Pyramid Review
Wake of the Comet (for Shadowrun)
Published by FanPro LLC
Written by Brian Schoner, Michelle Lyons and Malik Toms, Davidson Cole, Andy Frades and Rich Tomasso
Cover by Marko Djurdjevic
Illustrated by Janet Aulisio, Doug Chaffee, Marko Djurdjevic, Larry MacDougall, Jim Nelson, RK Post, Steve Prescott and Roger Peterson
84-page b&w softcover; $19.95
Recent releases from FanPro have presented a great deal of new background for the Shadowrun setting. They have been keyed to one particular event, the visitation of Halley's Comet through our solar system and out again, as detailed in Year of the Comet. Throughout 2061 and 2062, the comet becomes the focus of increased media attention and coverage as many of the Sixth World's corporations with space-based interests all enter the "Probe Race." The Ares Macrotechnology, Saeder-Krupp, Novatech, Proteus AG, Shiawase, Shibata Construction and Engineering, and Yamatetsu corporations all enter the race with Hisato-Turner, Trans-Orbital, and Federated Boeing as outside contenders. All hope to have their probe be the first to reach the comet and return its data, thus claiming the prestige of winning the race.
Yet, as detailed in Year of the Comet, each of the competitor's probe programs falls victim to sabotage, accident and mishap, all while the comet is still inbound. The prize is still within their grasp and they rush to get new or back-up probes prepared and launched so that they can catch Halley's Comet on its outbound track. This . . .
This article originally appeared in the second volume of Pyramid. See the current Pyramid website for more information.
Article publication date: October 18, 2002
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