November 1, 2005 (SEATTLE) - WizKids Inc., creator of the runaway hit games HeroClix® and Pirates of the Spanish Main™, is proud to announce the relaunch of the Shadowrun® novel series, beginning with this month's Born to Run debut!

"Shadowrun fans have been champing at the bit for new fiction, and this novel series delivers in spades," said Sharon Turner Mulvihill, WizKids® director of Publishing. "Acclaimed novelist Stephen Kenson begins the relaunch with a trilogy, of which Born to Run is the first installment."

Future Shadowrun novels are planned from authors Jean Rabe and John Helfers, Jason Hardy and Stephen Dedman. The books are being published by Roc Books and will be available in bookstores everywhere.

Founded by 25-year game-industry veteran Jordan Weisman, WizKids is a Seattle-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating tabletop games driven by imagination. Its MechWarrior® and HeroClix CMGs and Pirates and Rocketmen™ CSGs are among the most successful games on the market today, and the company has sold hundreds of millions of game pieces worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.

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