 New Novels Confirmed! :D |
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 May 12 2005, 05:22 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 'official' site posts that at least six new novels are coming, published by Roc (who published the previous series) & they will be 'side-stories', meaning they take place in the SR universe, but independent of the FanPro plotlines. :D
Also, my friend Stephen Kenson (author of The Burning Time & Ragnarock novels, and the Awakenings supplement) is a confirmed author. :D |
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May 12 2005, 07:00 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Eeeenteresting. Since I haven't read any of their work, has anyone read anything by any of the other authors?
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May 12 2005, 07:48 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Too bad you won't get translations from some of the newer German novels. The three I read so far are surprisingly good.
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May 12 2005, 08:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 19-August 02 Member No.: 3,139 |
Steve Kenson's written 4 SR Novelss; Technobabel, Crossroads, Ragnarock, and The Burning Time
As well as: Author: Awakenings: New Magic in 2057, Super Tuesday!, Portfolio of a Dragon: Dunkelzahn's Secrets, Underworld, Mob War!, New Seattle, Magic in the Shadows, Survival of the Fittest Contributor: The Grimoire (Second Edition), Harlequin's Back, Threats, Shadows of the Underworld, The Shadowrun Companion: Beyond the Shadows, Target: UCAS, Target: Smuggler Havens, Shadowrun (Third Edition), Critters, Corporate Download, Brainscan, Target: Matrix, Year of the Comet. Target: Awakened Lands, Threats 2, Shadows of North America, Target: Wastelands, Dragons of the Sixth World, Shadows of Europe. Odds are you've seen something by him. :) |
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May 12 2005, 08:24 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,632 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Portland Oregon, USA Member No.: 1,304 |
Excellent. I love SR fiction. Looks like my collection will get a little bigger.
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May 12 2005, 08:43 PM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Sorry, when I said other I meant the authors that BookWyrm hadn't mentioned - Stephen Dedman, Jason Hardy and Jean Rabe.
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May 12 2005, 08:48 PM
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Not Cameron Diaz Group: Retired Admins Posts: 472 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Newark, Delaware Member No.: 188 |
FlakJacket: Jason Hardy wrote a piece of short fiction for the website, called Unmaking the Man. He's also written some fiction for Crimson Skies. Jean Rabe is better known for her novels for Wizards of the Coast; here is her site. Stephen Dedman sounds familiar, but I can't place the name -- however, I did find at least a partial bibliography that lists his work.
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May 12 2005, 08:50 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 571 Joined: 9-January 05 From: In the 9th circle of hell Member No.: 6,950 |
JOY! More novels! (jumps up and does happy dance.)
Any word on when they come out? |
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May 12 2005, 10:34 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
I liked that one novel that had vampires, lesbians, and lesbian vampires. And there was a troll with a vindicator minigun. And they also had a van, and the vampires had cyberwear!
Yeah, that was my fave. |
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May 12 2005, 10:41 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,174 Joined: 13-May 04 From: UCAS Member No.: 6,327 |
Aaaaah.... somebody shoot me (or him) please! :P |
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May 12 2005, 10:45 PM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
Don't forget the strippers.
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May 12 2005, 11:36 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
I DO hope that was ironic. :| Lesbian troll vampires with cyberwear and a vindicator minigun riding a van ... :P Somene send that after the author of that book! :D Not the strippers though. We can keep those in reserve, in case some of the new books turn out to be .... interesting. |
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May 12 2005, 11:47 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
no. not ironic. horrible truth.
the book itself wasn't bad; the writing was alright. but it didn't really have much to do with shadowrun. |
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May 13 2005, 12:49 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Wounded Ronin: Mixing up two books there, I think. Don't forget the teenage sex-trip that was Nadja Daviar meeting up with Ryan Mercury, or the confusing affections of Romulus for Mysterious Elf Lady and Loyal Friend's Dog alike.
Ooh! Ooh! I know! Let's bring back the fifty-year-old elf with the sagging breasts whose daughter's half-sister was an ork *you thought your family had problems* |
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May 13 2005, 12:50 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 |
Terminus Experiment might not have a lot to do with shadowrunning, but it had much to do with Shadowrun.
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May 13 2005, 05:00 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,978 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 500 |
Are you sure?
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May 13 2005, 07:10 AM
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Guests |
Hey! Some of us like large brown nipples. |
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May 13 2005, 08:56 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 142 Joined: 29-November 02 Member No.: 3,660 |
WOOT !!!!!! YES YES YES!!!!!1
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May 13 2005, 10:57 AM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Not really. At least I personally loathe the Supers feel of the late American novels - starting about with Dragonheart, though it had been there right from the beginning (Twist, I'm looking at you!). A matter of taste really, but as far as I am concerned, this isn't Shadowrun, this is Champions with elves and orcs. |
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May 13 2005, 10:59 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
[nerd] you mean... in reality? [/nerd] :D |
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May 13 2005, 11:14 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 4-December 02 From: Ankeny, IA Member No.: 3,684 |
It really pleases me to see more Kenson novel work. I adored Crossroads. I like his other books, but the first person in Crossroads really worked for me (despite the fact that I am usually ra-ra Third person.)
Do we know if this Trilogy from Steve will be the same trilogy he was writing (wrote?) for SRD, or if it is new material? And I confess to a bit of nervousness in regard to "outside of the FanPro SR Plotlines." Does this mean the books are out-of-continuity for the game universe? I'm less keen about that. --PenAgain |
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May 13 2005, 07:31 PM
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I was specifically referring to the line(s) in Stranger Souls (the entire DHS), although for some reason it was a fun reference amongst a couple of users on SL (including one who later went on to write for SR) that was screwed up by joking about dark brown nipples for a long time. DBN actually has its own cache on SL that means more than the correct wording. It's like the line in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance that is quoted in POAD:DS (although why in there I don't fully know. I never gave it a lot of thought): "When legend becomes fact, print the legend." |
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May 13 2005, 08:11 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Ahhhh....yeeessss... ;)
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May 13 2005, 11:36 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,978 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New Jersey, USA Member No.: 500 |
I think what it means is that the novels won't be canon, meaning they won't have an effect on the storyline like the previous novels did (and, more infamously, like the Battletech novels did*). --- *This deserves an explanation. Battletech novels have, AIUI, always been canon, meaning they've always had an effect upon (and advanced) the storyline. (That was certainly true with regards to the classic BT novels.) This could make things very annoying if you couldn't get the novels, as the sourcebooks would rapidly stop making sense. SR was similar, but the novels didn't hold quite so much of the storyline, and certainly didn't hold essential pieces like the BT novels did. |
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May 14 2005, 12:11 AM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Crimsondude: Could you please explain what SL, DHS and DBN are?
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