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Shadowrun - CGL Enhanced Fiction #1
Another Rainy Night
Blood Runs Red
Every day in the Sixth World people die in a thousand different ways. Every day blood is spilled. Every place that rain falls, it washes away some of the red that stains the streets.
Eliminating every killer in the Sixth World is as impossible as drying up every raindrop in a storm, but Thomas McAllister doesn’t want to get rid of all of them. Just one. He’s been on this killer’s trail for a while, and he knows he’s getting closer. The only question is if he’ll be able to handle getting as close as he’s about to be, or if his blood will join the stream that regularly flows into the gutters of the sprawls.
Every day in the Sixth World people die in a thousand different ways. Every day blood is spilled. Every place that rain falls, it washes away some of the red that stains the streets.
Eliminating every killer in the Sixth World is as impossible as drying up every raindrop in a storm, but Thomas McAllister doesn’t want to get rid of all of them. Just one. He’s been on this killer’s trail for a while, and he knows he’s getting closer. The only question is if he’ll be able to handle getting as close as he’s about to be, or if his blood will join the stream that regularly flows into the gutters of the sprawls.
42 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 13, 2013
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January 23, 2017
In the world of gaming, very few titles seem able to make the leap from "good game" to "good game fiction." For me, only the renowned game world of Warhammer 40K has consistently hooked me with novels and short stories that make excellent use of its dark, imaginative future.
Now I can add another game to that exclusive list: Shadowrun. As with 40K, Shadowrun's darkly imaginative futuristic vision, one that unexpectedly yet successfully merges cyberpunk with fantasy, has proven to be very fertile ground for talented writers who are as entranced by this noirish and futuristic urban fantasy vision as I am. My first foray into the literary side of Shadowrun was the superlative short story collection, "Spells and Chrome," a title I highly recommend. "Another Rainy Night" continues this legacy of excellence.
Honestly, "Another Rainy Night" more properly belongs in the "Spells and Chrome" collection than as a standalone title because it comes in at a scant thirty pages, something that doesn't even qualify as a "novella" in my opinion (and doesn't really deserve its $1.99 price tag considering its brevity- .99 cents would be more fair). However, short as it may be, author Patrick Goodman created a perfect noir-inspired tale about a vampire hunter and a Knight Errant detective (they are the private security service of the Sixth World) out to capture a vicious vampire serial killer who is on a mission to take back the night. Again, because of the brevity of the story, there isn't too much depth to "Another Rainy Night" - it plays outs in a workmanlike fashion without any twists - but, regardless, it gets the job done and fits in perfectly with the dark urban fantasy world of Shadowrun.
If you are new to Shadowrun, this brief tale might be a good place to start!
Now I can add another game to that exclusive list: Shadowrun. As with 40K, Shadowrun's darkly imaginative futuristic vision, one that unexpectedly yet successfully merges cyberpunk with fantasy, has proven to be very fertile ground for talented writers who are as entranced by this noirish and futuristic urban fantasy vision as I am. My first foray into the literary side of Shadowrun was the superlative short story collection, "Spells and Chrome," a title I highly recommend. "Another Rainy Night" continues this legacy of excellence.
Honestly, "Another Rainy Night" more properly belongs in the "Spells and Chrome" collection than as a standalone title because it comes in at a scant thirty pages, something that doesn't even qualify as a "novella" in my opinion (and doesn't really deserve its $1.99 price tag considering its brevity- .99 cents would be more fair). However, short as it may be, author Patrick Goodman created a perfect noir-inspired tale about a vampire hunter and a Knight Errant detective (they are the private security service of the Sixth World) out to capture a vicious vampire serial killer who is on a mission to take back the night. Again, because of the brevity of the story, there isn't too much depth to "Another Rainy Night" - it plays outs in a workmanlike fashion without any twists - but, regardless, it gets the job done and fits in perfectly with the dark urban fantasy world of Shadowrun.
If you are new to Shadowrun, this brief tale might be a good place to start!
April 10, 2014
Shadowrun: One of those guilty pleasures I like to delve into from time to time for something quick and dirty to read. Something were you generally know what you're getting into.
