 New SR Novel!, Due in Nov. 2005 |
 Aug 15 2005, 06:04 AM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607  |
Here's the LINK on Barnes & Noble's website. Yes, this may be old info, but I had to post it here. If this needs to be moved to another sector, I'm fine with it.
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Aug 15 2005, 01:07 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,453 Joined: 17-September 04 From: St. Paul Member No.: 6,675 |
Well, color me happy.
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Aug 15 2005, 01:07 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
Wow ... i can stop buying the old novel on eBay now ;)
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Aug 15 2005, 01:24 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
So they're starting over from #1 now and forgetting all the old ones? Too bad there's no fluff on what precisely the novel is about yet (or did I simply miss the summary?)
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Aug 15 2005, 02:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Usually under a cat Member No.: 864 |
Born to Run is part 1 of a trilogy by Steve Kenson, that was originally based on SR Duels. It's already been published awhile back in German. From what I understand it's about a newbie runner (Kellan Colt) and her introduction to the shadows. |
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Aug 15 2005, 02:51 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
I'd still pick up all the previous novels, Dashifen. Most of them are still quite good. And thanks for the blurb, Winterhawk11. :biggrin: |
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Aug 15 2005, 06:23 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
Actually, I think I have most of them, but I keep looking since you can't find shadowrun novels anywhere else with any regularity.
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Aug 15 2005, 07:17 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Try Ebay, or put the word out here which novels you're looking for. There's a complete list HERE.
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Aug 15 2005, 08:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 19-August 02 Member No.: 3,139 |
Okay, looking forward to a new SR book - :spin: Finally. But when I heard the title..
Hmmmmm Yeah, Mercedes Lackey - a Modern Fantasy with elves magic etc..... Isn't that kinda toeing the copyright line? |
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Aug 15 2005, 09:44 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,532 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Calgary, Canada Member No.: 769 |
uhhh... good elves, bad elves.... The hell? :huh: |
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Aug 15 2005, 09:57 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
The only good elves are those filled with lead... :evil: |
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Aug 16 2005, 02:54 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 313 Joined: 26-February 02 From: UCAS Member No.: 1,015 |
I could have sworn there was a time when Shadowrun was all about the battle between bad and worse, but on the other hand the novels never did seem to reflect this (at least not the ones I read). |
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Aug 18 2005, 03:19 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
At least we're not going to be seeing a 40 yr old Talon bemoaning the loss of his lover ... again. Aracos was cool though.
Winterhawk, any plans to write anything beyond the fiction in the BBB Lim Ed.? |
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Aug 18 2005, 03:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Usually under a cat Member No.: 864 |
From your mouth to God's (or in this case, WizKids's) ear! :) Seriously, I'd love to write an SR novel if they'd let me. But there are 6 books coming out first (3 from Steve Kenson, 3 from other authors). If they succeed I hope WizKids might consider proposals from new authors, but who knows? |
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Aug 18 2005, 07:33 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Hopefully. I've read Kenson's stuff, and while it was good, I never considered it great. I'm not really thrilled about book number... what is it, 7 (?) from him. I've seen his point of view on SR. I'd like a change. Just my 2 :nuyen:
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Aug 18 2005, 07:11 PM
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Dumpshock Widow aka Mrs Fisty Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next to Him Member No.: 6,929 |
Opinion seconded! |
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Aug 18 2005, 08:31 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Query, who would you write to to get a book published under the SR title? Roc? WizKids? Would you send a finished manuscript?
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Aug 18 2005, 08:39 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,078 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 67 |
I honestly have no clue. WizKids, I guess? I don't think they are going through FanPro US at all.
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Aug 18 2005, 09:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 19-August 02 Member No.: 3,139 |
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Aug 18 2005, 09:07 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Shush, you! You need to tell me how you know someone who knows someone at said address, so as not to show me up :P
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Aug 19 2005, 12:43 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
True, and I've known of him since the days we were working on a SR-themed APA 'zine back in the mid & late 90's. I've read a lot of his gaming stuff (mostly for SR, yes, but a few other articles, the titles of which escape me at the moment) but you have to admit he's held his own against a lot in the ever changing game publishing world. At least he tries to keep in within the genre. |
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Aug 19 2005, 02:57 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bad mouth him or anything. I'd just like to see something different.
