A good plan. I've survived without watching all of the source material, but it does deepen the enjoyment.

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>Today I finished reading Hammer Time Book Two. It was pretty great.
>Eiko is a cool character, spies becoming friends isn't a trope I mind.
>I wonder if her backstory is true, or fabricated memories. I believe
>it was addressed earlier on, or maybe it's just something I thought
>of, I'm not sure.
>

Nothing we've ever seen says her backstory is fabricated. At this point, it should be clear that she's been told lies.

Also, if you want to keep going down the rabbit hole of source material, Eiko is from Project A-ko. I've never watched it because the summary on the box didn't grab my interest, but my tastes are not universal.

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>I can't decide if I want to move on to Exile and read Book Three, or
>if I should read the rest of the Golden Age. I'll definitely take
>suggestions. Chris Meadows is listed as an author for Hammer Time Book
>Three, should I read The Universe According to Chris first at the
>least?
>

I'd recommend reading The Universe According to Chris first. Chris and Katie are part of Book Three, and I think it would help to have the introduction.

Peter Eng
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