Sons of Liberty
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- Author：Raymond Benson
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Summary
In a torrential downpour， former FOXHOUND agent Solid Snake stands on the George Washington Bridge - ready to launch himself to the deck of the U。 S。 S。 Discovery as it passes below。 Inside Discovery is a new generation of Metal Gear。 But in the next hour， Snake's world explodes。 Two years later， a young， unproven agent codenamed Raiden must penetrate the mystery of what went so insanely wrong that night。 In a labyrinthine superstructure in New York harbour known as the Big Shell， enemies， allies， secret agents， and double dealers converge。 Russian commandos， a cyber Vamp， a long-legged， leather-clad， rifle-bearing beauty named Fortune， a deformed， finely manicured bomber called Fatman， and a mysterious Mister X。 Somewhere in the maze， as well， is the President himself - his biometrics coded to a bomb that can take out Manhattan， his loyalties unknown。 Now， the rookie Raiden is fighting his way to one discovery after another， including the rebirth of Solid Snake himself and a nightmare organization with a history， a plan， and a terrifying superweapon hidden in plain sight。 Author Biography Amongst other titles， Raymond has written ten authorised James Bond works， including a non-fiction title that was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award。 Under a pseudonym， he is also the author of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling books that continue Tom Clancy's line of political thrillers。 - Metal Gear Solid: Bk。 2: Sons Of Liberty By Raymond Benson （Paperback）
Reviews
Ieuan Bartlett
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Huge fan of the MGS franchise。 Totally loved the book。 Would highly recommend。
Leonid
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Порівняно з першою частиною - достатньо слабко。Сюжет слабший （хоча да， обидві частини просто переповідають ігри， причому прямо дослівно）， малюнок теж - незвичний стиль， який мені дуже подобається， залишився， але панелі значно більш стандартні。
Alexander Engel-Hodgkinson
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2。3/5Raymond Benson's second Metal Gear Solid takes all of the problems prevalent in his novelization for the first game and cranks that shit up to 11。 Despite all the action and the creepy philosophical themes that have become painfully accurate by the progression of society almost two decades after the game's release， this is a dull book。 He clearly didn't care much for the source material， and it's reflected all too clearly in his uninspired writing。 Granted， Benson does a lot of novelization 2。3/5Raymond Benson's second Metal Gear Solid takes all of the problems prevalent in his novelization for the first game and cranks that shit up to 11。 Despite all the action and the creepy philosophical themes that have become painfully accurate by the progression of society almost two decades after the game's release， this is a dull book。 He clearly didn't care much for the source material， and it's reflected all too clearly in his uninspired writing。 Granted， Benson does a lot of novelizations for stuff he did not create， but even his first Splinter Cell novel was a lot better than this。I don't have much more to say about this。 I like the games and the original storyline， but this was a slog。 。。。more
Chris The Lizard from Planet X
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Let me begin by saying that I wanted to love this book。 I love the MGS2: Sons Of Liberty game， I love the characters， I love the Metal Gear universe ; it seemed a natural fit。 Unfortunately， it wasn’t。 What I ended up reading was an “okay” version of a story that I know could have been much better。I had expected that the book would be an immersive experience in the Metal Gear universe， where plot events and characters from “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty” would be explained in all the ways Let me begin by saying that I wanted to love this book。 I love the MGS2: Sons Of Liberty game， I love the characters， I love the Metal Gear universe ; it seemed a natural fit。 Unfortunately， it wasn’t。 What I ended up reading was an “okay” version of a story that I know could have been much better。I had expected that the book would be an immersive experience in the Metal Gear universe， where plot events and characters from “Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty” would be explained in all the ways they couldn’t be in their original medium。 I wanted Benson to describe the way Solid Snake’s heartbeat slowed when he smoked a cig， or what it felt like to hold C4 or fire a SOCOM with a silencer on it。 He didn’t really give me that。My first thought， when I began reading， was that “Sons of Liberty” read like poorly edited， bare-bones Metal Gear fan fiction。 At one point I even thought that reading the hint book for the video game would be more entertaining。The writing style is about Middle-Grade to Young Adult， which did nothing to add to the experience。 