Dylan Birtolo – författare

Lucas, a gifted shaman and member of the Salish-Shidhe Council, is respected for his arcane talents among his tribe. When he's blinded during a shadowrun on an Evo Corporation outpost, he's fitted with a set of cybereyes during his recovery. But upon his return to the Council, the tribe banishes him, saying the cyberware he's accepted makes him unfit to be a shaman. Distraught, Lucas heads to Seattle and spends time in the Barrens attempting to scrape by.Wanting revenge against Evo, he teams up with a group of shadowrunners, influencing them to take runs against the megacorporation. During one such run, they determine that Evo is retrieving an arcane artifact from a dig site located in Salish-Shidhe territory. Lucas convinces his team to take the initiative and either stop the dig or steal the artifact. But when a team member double-crosses Lucas and the others, he must race against time to discover the true masterminds behind this shadowrun…and stop the thief before they escape with both the artifact and Lucas's last chance for redemption…

DARKNESS EVERYWHERE... The Sixth World is a dangerous place, with deadly hazards lurking around every corner. Everywhere shadowrunners go, from the top of the world to the deepest, darkest Sprawl neighborhood, someone’s always looking to make their rep by taking you down. World of Shadows is the second anthology of original Shadowrun short stories, each one showcasing some of the most far-flung, treacherous locations around the world. From a scientific mission gone wrong in the snowy wilds of Russia to an AR nightclub in Morocco sheltering runners on the lam to a recovering runner drawn into a deadly web of intrigue in the darkest alleys of Hong Kong, these eighteen original short stories explore exotic settings far off the beaten path. Featuring stories by Michael A. Stackpole, Mel Odom, Jean Rabe, Aaron Rosenberg, Phaedra Weldon, Annie Bellet, Chris A. Jackson and many others, find out what happens when shadowrunners have to battle not only with ever-present threat of the corps and Mr. Johnson, but also the dangers of the very land they stand on. Featuring stories by: Michael A. Stackpole Jennifer Brozek Chris A. Jackson Annie Bellet Stephen Dedman Russell Zimmerman Maxwell Alexander Drake Steven S. Long Phaedra Weldon Aaron Rosenberg Thomas Gofton Patrick Goodman Jean Rabe Dylan Birtolo Jason M. Hardy Malik Toms R.L. King Mel Odom

THE TAROT HAS AWAKENED…The Tarot, a powerful divination artifact, has appeared in the Sixth World. It works its will on anyone who finds one of its mystical cards, from runners surviving on the street to corp executives battling in the boardroom. And not just people’s lives will be changed, for the Awakened Tarot deck is more than just a formidable magic item, it has an agenda all its own, and will use those it comes in contact with to set its plans in motion…Drawing Destiny is the latest original Shadowrun anthology, featuring twenty-three original stories about this brand-new artifact introduced into the game universe. Featuring stories from Michael A. Stackpole, Jennifer Brozek, Chris A. Jackson, Lucy A. Snyder, Aaron Rosenberg, R.L. King, Russell Zimmerman, Josh Vogt, Jason M. Hardy, and 14 more authors, these stories reveal how the Awakened Tarot will impact the Sixth World for better, and sometimes, for much worse…

CAUGHT IN A TANGLED WEB…Maria Price is good at her job. Very good. As a corporate operative, she carries out sensitive missions for Ares Macrotechnology, one of the premier megacorporations in the Sixth World. But megacorps are infamous for demanding absolute loyalty from their employees, and equally infamous for not reciprocating. And when Maria encounters an assassin in her own home, she must question everything she holds dear.Her quest for answers leads her to the glittering city of Neo-Tokyo, and a mission for Ares also holds the bonus of being against the corp she thinks tried to kill her. But when she encounters a competing ops team onsite, Maria quickly realizes the scope of this mission is bigger—much bigger—than she expected.And when she finally tracks down her target, the information he shares goes far beyond anything Maria ever expected, and draws her further into corporate machination than she ever planned to go…assuming she can survive.

WHAT PRICE WILL YOU PAY?No matter how powerful a shadowrunner is, the darkness of the Sixth World always claims its due, whether that's in a career, reputation, resources, or sometimes, a 'runner's very life.These four novellas illustrate the costs of running the shadows in stark detail. A rising Urban Brawl star is forced into the shadows after being framed for fixing a game…and soon realizes there are much more dangerous games than his chosen sport. A low-level criminal in the sprawling city of Tenochtitlan, in the corporate nation of Aztlan, awakens his magical abilities while discovering dark forces are trying to force open a doorway into the Sixth World…and he's the only one who can stop them. An efficient corporate operative must navigate internal corporate politics and team member friction while carrying out a mission for her employer…who might be looking to sanction her if she doesn't toe the line. Finally, the troll street doc called Shimura runs a cramped medical office open to anyone, no questions asked. And when a decker on the run comes in minus her deck, and with a brain full of battling programs, before he knows it, Shimura is drawn back to a world he swore off years ago…the world of the shadows.Four stories of conspiracy and peril in the dark world of Shadowrun. Check your weapon, ready your spells, and prepare to negotiate with the most dangerous hazard of all…the shadows.Price to Pay contains the following novellas:"e;Kill Penalty"e; by Clifton Lambert"e;Kings of the Street"e; by O. C. Presley"e;Corporate Business"e; by Dylan Birtolo"e;Mercy Street"e; by Bryan Young