss reseacher Ulavu, especially in the action sequences. Finally, Abathur, not seen since ''Heart'' makes a major comeback as Zagara's main consultant and scientific officer, [[spoiler:as well as the BigBad]]

* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:Abathur engineers one of these with the intent of making war break out again. Zagara pulls all stops to prevent this from happening but it's not until the whole mystery of Abathur's machinations that discovereed that peace is upheald]]

* FantasticRacism: Everyone still hates everyone else despite teaming up against Amon with only their leaders keeping the peace between each faction. Ironically enough its ''Zagara'' the one most interested in peace and reconciliation.

''[=StarCraft=]: Evolution'' is a ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}'' [[Literature/{{Starcraft}}]] novel written by Creator/TimothyZahn. It takes place after ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' and deals with the relationship between the three major powers of the Koprulu sector after the conflict: the Daelaam, the main Zerg Swarm, and the Terran Dominion.

* AndThenWhat: Combined with DidNotThinkThisThrough. Tanya Caulfield has resigned from the Ghost program, only to realize that she's got no life skills other than being an assassin and barely comprehends how money works. [[spoiler: She rejoins at the end.]]
* BecauseImGoodAtIt: [[spoiler: Tanya rejoins the Ghost program because she realizes her talents lie in this area and she enjoys combat, much to her surprise.]]
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Abathur is the mastermind behind the plot to start a new war.]]

* EliteMooks: The Psyolisks are claimed to be this but prove to be less spectacular than [[spoiler: Abathur]] hoped.

* EnsembleCast: The book features a fairly large cast of characters. The main three faction leaders, Valerian, Artanis and Zagara all get a very large amount of screentime. In the Dominion military Matt Horner returns still holding his position of admiral. Soldiers, Tanya, Cray, Dizz also get a fair bit of the spotlight alongside the field scientist Erin and protoss reseacher Ulavu, especially in the action sequences. Finally, Abathur, not seen since ''Heart'' makes a major comeback as Zagara's main consultant and scientific officer, [[spoiler: as well as the BigBad]]
* GoodPowersBadPeople: Zagara attempts to defy this trope with her new creations, the adostra, that heal the worlds the recent wars have ravaged. Everyone else believe it's being played straight by assuming the psyolisks are the end product. [[spoiler: It's not, the adostra are incapable of violence.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler: Abathur engineers one of these with the intent of making war break out again. Zagara pulls all stops to prevent this from happening but it's not until the whole mystery of Abathur's machinations that discovereed that peace is upheald]]
* TheFamine: The Dominion is on the brink of one, which is one of the reasons Valerian is so desperate to improve the Dominion's relations with anyone, be it other Terran factions or the Protoss. As a matter of fact, the main reason he agrees to Zagara's invitation is only because he's informed that Artanis is present and thus he will have a chance to chat with him. [[spoiler: When Zagara explicitely comments on the famine as well as offering a potential solution, Valerian is privately dismayed that even the Zerg have gotten wind of it, while in turn being even more cautious as he feels that Zagara is trying to bait him with something she knows he needs.]]

* HappyEndingOverride: Not quite. Everyone is ''expecting'' one of these and kind of weirded out peace has lasted as long as it has. [[spoiler: Albeit there a very brief war breaks out, the peace does last and the book actually ends on a very happy and hopeful note.]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Abathur is subdued by Zagara and sent back to doing his old job. No one is happy with this but it is one of the biggest signs the Zerg have changed.]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler: Ulavu is a Dark Templar inserted into the Ghost program in order to find a human telekinetic to help develop a new Protoss attack technique.]]

* ReformedButNotTamed: The Zerg are actually trying to avert this perception with the idea they are now capable of being used as terraformers for dead worlds. No one buys it and evidence stacks up against them. [[spoiler: It turns out Abathur is the SixthRangerTraitor, while Zagara and the rest of the Zerg leadership do genuinely want peace]]

* SocialDarwinist: [[spoiler: Abathur says the Zerg were meant to be this and to turn away from the path is folly during his MotiveRant.]]

* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Abathur has a fairly complicated one to frame the humans and Protoss for murdering peaceful new lifeforms of the Zerg. It will also convince them the Zerg have had a RedemptionRejection.]]