Since the book contains adult themes， and adults are the target audience， when Benson literally spells out the pronunciation of “Raiden”， which I believe is a pretty straight-forward name， it feels a little condescending。 If I was seven， and new to vowel convergence， that might have been helpful， but as I am not， it did nothing but make me raise an eyebrow and say aloud: “Seriously？”This story introduces Solid Snake as a ‘…eh’-inducing character and presents Raiden as David Bowie with a shoulder-caressing mane of hair。 I would be hard pressed to prove that the whole thing isn't fan fiction; that perhaps someone drew Raymond Benson’s name out of a hat and said - "We’ll give him the script from the game and publish whatever he writes。"The editing throughout the first 7 chapters is pretty terrible。 If， however， you trudge through to chapter 8， which doesn’t take long with the short chapter length， and it’s there that the action and plot begin connecting， and the main characters become a little more likable。 There is conflict aplenty between Otacon and someone from his past; between Raiden and Rose; between the good guys and the bad guys and everyone else who shows up。Weapons， sensors， and machinery are all described simply， often with names alone – SOCOM， C4， and others - when more detail could have made certain scenes all the more intense and suspenseful。 Questions are constantly raised and eventually answered， and there are definable story and character arcs， for the most part。Foreshadowing， however clumsily executed， hints toward end events， and the story finally starts to draw you in。 With the appearance of Dead Cell， the Sons of Liberty， and the many sub-plots that link together， the complicated series of events unfolds quickly。Unfortunately， knowing the plot and understanding it are two completely different things。 More than once， I questioned if Benson himself had a real grasp of what was going on， or if he was just miming dialogue from the game and inserting adverbs。In the end， past its faults， “Sons of Liberty” is a book with an awesome premise， and writing that gets far better toward the end - if you can stand to read that far。 I especially enjoyed the final chapters， but finished reading with a sense of regret that a book based on such ground-breaking content， was not given the overall literary execution it deserved。Overall， If you don’t have the time or desire to play through the game， this book is a good alternative。 If you’re a fan of the series or have already played through the game， you can probably stand to skip it。 。。。more
Lea M
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It's cheesy but fun。 It's cheesy but fun。 。。。more
Liam Owen
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While not adding much to the story of Metal Gear Solid 2， it perfectly summarizes the story and makes clear the haunting message of the finale。
Arturo di Sandalphon
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Carico questo in inglese perchè quello in italiano non si trova stranamente， e la scansione tramite cell non funziona bene。Libro dell'omonimo gioco。 Questo libro me l'ha prestato un mio amico conoscendo la mia passione per la lettura e avendolo essendo super-appassionato di videogiochi， anche se in modo "rigido"。 In realtà non ho giocato a Sons of Liberty ma ho potuto comunque godere della lettura conoscendo il mondo MGS， avendo giocato a qualche titolo per （non ricordo se） PS1 e PS2。Un libro ch Carico questo in inglese perchè quello in italiano non si trova stranamente， e la scansione tramite cell non funziona bene。Libro dell'omonimo gioco。 Questo libro me l'ha prestato un mio amico conoscendo la mia passione per la lettura e avendolo essendo super-appassionato di videogiochi， anche se in modo "rigido"。 In realtà non ho giocato a Sons of Liberty ma ho potuto comunque godere della lettura conoscendo il mondo MGS， avendo giocato a qualche titolo per （non ricordo se） PS1 e PS2。Un libro che 1） mi ha fatto venir voglia quasi di giocare i vari titoli della saga， 2） mi ha appassionato ad un genere di libri， e non intendo libri su videogiochi， che leggo poco， 3） mi ha ricordato un libro di un ragazzo italiano che lessi pochi anni fa。Ovviamente non un capolavoro， non un "classico"， ma un libro godibile nel suo genere。Finito e "promosso"。 。。。more
Artemis
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Everything about this book was just not good。 Like， okay， I wasn't expecting it to be good， but I at least expected to kind of have fun reading it。 But it wasn't even entertainingly bad， it was mostly just boring。 There's no depth， no emotion， no creativity， no enthusiasm， no connection， no subtlety， no artistry， no heart， and definitely no understanding of what made MGS2 good （and based on the writing style， it probably had no editing， either）。 It's just a rote repetition of the sequence of eve Everything about this book was just not good。 Like， okay， I wasn't expecting it to be good， but I at least expected to kind of have fun reading it。 But it wasn't even entertainingly bad， it was mostly just boring。 There's no depth， no emotion， no creativity， no enthusiasm， no connection， no subtlety， no artistry， no heart， and definitely no understanding of what made MGS2 good （and based on the writing style， it probably had no editing， either）。 It's just a rote repetition of the sequence of events from the game。 This isn't a story， it's a GameFAQs walkthrough。 。。。more
