Del Rey Books has announced a fourthMass Effectnovel:Mass Effect: Deception. Instead of being written by Drew Karpyshyn — who wrote the previous three books and has his hands full withThe Old Republic— William C. Dietz has received the honor to write the newMass Effectbook.
Dietz has written many sci-fi novels and quite a few videogame-themed books, such asJedi Knight,Halo: The Flood,Hitman: Enemy Within, andResistance: The Gathering Storm.Deceptionwill follow Gillian Grayson from theAscensionnovel once again:
Gillian was once the subject of horrifying scientific experiments, but now, after her rescue, she is beginning to master her amazing powers. When she falls under the sway of a radical group who believe their powers make them superior to ordinary humans, she finds herself faced with a choice between her destiny…and her humanity.
It’s vaguely reminiscent of Jack’s personal history inMass Effect 2, who had one of the more interesting backgrounds in the game. And as the cover the of upcoming novel features the Illusive Man, and Cerberusran the experimentsshe was a subject of, you can bet your sweet ass the the nefarious organization is involved somehow.
Although Del Ray only announced the book for “this Fall” William C. Dietz’swebsitestates September 27th.
Del Rey announces new ‘Mass Effect’ novel[Del Rey viaJoystiq]