| From: | Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA> |
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| Subject: | Re: FASA's On/Off Course? |
| Date: | Tue, 5 May 1998 17:03:39 -0600 |
>>Read my previous post on that (Damn Books)... I think all SR novels
>>basically suck, compared to the fine game they're supposed to represent.
>
>One caveat: 2XS, for me, seemed one of the novels that preserved the level
>of power I like to see. Dirk, when the big, scary stuff started happening,
>was -scared-, he knew it was out of his league. A Colt Manhunter was his
>weapon of choice, and he thought of it as a big fraggin' gun. And I think
>the atmosphere presented was definitely worth the read, I think 2XS is one
>of the SR novels that could have made it as a novel without the FASA
>endorsement as an SR-related product, it was good.
At the risk of starting a novel war, I agree 100% with this. 2XS was a
fabulous Shadowrun novel, and IMnsHO represents the more 'typical'
underground lifestyle and 'shadowrunner'.
Dirk was basically trash, and I loved him for it. He was *real*.
-Adam
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