Eric Leeson
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Corny and far-fetched at times， with cartoon characters I was expecting a lot more from this novelization of Sons of Liberty。 I did not care for this novel。 Villains were ridiculous， the hero was naïve and poorly trained to be even close to a special forces operative。 Too many weak points to make a good story。
bee
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（I rated this book 2 out of 5 stars！）I mean。。。 it's good for a refresher but I'd rather just play the game。 It suffers from the same problems that the novelization of the first game had， namely the clunky， cut-and-paste dialogue from the game and subsequent lack of any emotional impact as a result。 （I rated this book 2 out of 5 stars！）I mean。。。 it's good for a refresher but I'd rather just play the game。 It suffers from the same problems that the novelization of the first game had， namely the clunky， cut-and-paste dialogue from the game and subsequent lack of any emotional impact as a result。 。。。more
Alexander Barnes
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As someone who has yet to play the game， this book was a quick and fun read that helped fill in some blanks I had about the franchise。 I could see having played the game then reading the book that the game would have more depth， but simply from a novel point of view I found it very enjoyable。It also made me excited to finally pick up the game and play it。
Zinat
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The tension in this book was absolutely delightful。 The secrecy of Hal Emmerich， the perplexities of Solid Snake， rebellion between Liquid and Solid。。。
V
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I loved the game， and whilst the plot remains identical， there's nothing extraordinary about the writing in this companion novel。 In fact it reads so flatly you end up feeling nothing for the characters， even one as legendary as good old Snake。 I wound up feeling like the writer was disinterested and just going through the motions。 I loved the game， and whilst the plot remains identical， there's nothing extraordinary about the writing in this companion novel。 In fact it reads so flatly you end up feeling nothing for the characters， even one as legendary as good old Snake。 I wound up feeling like the writer was disinterested and just going through the motions。 。。。more
Mohammed Algarawi
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This is one of my favorite installments in the series。I love how the story here subtly mimics the Shadow Moses incident from MGS1。The plot is intricately complex， and the progress is just perfect。 I just bought the game on my Vita and I'm so excited to replay it！ It's been over 13 years！ :（ This is one of my favorite installments in the series。I love how the story here subtly mimics the Shadow Moses incident from MGS1。The plot is intricately complex， and the progress is just perfect。 I just bought the game on my Vita and I'm so excited to replay it！ It's been over 13 years！ :（ 。。。more
Geraldo Nogueira
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Raymond Benson achieves to immerse us on the plot so brilliantly， as a fan of the Metal Gear franchise， I was impressed。 When you play the game and read the book， the complete experience is outstanding。 But even if you didn't play it， please read it。 You won't regret it。 Raymond Benson achieves to immerse us on the plot so brilliantly， as a fan of the Metal Gear franchise， I was impressed。 When you play the game and read the book， the complete experience is outstanding。 But even if you didn't play it， please read it。 You won't regret it。 。。。more
Jeun
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The only thing I can really give the book props to is that it's easy and quick to read。 It had flashes of funny writing， but even that wasn't enough to boost this novel from bad to average。 I've never even played a game in this franchise， but this novelization makes me want to go and play it because it would be a lot more fun than reading about it！I'm very certain this is just the book form of the game， but that doesn't excuse Benson from writing like an uninspired amateur。 Nevermind the fact th The only thing I can really give the book props to is that it's easy and quick to read。 It had flashes of funny writing， but even that wasn't enough to boost this novel from bad to average。 I've never even played a game in this franchise， but this novelization makes me want to go and play it because it would be a lot more fun than reading about it！I'm very certain this is just the book form of the game， but that doesn't excuse Benson from writing like an uninspired amateur。 