This short story that more truly feels like the first chapter of a serialised novel. I feel I don't know enough about the Shadowrun world to understand some of the references to things, but it didn't interfere too much with the story. Approach this as a futuristic vampire hunt and you'll get more out of it. It only takes about 30 mins to read.
This short story that more truly feels like the first chapter of a serialised novel. I feel I don't know enough about the Shadowrun world to understand some of the references to things, but it didn't interfere too much with the story. Approach this as a futuristic vampire hunt and you'll get more out of it. It only takes about 30 mins to read.
December 15, 2020
I couldn’t finish this book despite it only being 30 pages. That should really tell you something.
This didn’t feel like something from the Shadowrun-verse. Instead it felt like a really bad creative writing assignment from someone who read too many mystery/crime novels and had a basic understanding of Shadowrun and thought “these would go really well together”. And the thing is, they would have gone great together if the writer was better and actually utilized the setting in an interesting way and wasn’t cribbing from every cliche and stereotype in crime fiction.
This didn’t feel like something from the Shadowrun-verse. Instead it felt like a really bad creative writing assignment from someone who read too many mystery/crime novels and had a basic understanding of Shadowrun and thought “these would go really well together”. And the thing is, they would have gone great together if the writer was better and actually utilized the setting in an interesting way and wasn’t cribbing from every cliche and stereotype in crime fiction.
November 17, 2014
2073 год. Профессор вирусологии из Хьюстона Томас Маккалистер - признанный эксперт-вампиролог, регулярно сотрудничающий с Knight Errant на внештатной основе. Когда в Денвере происходит серия убийств, схожих с действиями вампиров, Маккалистер прибывает в город, чтобы сделать вскоре неприятное открытие. Его заманили на эти улицы специально, а вампир, которого надо остановить - его бывшая ученица Тереза Кастильо.
Переход от романов к новеллам сделал чтение канонического “Шэдоурана” весьма мучительным. Сюжетная инвестигация стартует прекрасно, со всеми деталями и нюансами, свойственными Шестому миру, но уже через десять-пятнадцать страниц внезапно обрывается и ставит точку. Финальный аккорд, из которого мы узнаём, что денверский инцидент - всего лишь начало чего-то более серьезного, оставляет случайного читателя в легкой растерянности. И где теперь прикажете искать продолжение этой истории - в новом фикшене или среди игровых сценариев?
На всякий случай, запомним двух персонажей, которые, возможно, еще сыграют (или уже сыграли) в каноне важную роль. Командира денверского отделения Knight Errant - эльфийку Элис Буджолд и её сотрудницу - старшего следователя Лидию Бауден.
P.S. Если вы ничего не поняли из этого отзыва - попробуйте вернуться к азам мира “Shadowrun”. Хоть старого, хоть нового.
Переход от романов к новеллам сделал чтение канонического “Шэдоурана” весьма мучительным. Сюжетная инвестигация стартует прекрасно, со всеми деталями и нюансами, свойственными Шестому миру, но уже через десять-пятнадцать страниц внезапно обрывается и ставит точку. Финальный аккорд, из которого мы узнаём, что денверский инцидент - всего лишь начало чего-то более серьезного, оставляет случайного читателя в легкой растерянности. И где теперь прикажете искать продолжение этой истории - в новом фикшене или среди игровых сценариев?
На всякий случай, запомним двух персонажей, которые, возможно, еще сыграют (или уже сыграли) в каноне важную роль. Командира денверского отделения Knight Errant - эльфийку Элис Буджолд и её сотрудницу - старшего следователя Лидию Бауден.
P.S. Если вы ничего не поняли из этого отзыва - попробуйте вернуться к азам мира “Shadowrun”. Хоть старого, хоть нового.
March 30, 2016
Not enough
While fair well written it is in no way a fantastic read, even for the price. While I plan on reading the sequel, this is because of recommendation I received of that book, rather then a love of this one.
While fair well written it is in no way a fantastic read, even for the price. While I plan on reading the sequel, this is because of recommendation I received of that book, rather then a love of this one.
August 2, 2023
Another great Shadowrun book
December 16, 2015
Very short story. It was better than I expected. I'm beginning the second one now.
May 8, 2014
A decent short story set in the Shadowrun world.
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