Perfect Dark: Second Front
What is it?
A sequel "continuing the epic story" of Perfect Dark Zero. An imposter posing as Joanna Dark has carried out an assassination, leaving Joanna searching for the nasty people who framed her.
Who wrote it?
Grek Rucka, who's worked as a writer for DC and Marvel comics, in addition to penning a handful of novels.
Fanboy factor?
Scores highly on the fan service scale, given the devotion showed to Rare's svelte secret agent Joanna Dark, and the faint sapphic overtones in the relationship between Cassandra DeVries and her head of security, Anita Velez.
Is it any good?
Second Front executes its blend of James Bond style lightweight intrigue and William Gibson-esque cybertechery at a ripping pace, but character interaction and dialogue - both internal and in conversation - is often laboured and clunky.
Further reading
This novel is actually the sequel to Rucka's own Initial Vector.