Nevermind the fact that things that make sense in a game do not automatically make sense in a book！ The novel also gets bogged down with useless explanations， terrible descriptions （sometimes even contradictory！）， and way too much 'going from point A to B or wherever aka I no longer care'。 It all just felt like useless padding to me。 Normally the saving grace would be either the plot or the characters。 I got neither。 The plot is goofy， it's silly and crazy but I got none of that in the novel。 The writing just turns the goofyness into absurdity or idiocy if it isn't being dull。 The characterization leaves much to be desired。 Snake and Raiden （when in their pov） just read like the same person。 Both having leering male gazes makes it even worse。 Having detailed descriptions of the women， and making their physical beauty the most important thing is just infuriatingly disgusting。 Take for example Emma， she's a genius and then we get a comment somewhere along the line of 'beautiful and smart'。 It reads like the fact that she's brilliant is just an afterthought， which really undermines her strong points and makes Raiden look like a pig。 But above all of it everyone either feels like crazy （and not in a good or fun way） or stupid。 Like really stupid in a way that makes you want to scream and knock some sense into them。As a novelization of the game I never played， i'd reccommend you go play the game instead or watch a LP on youtube， it's bound to be a lot better than this。 As a stand alone book I wouldn't recommend it unless you get it for free and want to play spot the mistakes or how not to write。 。。。more
David Wellens
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The entire book reads like a glorified game walkthrough， even going so far as taking skillset and move descriptions straight from the game into the pages。 'Hanging mode' being an obvious one， it only worsens as you progress through the book。 Rather than taking creative liberties to flesh out backstories， explaining what other characters were up to all this time （Snake）， or generally making the book that much more enjoyable， Benson sticks to the game like super glue。 It's as if he saw someone pla The entire book reads like a glorified game walkthrough， even going so far as taking skillset and move descriptions straight from the game into the pages。 'Hanging mode' being an obvious one， it only worsens as you progress through the book。 Rather than taking creative liberties to flesh out backstories， explaining what other characters were up to all this time （Snake）， or generally making the book that much more enjoyable， Benson sticks to the game like super glue。 It's as if he saw someone play the game from start to finish， and penned down everything he saw。 The only exception is Raiden's mindset and thoughts， to clarify his emotions and actions。 At least that's something。Most of Benson's recent bibliography details game novelizations， and it's plain obvious when reading them。Most of my reading is spent on science fiction， but I do like the occassional thriller or action novel。 Having recently read Benson's 'Zero Minus Ten'， one of his James Bond novels， I can only say this Metal Gear Solid 2 adaptation is not so much a step backwards， but rather a full leap。 I only mildly enjoyed ZMT， but it seems Benson's style of writing doesn't suit me。 While ZMT was passable， this isn't。 It's far too simplistic and straight forward。I read somewhere that this MGS novelization was closely monitored by Kojima， as were the other ones。 If only Benson had the nerve to ask Kojima if he could expand on the original story。I bought this at a bargain price of €1，75， and I'm glad I did。 All this book does is invoke flashbacks to my days playing MGS2， and the urge for me to revisit them， because reading this won't do。I wanted to read Benson's Hitman novel， because I'm a fan of those games as well， but I think I'll have to pass on that。 。。。more
Christopher
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Loved the jog down memory lane。
Stephen Snowden
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Very faithful adaptation but that's exactly what I don't like about it。 It is line for line the video game。 I am a MGS fanatic and was looking for something with more substance （get it？） and wanted another side to the story that was different from what we had already seen。 I liked the first book because it took some liberties （pun again） but this was just same old same old。 If I had never played the video game then this would be five stars because of the wonderfully woven story Hideo Kojima orig Very faithful adaptation but that's exactly what I don't like about it。 It is line for line the video game。 I am a MGS fanatic and was looking for something with more substance （get it？） and wanted another side to the story that was different from what we had already seen。 I liked the first book because it took some liberties （pun again） but this was just same old same old。 If I had never played the video game then this would be five stars because of the wonderfully woven story Hideo Kojima originally created。 。。。more
