Never Deal with a Dragon

by Robert N. Charrette

Paperback, 377 pages

English language

Published July 29, 1990 by Roc.

ISBN:: 978-0-451-45078-4
Goodreads:: 351451

(11 reviews)

The year is 2050. The power of magic and the creatures it brings have returned to the earth, and many of the ancient races have re-emerged. Elves, Orks, Mages and lethal Dragons find a home in a world where technology and human flesh have melded into deadly urban predators. And the multinational mega-corporations hoard the only thing of real value - information.

For Sam Verner, living in the womb of the Renraku conglomerate was easy, until his sister disappeared and the façade of the corporate reality began to disintegrate. Now Sam wants out, but to "extract" himself he has to slide like a whisper through the deadly shadows the corporations cast, through a world where his first wrong move may be his last... the world of Shadowrun.

3 editions

state_electrician reviewed Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette (Shadowrun: Secrets of Power, #1)

Review of 'Shadowrun: Never Deal with a Dragon' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

After all these years, Shadowrun is still the perfect combination. Cyberpunk and fantasy, it can't get any better. Sure, some of the tech is a bit dated, even 30 years before the story is set. But still, these books will always be special to me.

In this first book of a trilogy, we see a Western salariman working for Japanese megacorp Renraku fall from grace and his transformation to a Shadowrunner who doesn't shy away from dealing with dragons. We get magic, tech, and glimpses into a world that has seen the appearance of magic and it's associated creatures (like the aforementioned dragons). If that sounds like your thing, give this book a try!

Michael P reviewed Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette (Shadowrun: Secrets of Power, #1)

Review of 'Shadowrun: Never Deal with a Dragon' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A decent intro to Shadowrun, but I was left wanting more. The book was also a little dense for my tastes in Genre fiction. Not a bad read, but this novel shows its age and the progression of the genre/setting and style.