Top shadowrunner and street samurai Argent meets with a potential client only to be caught in the middle of a deadly corporation crossfire that leaves corpses scattered across the streets. It turns out the meeting was arranged by Argent's former lover, who is trapped in the Pueblo Corporate Council lands. On the run, and hunted by assault teams, she knows that Argent's samurai code of honor will drive him to protect her. But in order to save her, he must confront the secrets of his past, and assemble a rag-tag team of mercenaries to elude the three corporations that have decided everyone involved would be better off dead.
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I write in a number of fields, but always with the hope of telling an interesting tale that will incite a reader to think for himself or herself, to examine his or her own place in the world, and offer a little nudge in the direction of dreams, faith, and personal growth in spite of whatever odds a person has to face. I also believe we were all put here for a purpose. Hopefully, several purposes. I'm a father, a little league coach, a teacher, a friend, and a writer. I struggle to keep that balance, as many of us do these days, but I hold tightly to the belief that I'm doing all I can be doing, and doing what I should be doing.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What has Odom done to Argent?,
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This review is from: Run Hard, Die Fast (Shadowrun 35) (Paperback)
The plot elements were great, but the execution of these elements were poor, especially considering Mel's previous Shadowrun work. I guess the first problem was utilizing one of Nigel Findley's (RIP) most famous characters in a manner unlike before. He became a munchkinous character with too much coincidental training and unnecessary cyber for a character like he was before. Also, the irony of his mentor's situation was fantastic, but fairly useless and kind of stupid.
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This review is from: Run Hard, Die Fast (Shadowrun 35) (Paperback)
Argent. In the seedy and corrupt world of Shadowrun there are only a handful of heroes. Enter Argent an altruistic street samurai with a heavy conscience. He is the John Hartigan or Captain America of the 6th world, the epitome of the ideal Shadowrunner. Originally created by Nigel Findley, one of the pioneers of the SR universe, Argent is a character who is mentioned as a legend in various RPG source books and is someone who makes random cameos in the other Shadowrun novels. For years, fans of the Shadowrun were waiting for a stand alone book featuring Argent and in 1999 Mel Odom brought him to us in this excellent book.
The preface of the book makes mention of Findley and his contributions to the world which is a nice touch by the editors and Odom. Run Hard Die Fast features some of the hardest fast pace action you'll find in any novel. From start to finish there is constant fighting and descriptive battles. Odom depicts Argent as the best at what he does, which is fighting and running missions. Throughout the course of the novel Argent goes through a transformation. At the beginning we find Argent as a lone operative who runs with only one decker who goes by the moniker Peg. We find out that he has isolated himself from others and has pretty much turned into a lone wolf because of the death of two fellow Shadowrunners and the fact there was a falling out between his old mentor. Over the course of the novel, Argent accepts a job from an important figure in his past and in the process faces the demons which he left behind. He is surrounded by a wonderful cast of characters, particularly a elven decker that goes by the moniker of Archangel. Archangel was a character from Mel Odom's two previous SR books. The interaction between Archangel and Argent is some of the best dialogue that I have read in any SR novel. Also, the chapter where Argent goes to recruit Harrison Dane is hilarious! Like I said in the previous paragraph, there is tons of action in the story, which at times overshadows a lot of the drama and solid dialogue that occurs in the book. At times I believe Odom over does it in some of the fight scenes. There is one particular battle which was fun to read, and that was the combat scene between Argent and Aaron Bearstalker. For those of you who are fans of the SR world, during that time Mel Odom knew the world and intertwines the SR vernacular, exhibiting that he conducted research on the world. He adds in little details such as the weaponry in which Argent uses such as the Salvatte Guardian, which was one of the best heavy pistols in the game at that time. Fantastic characters (minus a few), deep dialogue, drama, non-stop action, little intricacies, Run Hard Die Fast is one of the best Shadowrun novels ever written. However, the book is not without a few flaws. Number one, the book can be a confusing read for those who aren't familiar with the SR universe. Two, at times there can be to much action and the fighting can become monotonous. Other then that, this novel is nearing it's 10 year anniversary from when it first hit the shelves of Borders and Barnes and Noble. If you are an old fan of Shadowrun or someone who is starting to understand the game, definitely attempt to purchase this item off of Amazon or even find it on ebay.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
As a Shadowrunner could ....,
This review is from: Run Hard, Die Fast (Shadowrun 35) (Paperback)
Where to begin, I have been playing shadowrun for many years, we will leave it at that. This was the first novel I have had the pleasure to read. Not truly knowing the character of Argent, I really enjoyed the plot and team development. They were strong and well thought out. The story was great for the subject / plot of the adventure. It shouldn't be passed up. I would recommend this book and have. I look foward to reading other titles.
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