Her shoes were beetle black, matching the discreetly flattering cut of her business suit and the cascade of her sharply fashioned hair. Illuminate the shadows the year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the wake of the devastating aug incident a horrific catastrophe triggered by a cabal of shadowy power brokers, where millions of cybernetically. The aforementioned novel sees adam jensen and frank pritchard teaming up once more when the former returns to detroit after the events of human revolution to follow up. Black light deus ex, book 2 by james swallow book cover, description, publication history. Obtenez votre kindle ici, or download a free kindle reading app.
It was released on august 23, 2016 with mankind divided which takes place between the events of deus ex. James swallow is the new york times bestselling author of more than thirtyfive books, including fiction from the worlds of star trek, doctor who, and more. Unlike other video game tiein books, which generally dont add much to the games storyworld, this book is an integral addition to the deus ex world. The long mean while chapter 1 inside smileys personal office, on a shelf with other books. Mankind divided, featuring over 300 images, including sketches and concept art. Being that the book is meant as a prologue to the new game it raises more. M2,4 office with milena in the konicky and hracky building. Events take place in the same timeframe as deus ex. Human revolution, and further help set the stage for the original deus ex game which takes place shortly after. Novels, novellas, short stories and comics set in the deus ex universe. A brandnew prequel novel set in the renowned world of deus ex, bridging the events between deus ex. The series, set during the 21st century, focuses on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in. Illuminate the shadows the year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the wake of the devastating aug incident a horrific catastrophe triggered by a cabal of shadowy power brokers, where millions of cyberneticallyenhanced people suffered a forced psychotic break.
Mankind divided is a direct continuation of the 2011 game deus ex. Primordium book two of the forerunner saga ebook by greg bear. The year is 2029, and the promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins. Black light is a solid novel that integrates itself into the chronology between the end of human revolution and beginning of mankind divided. Mankind divided directly follows the aftermath of the aug incident, a day when mechanically augmented citizens all over the world were stripped of control over their minds and bodies, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents. Mankind divided prequel by james swallow available from rakuten kobo. Deus ex is a cyberpunk franchise created by ion storm and owned and published by eidos interactive and later square enix. His other credits feature scripts for videogames and radio drama, including deus ex. Black light deus ex, book 2 by james swallow fantastic fiction. The game received nearuniversal critical and industry acclaim, including being. Versions for linux and macos systems were released in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. A brandnew official deus ex prequel, bridging events between deus ex. Black light is the second full novel set in the deus ex universe.
The art of deus ex universe is the ultimate gallery of art from deus ex. Mankind divided, vividly brings to life the events since the previous installment, deus ex. Deus ex universe series by james swallow goodreads. James swallow is the new york times bestselling author of more than thirtyfive books, including fiction from the worlds of star trek, doctor who. Being reunited with jensen, right after the events of human revolution, provides much needed catharsis for the overall jensen storyline. The year is now 2029, and the golden era of augmentations is over. Deus ex black light mankind divided prequel celjaded.
The book title black light comes from a white helix file with the same name. B inside the single red lights apartment owned by the black market weapons merchant, nada birak, who is the owner of the cigar lounge in the red light. For help with downloading a wikipedia page as a pdf, see help. Square enix ceo says deus ex is not on ice but has to wait its turn feb 24, 2017. Deus ex team like to use russian words in their products.
Mankind divided teen and up audiences no archive warnings apply. Aj090921 patient x m12,61a special vault in palisade bank only accessible during the heist main quest, unavailable to. This official novel, published to coincide with the new game deus ex. The conspiracy logo even more so and the extensions of map files are. Deus ex series isnt dead, but wont return until the time is right.
Awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, augmented excop and former security operative adam jensen struggles to find answers. To download click on link in the links table below description. Black light acts as a prequel to the newlyreleased deus ex. Illuminate the shadows the year is 2029, and the shining promise of a. Click to see full description awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, with gaps in his memories and suspicion on all sides, augmented excop and former security operative adam jensen struggles to piece his life back together, in a new reality where augs have become the.
Some of the videos games he wrote including no mans sky and the deus ex series inspired his later works. Deus ex by james swallow overdrive rakuten overdrive. It gives more insight into the machinations and corruption of the world while providing us with greater characterization of the usually stoic adam jensen. The year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the wake of the devastating aug incident a horrific catastrophe triggered by a cabal of shadowy power brokers, where millions of cybernetically. Illuminate the shadows the year is 2029, and the shining promise of a new age of human augmentation is in ruins in the w. Black light is an interquel novel and part of the deus ex universe. Awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, with gaps in his. Awakening in the aftermath of a changed world, augmented excop and former security operative adam jensen struggles to find. While its possible to read it as a stand alone book a lot of it will be confusing and a lot of characters and references wont make any sense so i dont recommend it unless youre a fan of the games.
The buried dagger ebook by james swallow rakuten kobo. I almost have to go around with the light biomod activated at all times and that makes the game a little choppy. Mankind divided and as such it finds its genesis in the wake of the previous games rather weak finale. Are there mods to make the game a little brighter so i can actually see where im going.
The story is expertly written, and it captures the setting, characters and scifi action remarkably well in each chapter. Mankind divided prequel ebook written by james swallow. Mankind divideds a criminal past dlc is now available. The plot of the new installment takes place in 2029, and once again, its main character is adam jensen, who has to solve a global intrigue, while visiting futuristic cities e. Human revolution was a smartly written adventure on the whole, but theres no denying that its ending that tried to distil adam jensens moral journey into four preachy liveaction clip shows proved. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.