It’s back-to-school time, everyone’s getting their minds in gear to learn new things and buy new books, so why not buy some new Shadowrun books while you’re at it? To help you in your shopping, we’ve got four–four!–new electronic products for you to choose from, two new releases and two classics.

The new release category is led by Darkest Hour: Dawn of the Artifacts, the third adventure in the Dawn of the Artifacts series. There’s a special disk someone would like you to steal, with the slight hitch that it’s already been stolen. The adventure could take players to Hamburg, Eurport, and a wild archeological dig in Sarajevo as they race to recover the disk before anyone else can get their hands on it. The Darkest Hour PDF is available at the Battleshop and Drivethrurpg, with print versions coming soon!

The other new release is the latest Mission, SRM 03-09, Something Completely Different. Any artist knows that the art world can be brutal, but an event at the Guggenheim is about to take things to a whole new level. Runners are going to need to be quick witted if they want to keep a show opening from turning into a bloodbath–and, most importantly, if they want to make sure they get paid. Something Completely Different is available now at the Battleshop and at Drivethrurpg.

Finally, we have two classic books on sale as well. First, there’s California Free State (Battleshop, Drivethrurpg), your guide to some of the chaos happening on the Pacific Coast circa 2057. Then there’s Never Trust an Elf by Robert N. Charette (Battleshop, Drivethrurpg), a classic piece of Shadowrun fiction that tells the story of a Seattle ork who falls in with some very bad company. This is part of our electronic fiction line, meaning that when you purchase it you get both Kindle and ePub versions.

Enjoy!

Those beautiful, full-color Sixth World Almanacs are getting ever closer to the warehouse–close enough that we can start offering pre-orders! You can buy the book alone, or the book plus PDF combo! Enjoy the detailed history and the write up of nearly 40 nations–UCAS, India, Japan, the Kingdoms of Nigerian, Amazonia, Tír Tairngire, and many, many more!

I’ve been meaning to post my own GenCon rundown, but time has been a bit thin for that sort of thing. In the meantime, though, the main Catalyst website has a rundown, complete with pics, of the con and ancillary activities. The first picture on the post includes me on the left, bent over my computer putting the final touches on our booth demo; the second picture has a great picture of the Shadowrun corner of the booth, with the beautiful display of Sixth World Almanacs. That pile was restocked a number of times, but still all but gone by Sunday. Read the article for more pics and con info!

The days are getting pretty long, but still enjoyable, and a few great things happened. Like: 1) We seemed to sell a lot of fiction today, or at least that was my impression. I love seeing the printed fiction go out the door! 2) Ross from Fantasy Flight came over to the booth and specifically sought me ought to wish Shadowrun well. That was exceptionally cool of him. 3) The second and final day of the tournament wrapped up, and every player I spoke with said they had a good time, which is a total credit to the GMs, who, during the debriefing, showed themselves to be a knowledgeable, crafty bunch!

It is late now. I need sleep.

I don’t have time for a detailed post this second, but we just won three Silver ENnies for Shadowrun 4, Twentieth Anniversary Edition! Best Production, Best Interior Art, and my favorite, Game of the Year! Thanks to all those who worked on the products, and to the fans who voted! You all rock!