- Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Roc (MM) (Nov 1 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451460588
- ISBN-13: 978-0451460585
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #502,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good shadowrun novel,
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Ce commentaire est de: Born To Run: A Shadowrun Novel #01 (Mass Market Paperback)
It took me a couple of days to go through this book. Not because this is an awesome book but rather because it is kinda short. However, the story is decent and it really has a typical shadowrun feel to it. As opposed to some older shadowrun novels who just used the source material to give a background to their story, this book is really about a run (precisely, two runs) and how they are executed. After a while, a backstory is beginning to take form and it will surely be the main focus of the following books. However, it isn't that important in this first volume.
If you want a book with a deep involving story with great character evolution and all, you'll be disappointed. If you like Shadowrun or a light cyberpunk theme (not at all like Neuromancer) and you want a quick enjoyable read, you'll probably like this book.
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3.6 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
still shadowrun after all these years !!!,
By Rodne L. Bridges - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Born To Run: A Shadowrun Novel #01 (Mass Market Paperback)
i'm not exactly sure why they restarted this series, number-wise that is. perhaps to introduce new characters like kellan,lothan, silver max and the like. i am only four or five books short of reading (for the second time in some cases) the entire first run of the shadowrun series. it's tight as far as continuity goes, it makes reference to the "night of rage" and goblinization and other historical events in the shadowrun history. stephen kenson "keeps it real" in the true SR fashion. this book is accessible to all fans, new and old. this books does a good job explaining SR lingo,lifestyle and metatypes in an interesting manner, exciting to the new reader, but yet not redundant to the experienced SR reader. kenson does it again!! up there with charette !!! buy it !!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining, exciting and filled with plenty of action,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Born To Run: A Shadowrun Novel #01 (Mass Market Paperback)
When The Awakening happened, those humans that had special genetic markers turn into creatures of myth and legends including furies, trolls, Orcs and dwarves. Magic has returned to an earth ruled by the new superpowers, mega corporations whose people live in secured places so they don't mix with the hoi polloi. The map of North America has changed dramatically with Canada and the United States being one nation surrounded by countries consisting of various Indian tribes and a land belonging solely to the fairies.
Kellan Colt arrives in Seattle for a connection to become a Shadowrunner, a person who will take any job, usually illegal and who goes to any length to complete it and collect the credits. She becomes friendly with the Orc G-Dogg who introduces her to Lothan the leader of his cell of Shadowrunners.. They contract a job to hijack a truck and bring it to a certain destination. Although they completed the job successfully Kellan feels that the client stiffed her; when she investigates she finds her hunch is right. She and her crew decide to pay the client back in kind. This first book in the Shadowrun trilogy is entertaining, exciting and filled with plenty of action. The protagonist has more heart and scruples than most shadow runners and is able to convince (through the force of her personality) her comrades to teach the client a lesson he will never forget. Readers will like and root for Kellan just as they like the shadow runners she works with because they have fully developed and distinct personalities. Harriet Klausner 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quick Read, Great Intro to Shadowrun,
By knight37 "knight37" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Born To Run: A Shadowrun Novel #01 (Mass Market Paperback)
I haven't read any previous Shadowrun novels so I am not biased by that. I have played the game some and read some of the sourcebooks. Born to Run starts off a whole new series with a new cast of characters. The writing is not difficult to read, and the action is fast paced. You get to know some of the shadowrunners in Seattle, and follow the career of a new runner named Kellan Colt. Because the story plays out from Kellan's perspective most of the time, you learn the world of shadowrunning along with her. I consider this book to be light reading, and it won't win any literary awards, but it was a really fun read and I enjoyed it immensely. I recommend it for anyone new to the world of Shadowrun or even to more seasoned Shadowrun fans who want to go back to their roots.
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