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Summary: Magic has returned to the Earth. Only some can use it.
Review: A young Corporation man who has a strange talent for shamanic magic is searching for his sister. Unknown to him there are others trying to keep him away from finding out the dark secret regarding her whereabouts. Enter the Shadowrunners. Street mercenary teams that use bionic technology, computer nets and magic who will do almost anything ...for a price. This book takes you to the future of Earth when magic and technology combine, Governments collapse, and the old legends of monsters and Gods return. You will not be sorry for reading this book. Its only the tip of the Shadowrun iceberg.
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Summary: Good writen concepts, but lax character development
Review: I am a great fan of the Shadowrun univers and found the book Never Deal With a Dragon to be interesting. The plot line was difficult to follow at times and didn't begin to come to gether till the end. The thing that bothered me the most was Sam Verner's (protagonist) constent state of ambevolence. Though his ambevolence was understandable he would atamatically disagree with every situation, then acquiesce without argument. It made for a somewhat paper thin protagonist. Sam's group didn't have any realistic motavation to help him to achive his goals. The characters acted out of unreasonable philanthropy for the dark and dangerous setting of Shadowrun. Some of the redeeming values of the book (one inperticular) was it's interesting plot "Twist" involving magic. The overall story concept was also good. The novel was an OK read though with its flaws it does contain some high points.
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Summary: Good writen concepts, but lax character development
Review: I am a great fan of the Shadowrun univers and found the book Never Deal With a Dragon to be interesting. The plot line was difficult to follow at times and didn't begin to come to gether till the end. The thing that bothered me the most was Sam Verner's (protagonist) constent state of ambevolence. Though his ambevolence was understandable he would atamatically disagree with every situation, then acquiesce without argument. It made for a somewhat paper thin protagonist. Sam's group didn't have any realistic motavation to help him to achive his goals. The characters acted out of unreasonable philanthropy for the dark and dangerous setting of Shadowrun. Some of the redeeming values of the book (one inperticular) was it's interesting plot "Twist" involving magic. The overall story concept was also good. The novel was an OK read though with its flaws it does contain some high points.
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Summary: A guilty pleasure novel
Review: I enjoyed the plot concept for this novel. The mixture of magic and high technology was successfully merged. If you are a fan of shadowrun, or cyberpunk novels than this is a good choice for you. On the down side. Charrette had a difficult time making me care at all about any of his characters. Sam Verner is whiney and self-indulgent. He spends far too much time wallowing in personal angst when he could be doing something interesting. The plot was ok, if a bit shallow for the length of the book. I recommend it as a good 'mindless' read, but anyone past seventh grade reading level shouldn't expect too much.
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Summary: A guilty pleasure novel
Review: I enjoyed the plot concept for this novel. The mixture of magic and high technology was successfully merged. If you are a fan of shadowrun, or cyberpunk novels than this is a good choice for you. On the down side. Charrette had a difficult time making me care at all about any of his characters. Sam Verner is whiney and self-indulgent. He spends far too much time wallowing in personal angst when he could be doing something interesting. The plot was ok, if a bit shallow for the length of the book. I recommend it as a good 'mindless' read, but anyone past seventh grade reading level shouldn't expect too much.
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Summary: A masterpiece of Sci-Fi
Review: I had never read any of the Shadowrun books before, but this is one of my favourites. It successfully marries Sci-Fi and fiction stereotypes,such as dragons, human- mounted computer ports, etc. Every Sci-Fi fan should get this book.
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Summary: Not bad, not bad at all
Review: I have read many science fiction/fantasy type books. I have hated many of them. I do not however, hate this. Some might say that there is to much description, and others would say that it is "odd" But take it from me, if your looking for something new and interesting, this is it. A bazar setting and rather unusual characters might put some people off, but the plot is VERY convoluted. When I first started this book, it seemed rather confusing, as there were so many sub-plots. But they all turned out to be conected, and the ending didn't seemed rushed or contrived. All in all, a good book, definitly worth the read.
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Summary: Great read.
Review: I recommend the entire series. Robert Charette's style isn't very much a departure from the usual Shadowrun format, but the story, characters, and concept come together for a very good read overall. A great introduction to Shadowrun in this series.
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Summary: The Future holds many a mystery in the shadows...
Review: Its the literary pieces such as this one which inspire the human mind, sending it on journeys and adventures untold and unnumbered. To worlds unknown with skies of myriad colors where dragons fly and elves fight orcs... ...And Technology comes back to haunt the shadows of the fantasy world in your mind... ...Wheres part 2?
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Summary: No 1
Review: someone below said that this is built on William Gibson's cyberpunk world with a twist. If you're a sci-fi afficionado, that statement is misleading. Firstly, Gibson to my knowledge invented the cyberpunk genre (coined the term cyberspace, even), and since then, many have followed in his steps. It's not based on Gibson's world... it's written in his _genre_. The "Shadowrun" world is based on a role-playing game which has a MUCH different feel to it. Of course, that feel varies between authors, but Gibson's worlds tend to feel much harsher to me. There seems to be more warmth in most of the Shadowrun books I've read. Especially this series by Charette: my favorite Shadowrun books by far, and this is my favorite of the series. A very fun read.
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