Shadowrun Book #1: Born to Run [Mass Market Paperback]

Stephen Kenson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005

Earth, 2063. Long-dormant magical forces have reawakened, and the creatures of mankind's legends and nightmares have come out of hiding. Megacorporations act as the new world superpowers, and the dregs of society fight for their own power. Sliding through the cracks in between are shadowrunners-underworld professionals who will do anything for a profit, and anything it takes to get the job done.

Kellan Colt has come to Seattle to make a name for herself. But her first run proves that in her line of work, there's no such thing as a sure thing, and that in her world, there is only one law-survival.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Roc (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451460588
• ISBN-13: 978-0451460585
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,132,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars still shadowrun after all these years !!!, November 20, 2005

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Rodne L. Bridges (Stockbridge, Ga USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowrun Book #1: Born to Run (Mass Market Paperback)

i'm not exactly sure why they restarted this series, number-wise that is. perhaps to introduce new characters like kellan,lothan, silver max and the like. i am only four or five books short of reading (for the second time in some cases) the entire first run of the shadowrun series. it's tight as far as continuity goes, it makes reference to the "night of rage" and goblinization and other historical events in the shadowrun history. stephen kenson "keeps it real" in the true SR fashion. this book is accessible to all fans, new and old. this books does a good job explaining SR lingo,lifestyle and metatypes in an interesting manner, exciting to the new reader, but yet not redundant to the experienced SR reader. kenson does it again!! up there with charette !!! buy it !!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars entertaining, exciting and filled with plenty of action, November 2, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadowrun Book #1: Born to Run (Mass Market Paperback)

When The Awakening happened, those humans that had special genetic markers turn into creatures of myth and legends including furies, trolls, Orcs and dwarves. Magic has returned to an earth ruled by the new superpowers, mega corporations whose people live in secured places so they don't mix with the hoi polloi. The map of North America has changed dramatically with Canada and the United States being one nation surrounded by countries consisting of various Indian tribes and a land belonging solely to the fairies.

Kellan Colt arrives in Seattle for a connection to become a Shadowrunner, a person who will take any job, usually illegal and who goes to any length to complete it and collect the credits. She becomes friendly with the Orc G-Dogg who introduces her to Lothan the leader of his cell of Shadowrunners.. They contract a job to hijack a truck and bring it to a certain destination. Although they completed the job successfully Kellan feels that the client stiffed her; when she investigates she finds her hunch is right. She and her crew decide to pay the client back in kind.

This first book in the Shadowrun trilogy is entertaining, exciting and filled with plenty of action. The protagonist has more heart and scruples than most shadow runners and is able to convince (through the force of her personality) her comrades to teach the client a lesson he will never forget. Readers will like and root for Kellan just as they like the shadow runners she works with because they have fully developed and distinct personalities.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick Read, Great Intro to Shadowrun, July 7, 2006

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knight37 "knight37" (houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shadowrun Book #1: Born to Run (Mass Market Paperback)

I haven't read any previous Shadowrun novels so I am not biased by that. I have played the game some and read some of the sourcebooks. Born to Run starts off a whole new series with a new cast of characters. The writing is not difficult to read, and the action is fast paced. You get to know some of the shadowrunners in Seattle, and follow the career of a new runner named Kellan Colt. Because the story plays out from Kellan's perspective most of the time, you learn the world of shadowrunning along with her. I consider this book to be light reading, and it won't win any literary awards, but it was a really fun read and I enjoyed it immensely. I recommend it for anyone new to the world of Shadowrun or even to more seasoned Shadowrun fans who want to go back to their roots.