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Shadowrun: Shaken by [Russell Zimmerman]

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DOWN THESE DARK STREETS…

Most folks see Puyallup as the worst Seattle’s got to offer; a tangled mess of metahumanity and greed, poverty and slums, vice and corruption, where the crime is more organized than the government. They call it a Barrens, an armpit, a cesspool.

Jimmy Kincaid, though, calls it home. Walking the line between shadows and the desperate light, semi-legit like only a Puyallup brat and former cop can be, he insists Puyallup has a heart and a soul, that it’s a place of life, magic, and starving hope. A former combat mage, now as burned out as his neighborhood, he does what he can to police the worst excesses of the crime-riddled city he loves.

In the darkness of the Seattle Sprawl, what’s one more murder? To Kincaid, it’s everything. He’s got a dead mentor, a hermetic group in need, and a mysterious file that might have been worth killing for. To unlock the data and get a little justice, he’ll face the worst the Sprawl has to offer, wading through blood, darkness, and a murderous web of lies.

It’s a good thing he’s got friends—in high and low places…

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B011GJZU9Y
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Catalyst Game Labs (July 11, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 11, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2429 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages

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Russell Zimmerman ("Rusty" when he's relaxing) has been a freelance game developer and fiction writer for over a decade now, with products ranging from wargames like Warmachine and Gangs of the Undercity to video games like the international award winner Satellite Reign, but his meat and potatoes has been RPGs and their tie-in fiction. He's contributed to the World of Darkness, Mutants & Masterminds, Earthdawn, and -- especially -- Shadowrun, with his best-selling line of novels featuring noir PI Jimmy Kincaid.

When he's not busy juggling freelance projects and telling stories about sci-fi heroes or cyberpunk protagonists, Russell can be found hanging out with his wife, shooting strangers in Overwatch, or slinging dice and telling stories with his friends.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2022

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I bought all three books in this series and enjoyed them overall. I haven't visited Shadowrun in a few years, so it was nice to find a few books I could jump right into.

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Hard Boiled Noir, Cyberpunk, and Urban Fantasy In a Blender

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2016

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Hoi, chummer, just how good is Shaken?

Pretty flapping good, that's how good. An easy read, with fast paced action that's fun to get into and move along with. The main character, Jimmy Kincaid, is likable enough skin to slip into for the ride, and offers a point of view that us modern readers can understand the grim and dirty of the Shadowrun world pretty well from.

How Jimmy has to plan around a vampire's wound from years ago, stripping him of much of his magical power, feels almost like watching episodes of Leverage (I say that as a compliment) in how he has to problem solve around his problems. He doesn't get anything handed to him on a platter, and this is a character that has to work hard for his denouement. It makes the ending all the better and feels all the more earned.

Even though many of the characters flit in an out of Jimmy's life briefly, like many parts of a Shadowrunning crew do, Zimmerman does a good job bringing personality to most of them with the page space that he has. Standouts are the aptly named Pinkerton, the dwarven private dick, and Gentry, the wannabe elf ranger Decker with a love of choco-punch shakes.

An excellent read, and an excellent entry into the Shadowrun world if you're just starting out. Consider his short story 'Neat', as well.

While I gave his "just" 4 stars (instead of 5 like so many others), I'll point out that 5 stars is for Hugo award winning stuff.

Shaken is fantastic at being /exactly/ what it is, and is money well spent. You won't regret it.

See you on the streets, chummer.

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A great read for Shadowrun fans who like good mysteries and memorable characters!

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2015

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I love the Shadowrun universe, all the crazy mix of magic, mythology, cyberpunk and distopia mixed with an alternate history of our world and I read just about any of the fiction I can get. I also love noir and hard boiled flawed detectives. So, what happens when someone mixes the two and I spend good money on that? They better get it right! Well, Mr. Zimmerman got it right, darn near perfect if I may get too excited or something here. I started reading this book on a Monday evening and didn't want to quit reading. I begrudged every interruption as James KIncaid, ex-cop, burned out mage, world weary private eye helps the folks in his neighborhood with their problems and avenge the murder of his mentor and friend. Elves, dwarfs, ghouls, street shamans, deckers and adepts help and hinder his efforts, all part of the fantasy that is the Sixth World. I finally got to finish it this afternoon and hated to see the last page. If you want to get picky, mystery fans will see one twist long before it gets there but there's plenty of surprises as the truth comes out and some great action scenes and characterization all through!

