Resources

A few sources of inspiration.

Books

In addition to the 40 FASA Shadowrun novels (most of which are available from WizKids) and the upcoming six more from WizKids:

• Emma Bull's elfpunk novels "War of the Oaks" and "Bone Dance"
• Glen Cook's Garrett the detective  series (ten or twelve books to date)
• Charles DeLint's "mythic fiction" novels
• George Alec Effinger's Marìd Audran  series ("A Fire in the Sun", "When Gravity Fails", "The Exile Kiss", and "Budayeen Nights")
• William Gibson's books, especially his Sprawl  series ("Burning Chrome", "Neuromancer", "Count Zero", and "Mona Lisa Overdrive") and his Bridge  series ("All Tomorrow's Parties", "Idoru", and "Virtual Light")
• The Borderland  series edited by Terri Windling

Movies

• Blade Runner (1982)
• Cowboy Bebop (2001)
• Escape From New York (1981) and Escape From L.A. (1996)
• Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
• Ghost in the Shell (1996)
• Heist (2001)
• Minority Report (2002)
• Ocean's Eleven (1960 and 2001)
• The Replacement Killers (1998)

Comics

• The Books of Magic  (DC Vertigo)
• Courtney Crumrin  (Oni Press)
• Fables  (DC Vertigo)
• GrimJack  (First Comics, IDW Publishing)
• Hellblazer  (DC Vertigo)
• Lone Wolf 2100  (Dark Horse)
• Scout  (Eclipse, Dynamic Forces)
• The Sandman  (DC Vertigo)

Music

• "Only Happy When It Rains", by Garbage – Misery Chick's theme.
• "It All Comes Down to the Money", by Terminator X – Gideon's theme.
• "Drunken Lullaby", by Flogging Molly – Garrett's theme.

Other Games

• Cyberpunk, from R. Talsorian.
• Ex Machina, from Guardians of Order.
• Dreaming Cities, from Guardians of Order.