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Michael Sutherland has been around, but when a panicked Renraku Corp enlists his services, he quickly realizes this is no ordinary crisis - he's up against an immortal elf, Leo, who's engineered the most stylish and sophisticated electronic virus ever to destroy a computer system.

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Enlisted by a panicked Renraku Corp, hardened decker Michael Sutherland finds himself face-to-face with an immortal elf, Leo, who has created a sophisticated electronic virus that is capable of destroying any computer system.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great mix of fiction, supposed fact, and occult intrigue, Jul 8 2002

By	DHONDT Ann (my wife) (OSTEND Belgium) - See all my reviews

As part of the Shadowrun-series, this book continues the adventures of some great characters who actually have brains instead of "absolute power". It is indicative of the rapidly increasing number of crossovers between Shadowrun and Earthdawn, but can still be read without insight into Earthdawn.
One of the authors - Carl Sargent - is a professor at Cambrigde Univ. and clearly invested a lot of time and energy in investigating the plot ... which, no matter how far-reaching, is not just a figment of his imagination. For those who like to take an idea further, they should ckeck out non-fiction books like "The Templar Revelation" an "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" ... to get enough foor-for-thought to last months.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Opinion, Jul 28 2001

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Short and sweet:

Read the book just because of the character Streak - I ain't kidding, he makes the book worth reading.

Character descriptions are vague. Interactions between main chars and 'enemies' are poor and confusing. The concept of 'shadowrunners' (which these guys definitely are NOT) living in luxury is a refreshing change from the 'live-in-squallor' standard of most runner-types. I hate the Vatican so I took some pleasure in the idea that they would flex their muscle in the world of SR just to prevent the masses from learning something OTHER than what has been spoon-fed to them by Christianity. The writing style conveys the sense of the dark and gritty world of London. This book would have rated a Five had the descriptions and interactions been better.

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2.0 out of 5 stars That's a Shadowrun book, isn't it?, Dec 6 1999

By	moonfeather (Austria) - See all my reviews

I read the book in German and I was kind of surprised since I had actually expected it to be a Shadowrun book. Well - it's not, at least in my opinion. There are not, as the authors themselves state at one point, any actual shadowrunners in it (apart from the Elf mage, who doesn't really behave like a Shadowrunner). The best part in it is Streak - his comments are definitely the most enjoyable parts of the story! Also, the atmosphere is all kind of wrong - Shadowrunners do not live in the posh part of London. Besides, the book has no real ending - it doesn't explain how it is possible for Leonardo to be an Elf although there weren't any Elves in the Middle Ages. I think the fact that Leonardo is an Elf proves about anything else stated in any other Shadowrun book wrong. So, if you're particularly interested in Leonardo da Vinci or Religion and if you don't mind a Shadowrun book without any Shadowrunners in it, you might enjoy it. Otherwise - look out for the Secrets of Power trilogy (or anything else that has Dodger in it).

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing but amusing.
Well, I wouldn't call it poorly written - I found the verbal byplay between the characters hilarious (Streak alone might be worth reading the novel for). Read more

Published on Aug 10 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Ambient No Punch
I have Recently began reading SR novels after playing shadowrun for the past 4 years. It never accured to me that the novels could introduce something new to my experience, well i... Read more

Published on April 4 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars The book was a religously bigoted piece of claptrap.
The Entire concept I found Offensive and highly implausable (hey...vatican nukes anyone?) MG &CS have always been below average writers who must have an in with SOMEONE at... Read more

Published on Nov 1 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars A great mix of religion, magic, and technology.
I am a huge fan of Shadowrun novels and sci-fi in general, and I've found this to be one of my favorite books. Read more

Published on Oct 1 1997