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| Attribution | |
| Author | Nigel Findley |
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| Publisher | Roc Books |
| Publication date | 1993 |
| ISBN | 0-451-45302-6 |
| Language | English |
Shadowplay is a Shadowrun novel by Nigel Findley, the 9th novel in the series. It's number was 5302, it was published in February 1993.
Detailed information
- Summary
Translations
- German: Schattenspiele
Spoiler
Warning: Spoiler Information Below
A run recovering Yamatetsu lostech that allows snooping on previously unbreakable optical communication goes bad, with the original team mostly dead. Yet the tech was stolen, and the very fact now threatens to cause a world war, as corporations and states are gearing out to take out everyone rather than allow one party to gain access to this lostech. Eventually, the lostech, recovered accidentally by another group of runners, is deposited for all to see on the BBS of Corporate Court at Zurich Orbital. It is implied that the original run at Yamatetsu was organized by Office of Military Intelligence of Sioux Nation, and its failure was one of the events leading to OMI purge and restructuring around late 2053/early 2054.
Timeline: Those events occur through the 9 to 16 November 2053.
Major characters:
- Sly, aka Sharon Louise Young, decker and fixer. Human, in her mid thirties. Her icon is a silver dragon. Acquires a significant amount of nuyen (~7 digits) at the end of the run, sharing it with Falcon and other team member.
- Falcon, aka Dennis Falk, human ganger for the First Nation, proficient with firearms, becomes a runner and a Wolf shaman. About 20 years old.
Minor surviving characters: Theresa Smeland, former decker. Doc Dicer, street doc (p. 114). Mary Windsong, Dog shaman.
Notable casualties: Modal, elf sam and fixer. Agarwal, elf decker of considerable wealth and influence.
Locations:
- Seattle, UCAS
- The Armadillo, bar in Puyallup. Frequented by deckers and run by former decker, Theresa Smeland. Described in more details on p. 31-36
- Kamikaze Sushi, bar near the docks at West Seattle, p. 64
- Cheyenne, Sioux Nation, p. 265-266, 271-274, 277-285
- Buffalo Jump, tavern frequented by runners, p. 298, 303
- Matrix:
- Erewhon, shadow virtual bar, p. 288-289
External links
Reviews
- amazon.com (englisch)