For example, I like some of the random seeming but very interesting pieces of cyberware Lisa Smedman puts into her books. Who knows, it's been a while since I read something new from him, so maybe it will be different. But I don't expect it to be so. I'd just like to see some other voices heard. He just seems so..... staple (?) |
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Aug 19 2005, 01:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 12-May 05 Member No.: 7,392 |
That information looks about right. AFAIK there aren't any new contracts for SR novels being issued at the moment, but you can always get on Sharon's radar screen for whatever the future may bring. It might be better to make a quick query to Sharon at the moment instead of sending in a full-blown proposal. Jason H. |
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Aug 21 2005, 01:25 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 5-February 05 From: Lake Stevens, WA Member No.: 7,055 |
At the "What's up with FanPro" seminar yesterday, they had an overview of the 6 new novels, including a intro to the novels from of the authors. We also announced www.holostreets.com a fiction & source based site from the people who make www.battlecorps.com. They'll be more info soon, but basicly Sharon from WizKids said that just as BattleCorps serves as the farm team now for MechWarrior authors, Holostreets is sure to serve as a farm team for the Shadowrun novels. We'll get submission guidelines up soon with a static site. |
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Aug 24 2005, 01:59 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Copied this from Gaming Report about the new novels coming out;
Sharon Mulvihill from Wizkids announced the return of the Shadowrun fiction line. Steve Kenson will start off this line with a full trilogy, taking readers along with a relatively new Shadowrunner to introduce the setting. Jason Hardy, John Helfers and Jean Rabe, and Stephen Dedman will round out the first six books with separate novels. The timeline will not mesh with the current SR4 release, although future volumes will tie in more closely with the game line. Some advanced preview copies {were?} available in a trivia contest of the old Shadowrun novels. The authors in attendance gave plenty of spoilers on the books in production. The current titles of the trilogy are Born to Run, Poison Agendas, and Fallen Angels. The individual novels are not entirely far enough along for finished working titles. Interested fans missed out on far more detail on all but the sixth book, but no spoilers will be given here {in the article}. |
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Aug 24 2005, 02:06 AM
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Man In The Machine Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,264 Joined: 26-February 02 From: I-495 S Member No.: 1,105 |
The winning tourny team at GenCon also got pre-editor copys of the book. Seemed Sharon had a few boxes of them in the back she was handing out to friends (and their friends).
So far its not too bad =) |
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Aug 24 2005, 06:38 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
There was an pre-release copy on Ebay not too long ago, but it went for almost twice the suggested cover price, so I had to let it go. But now that I have all the ordering info I need, I can let my local Borders or Barnes & Noble get it for me. 8)
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Aug 24 2005, 10:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 17-December 03 From: Louisville, KY Member No.: 5,912 |
even though he used the same plot device pretty much every time, i wish nigel findley was still around to write for sr. i loved his books.
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Sep 28 2005, 06:17 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
The pre-release novel went for a lot more than I was willing to pay for, but the Barnes & Noble near me can order books in advance & get it in by the release date. :)
I just today picked up the latest Previews catalog, and here's what I found on p.492; Shadowrun Book 2: Poison Agendas MMPB Shadowrunner Kellan Colt thinks she's ready to strike out on her own when she discovers the location of a secret cache of military weaponry--right in the heart of the supernatural creature-infested Awakened Wilderness! Sceduled to ship in Dec. 2005 (CAUT-4) DIA 294798...........$6.99 The "CAUT-4" rating means it may ship sometime in Feb. 2006 |
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Sep 29 2005, 04:30 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
does anyone else find the runners names in the shadowrun novels a bit cheesy? Like Dirk Montgomery ( good books, bad names) , or "Kellan Colt"? Is it just me? I mean sure, you get all the street names which can have their own cheese to them. but these so called real names.... I dunno, that's my rant. I'm done.
Thanks BW. hehe... BW.. GW... hehe |
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Oct 3 2005, 03:48 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 29-September 03 Member No.: 5,658 |
Finished reading the new novel....awesome!!
