The Tarot, a powerful divination artifact, has appeared in the Sixth World. It works its will on anyone who finds one of its mystical cards, from runners surviving on the street to corp executives battling in the boardroom. And not just people’s lives will be changed, for the Awakened Tarot deck is more than just a formidable magic item, it has an agenda all its own, and will use those it comes in contact with to set its plans in motion…
Drawing Destiny is the latest original Shadowrun anthology, featuring twenty-three original stories about this brand-new artifact introduced into the game universe. Featuring stories from Michael A. Stackpole, Jennifer Brozek, Chris A. Jackson, Lucy A. Snyder, Aaron Rosenberg, R.L. King, Russell Zimmerman, Josh Vogt, Jason M. Hardy, and 14 more authors, these stories reveal how the Awakened Tarot will impact the Sixth World for better, and sometimes, for much worse…
This is the best SR Anthology and one of the best Anthologies I have ever read!
There are 24 stories and I enjoyed 21 or 22 of them. That is an accomplishment.
The Tarot Cards are not really the focus of this book. Some of the stories literally feature a card, are clearly inspired by the meaning or art of the card, but most of them appear to have been written and then a card was chosen to be the "inspiration".
This book will not shed light on the Shadowrun Tarot deck or its purpose in the world.
What it does is tell great SR stories in different parts of the world. Some are Shadowrunners and some are more regular people. The authors show us lots of lives and views of the Sixth World.
Clerical Errors are few and far between. Most of the stories are error free except for one of them and it had 3 or 4.
My only complaint is it is helpful if you look up the card or cards each story references. Was nice to find a wolf and raven story always had a soft spot for them.
Great set of short stories all either built around or built upon the 6th world tarot. OC Presley, Russ Zimmerman, Jason Hardy, and CZ Wright's stories are definitely ones to enjoy.