Brett Chapin
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Much like the first very accurate to the game。 It's odd， I actually didn't like the book as much as I did the game in this instance。 Still， an absolutely fantastic book on Raiden's struggles to stop many plots within plots， all revolving around the Patriot's control。 Which reaches much farther than what anyone could imagine！ Much like the first very accurate to the game。 It's odd， I actually didn't like the book as much as I did the game in this instance。 Still， an absolutely fantastic book on Raiden's struggles to stop many plots within plots， all revolving around the Patriot's control。 Which reaches much farther than what anyone could imagine！ 。。。more
Antonio
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A SOLID NOVELIZATION OF THE GAME。 A MUST READ FOR FANS。
Yuji
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ゲームの台詞がそのまま採用されているのでなんか違和感。きっちりストーリーは追っているのでなつかしいシーンとかは思い出されるんんだけどねぇ・・・「コントローラ」とか言われてもｗ
Ryan Manganiello
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Solid Snake to me is one of the greatest characters ever created。 The history between this character and I go back a long way， and although unfortunately his creator has announced that Guns Of The Patriots will be the very last story in the Metal Gear world， I hope that many more books are written with this loveable character included， for I believe he is the greatest of his genre。 I especially like how the storyline includes some of the most creative villains， and how they all possess good reas Solid Snake to me is one of the greatest characters ever created。 The history between this character and I go back a long way， and although unfortunately his creator has announced that Guns Of The Patriots will be the very last story in the Metal Gear world， I hope that many more books are written with this loveable character included， for I believe he is the greatest of his genre。 I especially like how the storyline includes some of the most creative villains， and how they all possess good reasons as to why they are the way they are。 I laugh uncontrollably when the villains converse about a random cardboard box appearing here and there， and how they perceived it。 Only a true Metal Gear fan could appreciate the cardboard box trick， and how it relates to Solid Snake。 I hope the Author of this book finishes the Metal Gear series in book form。 。。。more
Ahren
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Sons of Liberty suffers from the same problem of blind faith to the original source material as the first Metal Gear Solid novel。Most of the dialogue is taken from the game line for line。 There is also mention of "hanging mode" and other video game kind of things that just don't belong outside of the video game context。 I was really hoping that Benson would take some liberties with the story。 There are several opportunities for using multiple character viewpoints or a third-person omniscient nar Sons of Liberty suffers from the same problem of blind faith to the original source material as the first Metal Gear Solid novel。Most of the dialogue is taken from the game line for line。 There is also mention of "hanging mode" and other video game kind of things that just don't belong outside of the video game context。 I was really hoping that Benson would take some liberties with the story。 There are several opportunities for using multiple character viewpoints or a third-person omniscient narrator， but just like the game， the book follows Raiden。 The inclusion of Snake Tales would have been nice too。 This is one of the most polarizing entries in the MGS franchise。 Some regard the game as a work of post-modern genius， others as an overwrought， over-dramatic case of sequel-itis。 However you feel about the game， the book will not change your mind， and if you're not familiar with the game， you're not going to get any of the amazing visuals that at least made the game worth playing。 If you're looking for an MGS2 refresher without replaying the game， this might be for you。 。。。more
Michael Edwards
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Beautiful story， reletively well written。 This is just a second installment of a very intricate story that gets better with every layer you peel back from it。 The characters are amazing。 I would recommend playing the games more than reading the books to experience and feel the story rather than read it， but if you don't play games， you still don't want to miss out on this amazing story。 I cannot wait for the third installment。 Beautiful story， reletively well written。 This is just a second installment of a very intricate story that gets better with every layer you peel back from it。 The characters are amazing。 I would recommend playing the games more than reading the books to experience and feel the story rather than read it， but if you don't play games， you still don't want to miss out on this amazing story。 I cannot wait for the third installment。 。。。more
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