 Born to Run novel, I don't get it |
 Dec 29 2005, 07:10 PM
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Just got it on Monday and finished it this morning. Very short read. Wasn't too bad. Definitely went back to the punkish roots of cyberpunk. A good primer manual for getting people interested in general. Not worth the $10+sales tax canadian that I spent but Chapters has very loose return policies so I'm not overly concerned.
What I don't get is why it is set in SR3? Maybe this is why I work in baseball and not game development but it seems like you'd want your supporting products to support your main product. I.e. the new edition you just released. The world presented in this book and the world presented in SR4 are different enough to cause problems. I was expecting a book that'd give an idea of the flavor that FanPro was going with for AR but alas! Not so. Instead it's set sometime in early 2060 (not 2053 like the back of the book says unless Fuchi happened to suddenly collapse earlier than in the rpg). Probably has to do with the fact that it was released so fast that the author didn't have time to work with the new material. Oh well...mine is going back and will more than likely be sent back to the publisher. Don't get me wrong...it's a good read if you set aside a whole afternoon or day to read it. I'd recomend getting it from the library however. |
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Cheops Born to Run novel Dec 29 2005, 07:10 PM
The Question Man Too be honest I did not think it was worthy of Ste... Dec 29 2005, 07:22 PM Adam It's a WizKids novel, not a FanPro novel; they... Dec 29 2005, 07:56 PM Mr.Platinum Yeah i'm looking forward to the 4th ed novels. Dec 29 2005, 10:52 PM BookWyrm I'd ahave to agree, but not on the lesser-expe... Dec 29 2005, 10:59 PM JM Hardy What Adam said is right on the money, but let me a... Dec 29 2005, 11:35 PM fistandantilus3.0 If only it included Drop Bears. Dec 30 2005, 05:52 AM Dale Noooo! Dec 30 2005, 06:01 AM Grinder QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) If only it included Drop... Dec 30 2005, 09:23 AM Jrayjoker QUOTE (JM Hardy @ Dec 29 2005, 06:35 PM) my b... Dec 30 2005, 02:36 PM Grinder Sometimes it's just too easy to convert new fo... Dec 30 2005, 03:30 PM Cynic project It sucked.
The main character show up and with... Dec 30 2005, 08:44 PM mattness pl QUOTE (JM Hardy) Due to the different publishing s... Jan 30 2006, 05:00 PM mintcar Born to Run is a very bad novel. But to it's d... Jan 30 2006, 05:24 PM SL James Jesus, I nearly blew a blood vessel. Why don't... Jan 30 2006, 07:48 PM BookWyrm The second novel, Poison Agendas, is out & I p... Jan 30 2006, 07:59 PM JM Hardy QUOTE (mattness pl)According to this info, your bo... Jan 31 2006, 12:55 AM Lindt Eh, it was ok. But I also havent read any of the ... Jan 31 2006, 12:59 AM Wounded Ronin Hmm, I remember reading a lot of the SR novels. M... Jan 31 2006, 01:55 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (mintcar) Born to Run is a very bad novel. B... Jan 31 2006, 03:19 AM toturi Figured that the runners rolled low for their Etiq... Jan 31 2006, 03:29 AM Rajaat99 Geez, I read both of the new ones and they weren... Feb 1 2006, 05:08 PM SL James In 2053, Lindstrom was a mayor, and Seattle is a c... Feb 1 2006, 07:14 PM fistandantilus3.0 really, i was dissapointed. I've liked other s... Feb 2 2006, 06:10 AM mintcar QUOTE (SL James) Jesus, I nearly blew a blood vess... Feb 2 2006, 07:27 AM Critias Never fucking mind. Feb 2 2006, 07:38 AM Bull He's also a forum member, and due a little res... Feb 2 2006, 08:02 AM Critias Never fucking mind. Feb 2 2006, 08:43 AM Grinder QUOTE (mintcar) The way I see it he would propably... Feb 2 2006, 09:59 AM mintcar QUOTE (Bull @ Feb 2 2006, 03:02 AM) He's ... Feb 2 2006, 01:07 PM Rajaat99 QUOTE (SL James) In 2053, Lindstrom was a mayor, a... Feb 2 2006, 02:56 PM nick012000 QUOTE (Grinder @ Feb 2 2006, 04:59 AM) QUOTE ... Feb 2 2006, 03:00 PM BookWyrm QUOTE (JM Hardy @ Jan 31 2006, 12:55 AM) QUOT... Feb 2 2006, 08:14 PM JM Hardy QUOTE (BookWyrm)You can also find it HERE with an ... Feb 2 2006, 09:18 PM Aku QUOTE (JM Hardy) QUOTE (BookWyrm)You can also find... Feb 2 2006, 09:56 PM Grinder QUOTE (nick012000)QUOTE (Grinder @ Feb 2 2006... Feb 3 2006, 12:20 AM Dale Is Drops of Corruption a continuation of the new t... Feb 3 2006, 03:35 AM Dale Figures, one minute after posting I find the blurb... Feb 3 2006, 03:40 AM fistandantilus3.0 cool, a burnout! Sounds like a good start... Feb 3 2006, 05:21 AM SL James QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) Suddenly I have this ima... Feb 3 2006, 05:50 AM fistandantilus3.0 mundanes can write formula Feb 3 2006, 05:59 AM SL James *whoooosh*
