Del Rey Books have announced that a novel set in the Deus Ex universe is set to be released early next year. Presumably coinciding with or just preceeding the released of eagerly awaited Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The book, Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect is penned by James Swallow, famed in video game circles for working on Star Trek Invasion, Maelstrom, and Killzone 2, and who has written novels and script in science fiction universes such as Doctor Who, Stargate, Warhammer 40,000, and Star Trek.
An excerpt from the press release sets the stage for The Icarus Effect:
"DEUS EX: THE ICARUS EFFECT is set in the complex and enthralling world of Deus Ex, a cyberpunk-style technological dystopia where all is not what it seems. In the not-so-distant future, the world is a place of great innovation and technological advancement... but also a place of chaos and conspiracy. New technologies push the limits of human potential, even while they threaten the very future of the world. And from the shadows, dark and secret powers are coming together to take control, intent on designs so large, so intricate, they will take decades to come to fruition. But when two unlikely heroes-Anna Kelso, a Secret Service agent, and Ben Saxon, a special-ops soldier-draw uncomfortably close to the truth, the choices they make here and now will alter the course of history... or usher in an age of darkness."