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Shadowrun Novels #66
Shadowrun: Deniable Assets
LOST SECRETS ARE THE DEADLIEST SECRETS OF ALL...
Shadowrunner Katar Hawke knows the score on the streets. Every job is to be executed swiftly and simply—no muss, no fuss, and with as little help as possible. But when an extraction of a seemingly ordinary grad student from a Central American dig goes south in a big way, Hawke has to keep them both alive while he figures out what he’s stumbled into—and how to get out of it in one piece.
But nothing about this shadowrun is remotely ordinary. The student, Rachel Gordon, has unearthed an artifact linking the Sixth World and the long gone, magical Second World. The discovery sets off a lethal chain reaction of feuding megacorporations and cold-blooded killers who will do anything to get their hands on her and what she knows.
Caught in the hardest of hard places, Hawke must break his cardinal rule and assemble his own shadowrunning team to survive what’s coming at him. But in the end, it all comes down to one will he sell out Rachel to the highest bidder, or join her on a quest that could change the face of the Sixth World forever?
Shadowrunner Katar Hawke knows the score on the streets. Every job is to be executed swiftly and simply—no muss, no fuss, and with as little help as possible. But when an extraction of a seemingly ordinary grad student from a Central American dig goes south in a big way, Hawke has to keep them both alive while he figures out what he’s stumbled into—and how to get out of it in one piece.
But nothing about this shadowrun is remotely ordinary. The student, Rachel Gordon, has unearthed an artifact linking the Sixth World and the long gone, magical Second World. The discovery sets off a lethal chain reaction of feuding megacorporations and cold-blooded killers who will do anything to get their hands on her and what she knows.
Caught in the hardest of hard places, Hawke must break his cardinal rule and assemble his own shadowrunning team to survive what’s coming at him. But in the end, it all comes down to one will he sell out Rachel to the highest bidder, or join her on a quest that could change the face of the Sixth World forever?
362 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 5, 2016
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Mel Odom
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aka Jordan Gray
Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list . The Rover was an Alyx Award winner. He has also written a scientific adventure of the high seas set in the 19th century entitled Hunters of the Dark Sea. He lives in Oklahoma.
aka Jordan Gray
Mel Odom is a bestselling writer for hire for Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms, Gold Eagle's Mack Bolan, and Pocket's Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel book lines. His debut SF novel Lethal Interface made the Locus recommended list . The Rover was an Alyx Award winner. He has also written a scientific adventure of the high seas set in the 19th century entitled Hunters of the Dark Sea. He lives in Oklahoma.
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December 2, 2018
Booring
May 1, 2018
This is a good fantasy, cyberpunk book (Shadowrun).
However, it doesn't feel like a modern 5th edition book. Instead it feels like Mel hasn't read anything new and was only told that the Wireless Matrix and Technomancers exist. They also probably told him about new guns, but those may have existed back in the day I am not sure.
Still a good read, but it feels strange after having read so many other 5th ed books. It kind of reminds me of reading a Warhammer 40K book after reading tons of Horus Heresy books (if you get that reference you are a nerd [haha])
I actually would have given this a 4 star if I had read it before the others. I loved Mel in the old days, and it felt like the old days again.
However, it doesn't feel like a modern 5th edition book. Instead it feels like Mel hasn't read anything new and was only told that the Wireless Matrix and Technomancers exist. They also probably told him about new guns, but those may have existed back in the day I am not sure.
Still a good read, but it feels strange after having read so many other 5th ed books. It kind of reminds me of reading a Warhammer 40K book after reading tons of Horus Heresy books (if you get that reference you are a nerd [haha])
I actually would have given this a 4 star if I had read it before the others. I loved Mel in the old days, and it felt like the old days again.
July 6, 2017
This book is certainly not a bad one but it's not very exciting or enticing other. Half of the book is spent in a submarine and it probably doesn't help that one of the principal characters is unconscious for just as long. Furthermore, the ending seems to be incomplete as if the text ran out of space. I want to like it more but unfortunately it's not quite there.
December 28, 2022
I liked it but would have liked to see a follow-up. The ending felt rushed compared to the first 2/3 of the book. I didn't have much knowledge of Shadow run but it didn't hinder the story.
4 stars for the dialogue 3.5 stars for the ending.
4 stars for the dialogue 3.5 stars for the ending.
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July 1, 2024
An action flick of a book. Lots of action, sometimes not a lot actually happened but other times a lot of the story is being advanced in the same amount of pages and action.
Reading it ended up being a drag. The story was not the primary concern of the author.
Reading it ended up being a drag. The story was not the primary concern of the author.
March 6, 2019
Quite the fun read. The book keeps you going for a while, but I think there could have a been a better twist in the end.
February 22, 2021
Twisting and turning right to the finish
The complexity of the story grows throughout. Mysteries linger are revealed and then answers shattered. The purity of the shadowrun universe is maintained by a master and includes enough "inside" references to tip the hat to long time fans as well as quick descriptions for the uninitiated. The many characters are interwoven and each holds a backstory that enriches our connection to them and builds our connection with the team itself. Globe trotting through many plexes with introductions to side players bring you into the sixth world and leaves a strong sense of the political, magical, and geographic landscape of the Shadowrun universe. I look forward to the next one. Thank you to the author.
The complexity of the story grows throughout. Mysteries linger are revealed and then answers shattered. The purity of the shadowrun universe is maintained by a master and includes enough "inside" references to tip the hat to long time fans as well as quick descriptions for the uninitiated. The many characters are interwoven and each holds a backstory that enriches our connection to them and builds our connection with the team itself. Globe trotting through many plexes with introductions to side players bring you into the sixth world and leaves a strong sense of the political, magical, and geographic landscape of the Shadowrun universe. I look forward to the next one. Thank you to the author.
August 8, 2016
While I think I preferred the short stories from Shadowrun Universe, this isn't a bad book. Maybe it is a bit... bland with the characterization not being as deep as I would hope, but the plot, pacing and setting are really nice.
I may have given it a lower note but I LOVED all those subtle nods to EarthDawn, Fourth World and Horrors. The ending though felt a bit rushed and cut off without a proper resolution - but maybe it is just setting the stage for something bigger? I sure hope so.
But I sure hope the last lines didn't mean that it ended in a romance because THAT would literally come from nowhere.
I may have given it a lower note but I LOVED all those subtle nods to EarthDawn, Fourth World and Horrors. The ending though felt a bit rushed and cut off without a proper resolution - but maybe it is just setting the stage for something bigger? I sure hope so.
But I sure hope the last lines didn't mean that it ended in a romance because THAT would literally come from nowhere.
June 3, 2016
Enjoyable storyline in the Shadowrun universe.
Easy read with all you'd expect from a Shadowrun novel. Twists turns and lots of action. If you enjoy all things Shadowrun give it a try.
Easy read with all you'd expect from a Shadowrun novel. Twists turns and lots of action. If you enjoy all things Shadowrun give it a try.
July 4, 2016
Lang hats gedauert... Lag aber eher an meiner generellen Lesemotivation, als an dem Buch. Flott geschrieben, mit viel Action und einer interessanten Story rund um typische Runner-Kameradschaft/Romantik.
March 21, 2016
Not one of the stronger Shadowrun novels.
July 14, 2021
Ist eben Shadowrun. Es hat mich unterhalten und ich mag wie sich nach und nach eine Runnergruppe bildet. Die meisten Charaktere bleiben aber etwas sehr farblos.
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