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Altered Carbon
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Richard Morgan
$9.959.95
Free shipping NZ wide  Ships within 24 hours from USA supplier| Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 526 pages | | Published In: | United States, 01 February 2006 |
Now available in mass market--Morgan's acclaimed cyberpunk-noir debut novel--a Philip K. Dick Award winner--that introduces antihero Takeshi Kovacs, a hard-boiled private eye in the dangerous urban world of the future. Reviews" This seamless marriage of hardcore cyberpunk and hard-boiled detective tale is an astonishing first novel."
"-- London Times
"" AN ASTONISHING PIECE OF WORK . . . A wonderful SF idea . . . "Altered Carbon" hits the floor running and then starts to accelerate. Intriguing and inventive in equal proportions and refuses to let go until the last page."
-- PETER HAMILTON
" AN EXCITING SF/CRIME HYBRID, with an intricate (but always plausible) plot, a powerful noir atmosphere, and enough explosive action to satisfy the most die-hard thriller fan."
-- SF Site
" AN EXHILARATING AND GLOSSY ADVENTURE . . . What makes "Altered Carbon "a winner is the quality of Morgan' s prose. For every piece of John Woo action there is a stunning piece of reflective description, a compelling sense of place, and abundant 24-karat witticisms."
"-- SFX "Magazine
"From the Trade Paperback edition." |
| Publisher: | Del Rey Books | | ISBN: | 0345457692 |
| EAN: | 9780345457691 | | Dimensions: | 17.68 x 10.97 x 3.02 centimeters (0.25 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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 – Customer review on 09/01/2009
"Altered Carbon" was my first Morgan read, and as a result I've read everything I find from him since. It's a dark action filled cyberpunk style work based on some very interesting and novel ideas. The (anti) hero, Kovacs, is a real hard case, but entirely suitable for this setting and this work.
I still think this is the best of his works, although "Black man" which I read last week, comes close.
How to classify? Science fiction certainly, and probably also edgy, tech-noir, futuristic, cyberpunk, and thriller.
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– Customer review on 09/01/2009
"Altered Carbon" was my first Morgan read, and as a result I've read everything I find from him since. It's a dark action filled cyberpunk style work based on some very interesting and novel ideas. The (anti) hero, Kovacs, is a real hard case, but entirely suitable for this setting and this work.
I still think this is the best of his works, although "Black man" which I read last week, comes close.
How to classify? Science fiction certainly, and probably also edgy, tech-noir, futuristic, cyberpunk, and thriller.
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