OK so this may mean that shadowrun is back in the hands of some who cares about it and it is now out of the clutches of the evil empire (Microsoft). Does this spell some hope for some more novels? No chatter on that yet but I really hope so. Check out Smith & Tinker.
Enoc
Solaris Press in publishing Extraordinary Engines: The definitive Steampunk Anthology. Extraordinary Engines is a brand new anthology of all-original stories from some of the genre’s foremost writers. Read More about it here.
I know I must have read one of his books at one time but I just cannot remember which one. In any case Rainbows End seems like an intriguing read. In any case you can read his book for free if you like at http://vrinimi.org/rainbowsend.html. You can buy it as well
Enoc
Interesting article about William Gibson over at canberra. Talks about how a single event in history can cause the world to switch course.
Enoc
Wow this is a pretty amazing collection of steampunk motorcycles… I have always wanted a Trike myself.
Enoc
I guess it makes sense and someone has had to do this at some point… Check out this article over at the Poetry Foundation..
Enoch
Caught this review at blogcritics.org for a new book by Jeff Somers – The Electric Church. They are saying “The Electric Church, the latest book from Jeff Somers, is a gritty, cyberpunk masterpiece in the tradition of Snowcrash and Neuromancer.” Sounds good to me – ordered it at Amazon
Enoch
One of my favorite blogs is Gizmodo. They have an excellent interview with Rich Nagy who is the “top creator of custom Steampunk objects” around today. Check it out.
I am did a little google search for shadowrun stories and I came up with this page that looks promising… The author “shapcano” also mentions some other shadowrun fiction that he thought was excellent on Winterhawk’s Virtual Magespace and DeckerM’s Shadowrun Page. I am going to book the sites on my iPhone and check them out when I get the opportunity.
Enoch
Ok so I am not even done with River of Gods and I see this great review of Charles Stross’s new book Halting State