Yes, some of the names are a bit cheesy, but it is also good to see a return of a few old faces, such as Green Lucifer. And the copy didnt cost THAT much..... Ferratus Modesto, CalFree underwater habitat |
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Oct 3 2005, 04:37 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
I've read it too, and it's rather entertaining. It's very much a "beginner" Shadowrun novel, in that it's meant to introduce the world to new readers and re-introduce the world to those who haven't read a Shadowrun novel in years -- but it's fun enough for an evening read.
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Oct 3 2005, 07:56 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Since the books were written as a Duels tie-in, I take it that they're firmly Shadowrun 3 version books as it were?
Hey Adam, on a slightly related note this reminded me that wasn't there some kind of recording done of the What's Up with Shadowrun talk and possibly putting it up online? Or am I losing my marbles? |
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Oct 3 2005, 08:10 PM
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Yes, very much a SR3 book. But it has a good romp of a feel to it....good action, fun story.
I give it a thumbs up! |
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Oct 3 2005, 09:01 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
The first six books are SR3 in timeline; if WizKids publishes beyond that, they're planning on catching up to the 70s.
And yes, the Shadowrun seminar was recorded and I do have a copy of it, although I haven't had time to even listen to it yet. Additionally, Flak, you haven't had any marbles to lose for a long, long time. |
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Oct 5 2005, 03:45 AM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Green Lucifer, right on. One of my favs. Good times.
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Oct 5 2005, 04:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 3-December 03 From: Boston, Mass Member No.: 5,874 |
Just a note to everyone I organized a Book Signing at Pandemonium Books and Games in Boston Saturday November 12th. I'll also be promoting Shadowrun 4th edition out in front of the store. (They don't have game space) Stephen doesn't do much with SR anymore and only did minimal conceptual development for SR4 in it's earliest stages. He's the line developer for Mutants and Master Minds and will be promoting some of there stuff as well.
From what I can tell he's fairly laid back overall. So if your in the area come on by. I'll be posting an official post in a week or two. I won't be able to respond, I've got to jet out to Salem Hosptial for work. Message me if you have any questions on the event. |
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Oct 16 2005, 01:17 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 68 Joined: 9-October 04 Member No.: 6,738 |
I love the Shadowrun Novels, but I'm sad to see the art is still so cheesy (well, judging by the cover of the new book). Why can't we have cyberpunk novels that go beyond the 80's vision of it?
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Oct 24 2005, 09:49 PM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Well, it's been two months. Any news? |
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Nov 10 2005, 07:41 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Order your copy via your local Barnes & Noble or Borders bookstores. Make sure you have everything (title, author, printer & ISBN # from the main SR site). I ordered mine on Nov. 1st & it came in 5 days later :D. Am already on chapter 5 & will update in a couple of weeks after finishing.
Stephen Kenson (the author) is using the characters from the Shadowrun Duels figure 'game'. More later. |
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Nov 10 2005, 08:11 AM
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Shadowrun Setting Nerd Group: Banned Posts: 3,632 Joined: 28-June 05 From: Pissing on pedestrians from my electronic ivory tower. Member No.: 7,473 |
Hm. Guess not.
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Nov 10 2005, 09:27 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
Ohh... pwn by Admin Adam. Ouch! |
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Nov 10 2005, 06:36 PM
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Project Terminus: Soul Hunters Group: Members Posts: 1,052 Joined: 6-November 03 From: Casselberry, Florida U.S.A. Member No.: 5,798 |
Order? I just walked into barnes and noble on the 5th and picked it up they had several copies. Started reading last night put in about 3 and a half hours got to chapter 7 so far I have to say I like it. |
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Nov 11 2005, 05:39 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Agreed, Casazil, but my local B&N didn't know about it until I ordered it. Sometimes it's just easier to do it that way.
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Nov 17 2005, 07:53 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
Well, finished the book last night on the 3 am train home from NYC. I have to say, Steven Kenson has not disappointed me yet with his storytelling. To me, it doesn't come off arrogant, rules-pointing nor does his style have that "this-is-canon-live-with-it" that other SR novels have had (Steel Rain had that, IMHO). I'm looking forward to his next SR novel in January. :D
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