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Robert N. CharretteFiction · Fantasy·b. 1953
Shadowrun: Secrets of Power
Robert N. Charrette's Secrets of Power is a trilogy of Shadowrun novels and the first novels set in the Shadowrun world, published in 1990 and 1991: Never Deal with a Dragon, Choose Your Enemies Carefully and Find Your Own Truth.
In the year 2050, with magic returned and megacorporations running the world, Sam Verner leaves the safety of the Renraku corporation to search for his missing sister and finds himself in the shadows, where runners do the corporations' dirty work. The three books were reissued as Shadowrun Legends ebooks, and collected in a single volume in 2018.
The Shadowrun: Secrets of Power series is best read in publication order, starting with "Never Deal with a Dragon." While each book features a self-contained plot, there are overarching character developments and world-building elements that benefit from sequential reading.
The Shadowrun universe, which includes the Secrets of Power series, originated as a tabletop role-playing game. While there are numerous video game adaptations and other media set in the Shadowrun world, there isn't a direct film or TV adaptation specifically of the Secrets of Power novel series.