Message no. 1

From:	Kim Christiansen <kimc@**********.COM>
Subject:	Re: Other literature (was Re:Shadowrun novels)
Date:	Thu, 11 Sep 1997 21:25:15 +0100

> Subject: Re: Other literature (Re:Shadowrun novels)
>
> > While it's nice to read Shadowrun novels to get a 'feel' for the world
> > there's quite a lot of other 'cyberpunk' literature out there that can
> > be used as inspiration for a GM. I thought I should recommend some of
> > my favorites and maybe get some recommendations in return :
>

I like;
Heavy Weather, Islands in the Net: Bruce Sterling
Clip Joint: Wilhelmina Baird
Matrix man: William C. Dietz (partly in Seattle!)
I like these books because they set the stage of the next 4 decades and make
you think about what we might be doing to ourselves as we push headlong into
the 2050's. Oh, and they have some great action.

"How am I supposed to know, I'm making this up as I go along!"
-famous archeologist and pre-shadow runner from the 1930's

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