| From: | Czar Eggbert <czregbrt@*********.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: FASA's On/Off Course? |
| Date: | Tue, 5 May 1998 19:35:06 -0500 |
> >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*.
Your right about that one... also another good Runner level novel is
Shadowplay, the only problem I had with it was the fact that a out of the
loop decker was able to deckl the ZO...
Also add Changling (the one with the goblinized kid) and Dead Air to that
list...
-Czar
-Who posts more often now that Shadowland is down
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