* TheFamine: The Dominion is on the brink of one, which is one of the reasons Valerian is so desperate to improve the relations with anyone, be it other terran factions of the protoss. [[spoiler: When Zagara explicitely comments on it as well as offering a potential solution, Valerian is privately dismayed that even the Zerg have gotten wind of it, while in turn being even more cautious as he feels that Zagara is trying to bait him with something she knows he needs.]]

''[=StarCraft=]: Evolution'' is a ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}'' [[Literature/{{Starcraft}} novel]] written by Creator/TimothyZahn. It takes place after ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' and deals with the relationship between the three major powers of the Koprulu sector after the conflict: the Daelaam, the main Zerg Swarm, and the Terran Dominion.

* FantasticRacism: Everyone still hates everyone else despite teaming up against Amon with only their leaders keeping the peace between each faction.
* EnsembleCast: The book features a fairly large cast of characters. The main three faction leaders, Valerian, Artanis and Zagara all get a very large amount of screentime. In the dominion military Matt Horner returns still holding his position of admiral and soldiers, Tanya, Cray, Dizz also get a fair bit of the spotlight alongside the field scientist Erin and protoss reseacher Ulavu, especially in the action sequences. Finally, Abathur, not seen since ''Heart'' makes a major comeback as Zagara's main consultant and scientific officer, [[spoiler: As well as the BigBad]]

* HalfHumanHybrid: Well more like half alien half god alien, but the Psyolisks, like the adostra, are made with xel'naga DNA combined with the zerg baseform
* HappyEndingOverride: Everyone is ''expecting'' one of these and kind of weirded out peace has lasted as long as it has. [[spoiler: Including past the ending.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Every one of the leaders proves to be one of these, though Artanis is a DownplayedTrope example and wants a reason to wipe out the Zerg. {{Justified}} given what they did to Aiur.

* ReformedButNotTamed: The Zerg are actually trying to avert this perception with the idea they are now capable of being used as terraformers for dead worlds. No one buys it and evidence stacks up against them. [[spoiler: It turns out Abathur is the SixthRangerTraitor.]]

* EmsembleCast: The book features a fairly large cast of characters. The main three faction leaders, Valerian, Artanis and Zagara all get a very large amount of screentime. In the dominion military Matt Horner returns still holding his position of admiral and soldiers, Tanya, Cray, Dizz also get a fair bit of the spotlight alongside the field scientist Erin and protoss reseacher Ulavu, especially in the action sequences. Finally, Abathur, not seen since ''Heart'' makes a major comeback as Zagara's main consultant and scientific officer, [[spoiler: As well as the BigBad]]

* HalfHumanHybrid: The Psyolisks, like the adostra, are made with xel'naga DNA.

* GoodPowersBadPeople: Zagara attempts to avert this trope with her new creations, the adostra, that heal the worlds the recent wars have ravaged. Everyone else believe it's being played straight by assuming the psyolisks are the end product. [[spoiler: It's not, the adostra are incapable of violence.]]

* RealityEnsues: Everyone still hates everyone else despite teaming up against Amon with only their leaders keeping the peace between each faction.

* {{Pyrokinesis}}: Tanya's special secret ability is that she's the only known one of these in the Ghost program.

''[=StarCraft=]: Evolution'' is a ''VideoGame/{{StarCraft}}'' [[Literature/{{Starcraft}} novel]] written by Creator/TimothyZahn. It takes place after ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' and deals with the relationship between the three major powers of the Koprulu sector after the conflict.

''Starcraft: Evolution'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' [[Literature/{{Starcraft}} novel]] written by Creator/TimothyZahn. It takes place after VideoGame/StarCraftII and deals with the relationship between the three major powers of the Koprulu sector after the conflict.

* GoodPowersGoodPeople: Zagara attempts to invoke this trope with her new creations, the adostra, that heal the worlds the recent wars have ravaged.

''Starcraft: Evolution'' is a ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' novel written by Creator/TimothyZahn. It takes place after VideoGame/StarCraftII and deals with the relationship between the three major powers of the Koprulu sector after the conflict.