Richard K. Morgan
Kindle Edition | Pages: 544 pages Rating: 4.05 | 81475 Users | 5502 Reviews
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| Title | : | Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1) |
| Author | : | Richard K. Morgan |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 544 pages |
| Published | : | 2018 by Del Rey (first published February 28th 2002) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Cyberpunk. Mystery |
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Four hundred years from now mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited from an ancient civilization discovered on Mars. The colonies are linked together by the occasional sublight colony ship voyages and hyperspatial data-casting. Human consciousness is digitally freighted between the stars and downloaded into bodies as a matter of course.But some things never change. So when ex-envoy, now-convict Takeshi Kovacs has his consciousness and skills downloaded into the body of a nicotine-addicted ex-thug and presented with a catch-22 offer, he really shouldn't be surprised. Contracted by a billionaire to discover who murdered his last body, Kovacs is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy that stretches across known space and to the very top of society.
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| Original Title: | Altered Carbon ASIN B000FBFMZ2 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Takeshi Kovacs #1 |
| Characters: | Takeshi Kovacs, Laurens Bancroft, Miriam Bancroft, Oumou Prescott, Lt. Kristen Ortega, Reileen Kawahara, Trepp, Curtis, Elias Ryker, Bautista, Irene Elliot |
| Setting: | San Francisco, California(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best First Novel (2003), Philip K. Dick Award (2004), Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Long Form (2006) |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 81475 Users | 5502 ReviewsAppraise Out Of Books Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs #1)
"I walked beside the woman I had killed last week and tried to hold up my end of a conversation about cats."A solid neo-noir cyberpunk detective story that plays out in a fascinating science fiction universe. If youre a fan of the genre, you owe it to yourself to pick this one up. It's pitch-black dark, brutally ultra-violent and fun as hell. I particularly loved the concept of sleeving and the method by which characters undergo interstellar travel. This is a cold, difficult reality in whichWow. Its no wonder Richard K. Morgan became such a phenomenon in the science fiction world so quickly. His first novel, Altered Carbon is so well crafted that it bears no hints of being a first novel. His imagination and story telling is absolutely amazing. Although it is absolutely full of graphic violence and has a few X-rated sex scenes, every part is so well written, it all fits. This book should have completely offended me. I cant stand gratuitous sex and violence. But, the way Morgan
Confusing books lead to bullet point reviews. It's the best way for me to gather my thoughts.3 to 3.5 starsI liked the book, but I didn't love it. I had been hoping to like it much more than I did. My wife and I are reading it at the same time with plans to follow it up with the Netflix show. After reading, I may not be rushing into watching it.Positives- Very unique and creative. While it does have some shades of other dark/gritty sci-fi I have read or seen, the concepts were fresh and
Hmmm...I can't remember why I picked up this book. I think I read about it on a friend's blog. I read most of it today and finished it off. But it was sort of painful at times -- the last 50 pages were sort of agony to read, but by that point, you just have to finish the damn thing.Not spectacularly written, but hardly unusual for a book in this genre. It was interesting enough for me to plod through it, and at one point I enjoyed it briefly, but I thought it was full of logical flaws and jumps
Altered Carbon: Richard Morgan's Cyber-Punk Future The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice. Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon It takes something special for a book to keep me burning through the pages until 3 a.m. Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan is a helluva read. Winner of the Philip K. Dick Award for Best Novel, 2003Morgan is a wicked blend of Philip K. Dick and William Gibson. There is even a touch of Gene
Hearing that Netflix new series is based off this series made me want to read this even more. Only hope the show is as good as the book is.
Liked these books a lot. Misogynist but whatever, hardboiled sci-fi was fun :)
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