Yeah, sounds like Mass Effect. They have a book just released that's a prequal to the game, and there will be one more book released before the game is release. It's to be a Trilogy, with books between each game, like the Halo Series was. You wont NEED to read the books to understand the game, but it will take things that much further.
The game looks amazing though. It's an RPG built on the Unreal3 Engine, by Bioware. Yes, the same guys who gave us Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Baulder's Gate, Never Winter Nights and Icewindale.
Check it out if anyone hasn't yet. There's a few videos that show off the technology of the game and a bit of the story.
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