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Shawn Gustafson

like Hammett, but with a contemporary feel

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2016

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Shadowrun is an unlikely combination of gritty cyperpunk and magical fantasy. It sounds crazy, but amazingly, it works.

Russell Zimmerman's book, "Shaken," adds a third element: a hard-boiled detective story, complete with a fedora-wearing private eye named Jimmie Kincaid. Jimmie is cut from the same cloth as Sam Spade or Mike Hammer, but he's also an elf with low-grade magic ability and cybernetic eyes. Welcome to Shadowrun, chummer.

Zimmerman's prose channels the greats, like Hammett, but with a contemporary feel. His first-person narration feels conversational and natural, despite the genre stylings. The setting may be a lot to take in, for the uninitiated, but as a Shadowrun fan, I was glad the book didn't spend a lot of time establishing the fundamentals of the world. Genre fans should be able to keep up, but foreknowledge of the Sixth World is definitely an advantage.

"Shaken" is a fun, breezy read, featuring a compelling protagonist and a propulsive plot. I highly recommend it for fans of urban fantasy and gritty detective stories, and especially for fans of Shadowrun.

Sam Spade or Mike Hammer with a computer

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017

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I really, really like Zimmerman's work. Jimmy Kincaid is a throwback to the noir detectives of the 1940s and 50s but set in the 2070s. Not only that, but he fits right in. Having said that, he is not an anachronism within the setting ot the story. The setting, characters, and plot are entirely internally logical and consistent. One does not have to be a player of Shadowrun to enjoy the book. Shadowrun players will have a second layer of enjoyment due to the environment of their game being brought to life but as far as the story goes, everyone will enjoy it -- if you like film noir detective stories.

I heartily recommend the book.

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Makes me want to play a burnout mage

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015

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James Kincaid, former Lone Star combat mage, is a burnout with more than a few tricks up his sleeve. With a Colt pistol in one hand, a wand in the other, and a head full of top grade cyberware, he's the best self appointed protector a run down city like Puyallup could hope for.

About the book, I loved the story, the characters, pretty much the entire deal. This is the way Shadowrun stories should be told. Well done! If you are familiar with the Shadowrun universe (the RPG or the other novels, not the X-Box game) you should already own this book and be reading it!
5 Stars, only because I can't add a 6th.

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Jimmy Kincaid is a private dick but mostly just someone who cares about his town.

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2019

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What a fun read. I enjoy a lot of the Shadowrun novels (new and old). This has strong investigator style internal monologues that really expose a lot about the hero Jimmy Kincaid. Buy the book and tell your Shadowrun friends about it. If you're looking for a good Shadowrun podcast, check out Deniable Assets on Podbean. Good stuff!

2 people found this helpful

This is the first Shadow Run novel I've read, ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016

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This is the first Shadow Run novel I've read, and everything fits right in with the world created by the RPG sources and PC games. Zimmerman creates an rich world populated with exactly the lawfully-ambiguous types you'd expect to find there. He builds upon the source material in the same ways that people playing the tabletop version of the game might in order to expand the boundaries just enough to add flavor, but still maintain cohesiveness with the Shadow Run world. In the end he delivers a story that once started, must be finished.

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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2020

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As always, I take great inspiration from his characters and world building. Jimmy is believably flawed, and we connect with him all the more because of it.

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Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021

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Enjoyed.

you hope that there will be lots of sequels because you just love the characters

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015

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This is one of those stories where, about half way thru the book, you hope that there will be lots of sequels because you just love the characters, the setting, the style and the story. And, it would be a great shame for the author to have wasted all of the great development on just one novel. I love the Shadowrun universe but this author has taken it to a whole new level.

Can't wait to see the next adventure

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SciFi & Fantasy Fan

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2019

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Great old school film noir detective story told in the Shadowrun universe. Highly recommend for any sci-fi/fantasy and/or crime novel fans.

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A wonderful run, great character

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019

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Good, solid, enjoyable private eye novel that happens to take place in Shadowrun. Love Kincaid love his mentor, love the supporting characters. Good look at magic from a burned out mage.

Rad detective stories in the sixth world

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2019

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What's not to like? Sixteen more words are required, so here I am writing them. Five more now. Good book!

Detective story (Check), Shadowrun (Check), fun story (Check). Give it a read.

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2016

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Russell Zimmerman does a great job of using hardboiled detective fiction in the Shadowrun universe. I like his style and I like the blend he uses of magic, firearms, and cyberware. Great character and a good story. Great Shadowrun reading!

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