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Benson’s style is fast-paced, action-oriented, and surprisingly faithful. He translates Kojima’s lengthy codec conversations into tight dialogue while preserving the psychological dread.

A direct sequel to his first novel, Benson’s second outing adapts the notoriously confusing Sons of Liberty . This novel does a commendable job of explaining the "Plant" chapter and the meta-narrative regarding memes and social control. It focuses heavily on Raiden’s perspective while keeping Solid Snake as the enigmatic mentor.

He had the citations. He had the themes. What he lacked was the raw, gritty internal monologue of the man at the center of the storm. He needed the source material. Specifically, he needed the 2008 novelization by Raymond Benson. But every link he clicked was a trap.