Runner Sterben Schnell

Shadowrun Novels Germany #40

by Mel Odom

Argent ist einer der besten Shadowrunner im Geschäft, wenn auch mit einem Handicap: er hat ein Gewissen. Seit vor ein paar Jahren ein Run völlig schiefgelaufen ist, bei dem er zwei Teamkameraden verloren hat, übernimmt er nur noch kleinere Aufträge und arbeitet immer allein. Als ihn der Hilferuf seiner früheren Freundin Andi Sencio erreicht, die im Auftrag eines Konzerns streng geheime Daten gestohlen hat, steht er vor der schwierigsten Entscheidung seines Lebens. Sencio und ihr Team sitzen in Pueblo hoffnungslos in der Falle, denn gleich drei Megakonzerne haben es auf sie abgesehen. Obwohl jeder Versuch, Sencio aus ihrem Versteck herauszuhauen, völlig aussichtslos erscheint, stellt Argent mit den besten Leuten, die er bekommen kann, ein Team zusammen und entwirft einen verwegenen Plan...

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

331 pages, Taschenbuch

First published February 1, 1999

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

[Austin Beeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

An adrenaline fueled cyberpunk “Rambo” action thriller. Little character development or really anything except action. Fun macho wish-fulfillment.

[Kenny Ketner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent, focused on combat action

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Runs from start to finish

Some of the clearest and sharpest matrix action descriptions in the entire stable of Shadowrun novels. Moments during physical action sequences that the author does not have to give us to make it work but does to make it even tastier. Sensory heavy action. Purposeful destruction and gore. An introspective protagonist. Insight into the perspectives of all the key players creating clarity then twisting it away and bringing it back again. Thank you to the author.

[Todd Landrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent popcorn read with a standard, stoic, angst-ridden hero. The bad guys are reasonably dastardly, the action fast & furious. The hero was near-invulnerable though which drained most of the tension from the story.

[Benjamin Norton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cliche characters with nonsense motivations. A boring, Mary Sue protagonist constantly protected by plot armor who does nothing to earn the respect everyone seems all to eager heap on him. A completely unsatisfying ending.

[Aderinto]

FASCINATING,ENJOYED MY RIGHT FROM THE FIRST PAGE