From:	Jak Koke <jkoke@****.edu>
Subject:	Re: Dead Air, Dead Dunkelzahn
Date:	Thu, 19 Sep 1996 20:48:56 -0700

>It's one of the better Shadowrun novels I've read;

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

>Will there be any more evidence one way or the other as to whether Dunkelzahn's
>dead or whether it was faked?

In short, yes.

I can't elaborate too much without giving away secrets, but I can tell you a
little bit about the characters. Stranger Souls (which is Book One) begins
the day of the assassination, which occurs in Chapter Two, described from
Nadja Daviar's point of view. The main character in the trilogy is Ryan
Mercury, a human physical adept who is a mission impossible solo operator
type. He's Dunkelzahn's main undercover agent, and he's deep inside Aztlan
at the beginning of the book.

Other characters of note include Burnout, a cyberzombie assassin. Damien
Knight. Thomas Roxborough. Jane-in-the-box, Dunkelzahn's decker. A team
of shadowrunners called Assets, Incorporated. I could go on, but I don't
want to give away too much.

As is to be expected, the Dragon Heart Saga plot is more over-arching and
universe changing than what I wrote in Dead Air. There's lots of
shadowrunning, but also a few power players as well. I'm in the middle of
writing Clockwork Asylum right now and I can't wait to see what you all
think. It'll be next May or June, I think, before Stranger Souls comes out.
<sigh>

Best,

--Jak
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