Shadowrun: Ein ganz normaler Auftrag

Shadowrun Novels #66

by Mel Odom

Katar Hawke kennt die Straßen und die Schatten. Jeder Job muss schnell erledigt werden, mit möglichst wenig Hilfe und ohne Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen. Als aber 

die Extraktion der scheinbar einfachen Studentin Rachel Gordon von einer Ausgrabungsstätte in Zentralamerika schief geht, muss Hawke sie beide am Leben halten und gleichzeitig herausfinden, in was für eine Gefahr er geraten ist – und wie er wieder herauskommt. Zum Äußersten getrieben muss Hawke seine Grundsätze über Bord werfen und sein eigenes Shadowrunner-Team aufstellen. Um zu überleben. Und um sich letztlich der Frage zu Soll er Rachel an den Höchstbietenden verscherbeln oder sie bei einer Quest unterstützen, die das Angesicht der Sechsten Welt für immer verändern könnte?

Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Cyberpunk, Urban Fantasy

Kindle Edition

Published July 1, 2018

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

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.

Reviews

[Tea · Rating 1 out of 5]

Booring

[Matthew Gilliland · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Scott Dickinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Christoph Weber · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Michael A · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Filip · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Greg Gustin · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Daniel Cloutier · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not one of the stronger Shadowrun novels.

[Jannis Fritsche · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.