Deus Ex: Icarus Effect

Deus Ex: Icarus Effect is a science fiction novel written by James Swallow. Set in the Deus Ex universe, it serves as an introduction into the Deus Ex: Human Revolution game. The book was published in the United States by the Del Rey division of Random House Inc and was released on Febuary 22nd, 2011. This is the first Deus Ex novel.

Summary
Deus Ex: Icarus Effect follows two protagonists: Secret Service agent Anna Kelso and former SAS officer Ben Saxon.

Anna Kelso has been suspended for investigating a shooting that claimed her partner, Matt Ryan's life. Anna suspects that the head of a bio-augmentation firm was the real target. Anna soon finds a few leads concerning a covert paramilitary force and a cadre of underground hackers and is eventually marked as a target.

After a mission gone wrong, Ben Saxon, being the only survivor of the Strike Six Team during Operation Rainbird, was rescued by special ops squad leader Jaron Namir. Ben, without hesitation, joins Namir and becomes part of the Tyrants. While serving with the Tyrants, Saxon begins to have doubts about the Tyrants and tries to unlock the truth on what really happened during Operation Rainbird.

The two characters are set on a collision course with the most powerful and dangerous organization in history - and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

Characters
This is a list that contains most of the characters present in the book. Spoilers may be present.
 * Main Protagonists
 * Anna Kelso
 * Ben Saxon
 * Main Antogonists
 * Jaron Namir
 * Lawernce Barrett
 * Yelena Federova
 * Scott Hardesty
 * Gunther Hermann
 * Other Important Characters
 * Matt Ryan
 * Senator Skyler
 * Sam Duarte
 * Ron Temple
 * Hank Bradley
 * D-Bar
 * Janus
 * Juan Ivanovich Lebedev

Trivia

 * In an early portion of the book, Gunther Hermann takes a careful sip from a can of orange soda before asking Saxon a question.
 * A scene in the book shows Ben Saxon and the Tyrants discussing the attack on Sarif Industries; the same attack featured at the start of the game, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Saxon is worried about one of the security cops, Adam Jensen, and advises precaution.
 * Later in the book, Lebedev mentions a small coalition of independent militia groups called the New Sons of Freedom, hinting at the start of the NSF, as known in the first Deus Ex game.