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I'll take this opportunity to plug Shamus Young's Free Radical [1], a fan novelization-cum-quasi-reimagining of System Shock's story which I regard as being, in

I'll take this opportunity to plug Shamus Young's Free Radical [1], a fan novelization-cum-quasi-reimagining of System Shock's story which I regard as being, in some respects, more faithful to the setting and characters than even the original creators were able to be. If, based on that, you're not sure whether or not you'll like it - just click the link and try Chapter 1. It's a fast, fun read and an excellent intro to the novel; at the very worst, you won't have spent too much time in vain. At best, you'll enjoy it as much as I do! (Or almost as much, maybe; at some point this year I intend to typeset, print, and bind it, so I can add it to my physical library as well as my electronic one. Considering the subject matter, doing that meticulous work to produce a physical copy strikes me as retro-cyberpunk in a way that's both appealing and apropos.) [1] https://www.shamusyoung.com/shocked/ https://www.shamusyoung.com/shocked/

kemayo 6y ago
There's a way to get a printed copy from Lulu that the author has mentioned: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=2124 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=2124
- throwanem 6y ago
  Oh awesome, that'll save me a lot of work. Thanks! (Granted I might do that work anyway, because as I think I may have mentioned somewhere here not too long ago, I've been looking for an excuse to turn my old Pagemaker skills into new InDesign skills. But that just means I'll have a professionally made copy to give away, and a handmade one to keep.)
acemarke 6y ago
General upvote for everything Shamus writes, really. His primary venue is his "Twenty Sided" blog, where he writes long-form critiques and commentary on specific games and the gaming industry as a whole: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/ https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/ His "Mass Effect Retrospective" series is an epic (in both length and detail) deconstruction of the story, setting, and writing of each game in the Mass Effect series: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=508 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=508 He actually recently announced that he's going to be publishing that ME Retrospective in book format as well: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=52015 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=52015 and fwiw, he's got a Patreon (which I happily support for a few bucks a month, because I appreciate his writing): https://www.patreon.com/shamusyoung https://www.patreon.com/shamusyoung
mwcampbell 6y ago
Thanks for sharing this. Video games aren't really my thing (I'm visually impaired), but I like a good science-fiction story, so I'm glad I'll be able to enjoy this story in the form of a novel. An audiobook version featuring the voice of Shodan would be awesome, but probably will never happen.

kemayo 6y ago

There's a way to get a printed copy from Lulu that the author has mentioned: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=2124 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=2124

throwanem 6y ago
Oh awesome, that'll save me a lot of work. Thanks! (Granted I might do that work anyway, because as I think I may have mentioned somewhere here not too long ago, I've been looking for an excuse to turn my old Pagemaker skills into new InDesign skills. But that just means I'll have a professionally made copy to give away, and a handmade one to keep.)

acemarke 6y ago

General upvote for everything Shamus writes, really. His primary venue is his "Twenty Sided" blog, where he writes long-form critiques and commentary on specific games and the gaming industry as a whole: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/ https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/ His "Mass Effect Retrospective" series is an epic (in both length and detail) deconstruction of the story, setting, and writing of each game in the Mass Effect series: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=508 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=508 He actually recently announced that he's going to be publishing that ME Retrospective in book format as well: https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=52015 https://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=52015 and fwiw, he's got a Patreon (which I happily support for a few bucks a month, because I appreciate his writing): https://www.patreon.com/shamusyoung https://www.patreon.com/shamusyoung

mwcampbell 6y ago

Thanks for sharing this. Video games aren't really my thing (I'm visually impaired), but I like a good science-fiction story, so I'm glad I'll be able to enjoy this story in the form of a novel. An audiobook version featuring the voice of Shodan would be awesome, but probably will never happen.