*points fist to SK's homepage* Feb 3 2006, 06:30 AM BookWyrm I've known SK for quite a while now, originall... Feb 3 2006, 06:42 AM fistandantilus3.0 'preciate it James, but for some reason, my wo... Feb 3 2006, 07:27 AM mintcar Swordfish mustard ball was in the SR5 april's ... Feb 3 2006, 08:04 AM fistandantilus3.0 hehe, yes Feb 3 2006, 08:11 AM mintcar Hehe. I remember now. It was like a FAQ, and one o... Feb 3 2006, 08:37 AM JM Hardy QUOTE (Dale)Is Drops of Corruption a continuation ... Feb 3 2006, 03:42 PM BookWyrm QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) BookWyrm, the honey-must... Feb 3 2006, 06:35 PM Adam Actually, Swordfish Mustardball did not come from ... Feb 3 2006, 08:28 PM mintcar Thanks for clearing that up. Sure sounds like bull... Feb 3 2006, 08:36 PM SL James QUOTE (mintcar) Still, your unreasonable hate is j... Feb 3 2006, 10:09 PM fistandantilus3.0 QUOTE (JM Hardy)
I don't like to give away mu... Feb 4 2006, 05:29 AM Deadjester I have read the newest two book by SK and while I ... Feb 5 2006, 02:40 PM BookWyrm I think that's the novel Lone Wolf by Nigel D.... Feb 6 2006, 05:49 AM PBTHHHHT wrong, that series is the Find Your Own Truth seri... Feb 6 2006, 06:23 AM hyzmarca Sam "Twist" Verner appears in the Secret... Feb 6 2006, 06:42 AM PBTHHHHT oops, that's what I meant, the secrets of powe... Feb 6 2006, 06:47 AM Rajaat99 QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0) Anyone read Poison Memor... Feb 8 2006, 03:11 PM SL James Shadowplay by Nigel Findley (the novel's plot ... Feb 8 2006, 07:52 PM Cynic project Again I'll post the thing that killed the whol... Feb 8 2006, 10:40 PM BookWyrm Ah, got it, thanks PHBT & hyzmarce. Feb 9 2006, 01:14 AM BookWyrm QUOTE (Rajaat99) QUOTE (fistandantilus3.0 @ F... Feb 9 2006, 01:18 AM Kremlin KOA QUOTE (Cynic project) Again I'll post the thin... Feb 9 2006, 06:44 AM BookWyrm Well, the book's finally finished. Not bad, ke... Feb 15 2006, 06:11 AM fistandantilus3.0 wow, 300 some-odd pages, and that's all it get... Feb 15 2006, 07:04 AM BookWyrm I didn't want to spoil it for anyone else. The... Feb 17 2006, 04:41 AM fistandantilus3.0 That still seems to sum up my problems with the fi... Feb 17 2006, 07:28 AM BookWyrm Fistandantilus, try ordering it through a local Ba... Feb 17 2006, 07:40 PM fistandantilus3.0 my lovely wife just got me the membership thingy t... Feb 18 2006, 05:27 AM BookWyrm True, true. It should stay available for order for... Feb 20 2006, 03:55 AM BookWyrm OK, novel 3 (Fallen Angels) is out, because I pick... Mar 14 2006, 12:51 AM JonathanC I'm not familiar with Kenson's previous Sh... Mar 14 2006, 02:24 AM JonathanC Alright, I finished Poison Agendas...it took a ser... Mar 15 2006, 05:33 AM BookWyrm I'd have to agree with you, Jonathan, it appea... Mar 15 2006, 05:55 AM fistandantilus3.0 Just saw Poisoned Memories on the shelf today . FI... Mar 15 2006, 06:19 AM fistandantilus3.0 OK, so I just finished reading it through, over al... Mar 16 2006, 09:35 AM JonathanC It suffers from an excess of exposition, just like... Mar 16 2006, 04:59 PM BookWyrm QUOTE (JonathanC) It suffers from an excess of exp... Mar 16 2006, 08:08 PM JonathanC Glad you agree. Again, I would definitely hand the... Mar 16 2006, 10:55 PM fistandantilus3.0 The dwarf just came across as convenient cannon f... Mar 17 2006, 05:43 AM Chrome Shadow Well, i have all the previous SR novels, so I Have... Mar 17 2006, 03:58 PM SL James Can't... breath... Mar 17 2006, 04:30 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Chrome Shadow) Well, i have all the previou... Mar 17 2006, 10:14 PM coyote6 QUOTE (JonathanC) There's a third? I thought o... Mar 17 2006, 10:42 PM JonathanC QUOTE (coyote6) QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 17 200... Mar 18 2006, 01:06 AM Snow_Fox I seemed to have missed this one. or maybe I was j... Mar 18 2006, 03:44 PM fistandantilus3.0 sounds twisted Mar 19 2006, 06:03 AM Chrome Shadow Yep. "Fallen Angels" is out. Mar 20 2006, 06:31 PM JonathanC Is it worth getting? I'm kind of curious about... Mar 20 2006, 06:42 PM arenn Fallen Angels is more of the same. I'd rate it... Mar 21 2006, 02:35 PM ATimson QUOTE (JonathanC)Again, I would definitely hand th... Mar 22 2006, 10:06 PM hyzmarca Well, there is a central plot and a central set of... Mar 22 2006, 11:03 PM fistandantilus3.0 Some of my favorite books ever were Steven Brust... Mar 23 2006, 05:16 AM SL James Something toxic? Mar 23 2006, 05:16 PM arenn There are really two different things you can be l... Mar 23 2006, 08:26 PM Dale Personally, I'm salivating at the imminent arr... Mar 24 2006, 02:02 AM Adam QUOTE (Dale) Personally, I'm salivating at the... Mar 24 2006, 04:46 AM ChaLk Just putting in my 2 cents....
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