Shadowrun 04: 2XS (Shadowrun) [Paperback]

Nigel D. Findley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 4, 1992

Savvy in the ways of the streets, Dirk Montgomery investigates the increasing number of deaths linked to the hallucinogenic drug 2XS and is ill-prepared for the foul and alien force that is about to take him by surprise.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Roc (February 4, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451451392
• ISBN-13: 978-0451451392
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,029,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book unlike any other in Shadowrun, January 31, 2002

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erin c. paul (los angeles, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadowrun 04: 2XS (Shadowrun) (Paperback)

This is by far the absolute best of the Shadowrun novels. Non-stop action, adventure and a plot so full of twists and turns that it'll have you backing up a few chapters to try and find out where you've "heard that somewhere before".

Every chapter of this book gives you a glimpse into the life of the most unusual shadowrunner to hit the streets yet. A man of complex history and complex ideals. The most amazing thing is that as the book continues, nothing happens that shouldn't. No cheap cop-outs to solve a complex situation. No easy victory. No characters begin to act in a way that is unlike their established demeanor. Everything is so well thought out and planned and executed perfectly. When you turn the last page, you'll know the smell of the every allyway and the sound of an HK Assault rifle fired from a moving vehicle. And you will miss reading about characters who are gone.

I'm going to check to see if the follow up book, " House of the Sun" or something, is in stock. I've been told that it is almost just as good. If you can find a copy of 2XS, you will have found the best of a great thing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah this one is great, July 16, 2003

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G. C JONES (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowrun 4: 2XS (Paperback)

You gotta read it, 5 stars, it goes really fast and it's so exciting. Big conspiracy in this one. A little scary in places, even. The author-to-reader dialogue of Findley is precious. Unfortunately, Findley died in his early 30s of a heart attack. Don't be mistaken -- his novels, placed in this "mass market series" are real art.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 2XS Delivers, October 9, 2009

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Kenneth Chu "SincereAgape" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowrun 4: 2XS (Paperback)

Many Shadowrun fans consider 2XS the greatest Shadowrun novel of all time. This statement is hard to dispute. Nigel Findley was a wonderful author, and from what I have heard an even better person. Out of all of the Shadowrun authors who have written stories based of the world, Findley's characters have are still the most dynamic, cherished, beloved...As a writer the characters Findley created were his strengths.

The main character of the book is Dirk Montgomery. A former lone-star cap with the will of a lion and the eye of the tiger when it comes to doing the right thing. Dirk Montgomery is Harry Dresden, before Dresden was even conceived in Jim Butcher's mind. The book is written in first person, like the Dresden files. Dirk is a down on his luck detective who left Lonestar for its corruption to become an independent Shadowrunner. He is a mundane with minimal cyberware, instead relaying on his skills, wits, and intuition for survival. There are also some other wonderful characters in this novel as well such as Buddy, the manic depressive, drum loving, grouchy, rowdy, personality disorder decker who happens to be one of Dirk's friends till the end. Jocasta Yzerman, a weather women trid star who breaks the mold when it comes to women in the refrigerator, and of course Argent, the main hero of "Run Hard Die Fast." For those of you who are fans of Argent and have read Run Hard Die Fast, the events which Argent's speaks of the demise of the Wrecking Crew, occur in this novel.

The book is a gritty detective noir, full of suspense. And the plot is centered around the death of Dirk's former lover, who happens to be Jocasta's sister. All around Seattle there have been numerous kidnappings and reported disappearances. Dirk investigates to only find himself knee deep in a story which goes much deeper then a few kidnappings. Among the missing is Dirk's only family member, his sister Theresa. Thus, when Dirk tries to pull out of the craziness surrounding him, he is dragged right back in. The ending is a wonderful climax to the book and the build up is even better.

If you are a fan of Shadowrun and want to purchase a book to help you fall in love with the world, 2XS should be a the top of your list. It's that good. Or at least in the top five.

I actually enjoyed the sequel to this book "House of the Sun" a lot better, but mainly because it builds off the characters in and events which happened in this novel.