Streets of Blood

Shadowrun Novels #8

by Carl Sargent, Marc Gascoigne

As dark shadows released from Victoria's reign run rampant in 2054 London, Geraint, Adept, Serrin, Francesca, and Rani are drawn into a world of deceit, death, and conspiracy. Original.

Genres: Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Role Playing Games, Novels

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1992

Reviews

[Kaoss · Rating 2 out of 5]

Allí of the previous books had something that made them shine: characters, plot... This one doesn't. It does a good job of showing the shadowrun universe, but so did the previous 7.

Only for hardcore fans.

[D351 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is definitely one of my favorites from this series. I really dig the tone of the ending.

[Otis Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This particular yarn is slicker than grease on a tin roof, but it starts out uglier than a bucket of smashed crabs. Down in the fog-choked, rain-slicked alleys of London's East End, someone—or something—is going around slicing up folks left and right. The calling card looks exactly like Jack the Ripper from back in the 1800s, but it's happening in the neon-lit future. If you like your sci-fi with a heavy side of old-fashioned detective horror and a dash of magic potion, this one is a real page-turner. It’s got plenty of action, plenty of mystery, and enough high-tech gibberish to make your granddaddy scratch his head. A solid, gritty ride through a digital nightmare.

[Michael Kelleher · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love the world of Shadowrun and the other novels I read in the series were quite good. This one, however, was a drawn out murder-mystery with an overly confusing plot. Additionally, the characters were so one-dimensional that I struggles to remember who was who.

[Rui Castro · Rating 2 out of 5]

At first it wasn't a easy read, very dense English.

The final chapter was also a very strange conclusion.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! Really identified with the characters. Hated the denouement.

[Marc · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book seemed a bit more dense than the other SR novels, but the characters were decently developed. The ending was a two-edged sword. On one hand, it reminded us of who the real power players are in the SR universe. On the other, it kind of put the whole story and characters' efforts into a futile perspective--which may have been exactly the point!

[Cthulhu · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tale of Brits in the Shadowrun Cyberpunk world

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good ride until the end.. it all falls apart at the end but I guess that's how a showdowrun goes. Not a bad book I was just hoping for a different kinda ending

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

i am going to read this entire delightful, stupid series if it kills me.

[Kodysandwich · Rating 4 out of 5]

well that was a lot in a short amount of pages. 9_9 Shadowrun is a wild universe.