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Altered Carbon Hardcover – 2002

by Richard K. Morgan (Author)

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Book 1 of 3 in the Takeshi Kovacs Novels Series

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In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or "sleeve") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats "existence" as something that can be bought and sold. For Kovacs, the shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning. . . .

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In the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person’s consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or “sleeve”) making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats “existence” as something that can be bought and sold. For Kovacs, the shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning. . . .

Hardcover: 375 pages
Publisher: The Ballantine Book Publishing Group (2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0739432141
ISBN-13: 978-0739432143
Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 925 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,287,144 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4317 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Hard Science Fiction

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Silverstone

Speechless, Or Screaming and Running

January 31, 2017

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Not for the fainthearted. Seriously.

When someone asks me for a book recommendation, I do not recommend this book or series if the person is underage, or if the person likes fairies and fluffy dragons, or if the person has never read at least some of the Classic Science Fictions works.

When someone asks me for a book recommendation, and I think that person is smart enough and tough enough to read hardcore blindingly brilliant Science Fiction, I will recommend this book and series with the caveat: "You will either get totally sucked in and miss days of your life, OR you will run screaming.

Your mileage may vary.

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Muninn

If you liked the mini-series, read the novel!

February 13, 2018

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Richard K. Morgan’s mind truly is a dark place, and Altered Carbon is an impressive work of dystopian sci-fi. If you watched the mini-series, read the novel. I liked both, but there are major differences between the novel and mini-series that make each worth your time.

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The Choosy MooseTop Contributor: Photography

Amazing Sci-Fi Noir Story

July 31, 2016

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Wow, I was not expecting the book to be this good when I bought it. I typically have lower standards for books on Kindle Daily Deals due to the some of the offerings I see and the lower prices, but this book was amazing sci-fi/noir mystery. The writing was great and the whole story flowed very well to an exciting conclusion. This is a pretty long book in a very good way, I couldn't believe how much the author managed to fit in. The sci-fi concepts behind the book were also very interesting, had never read about concepts like this before. Definitely seems like a very realistic dystopian future in some ways and really makes you appreciate something as simple as human mortality.

Background: I typically buy my Kindle books as part of the Kindle Daily Deals and plan them for airplane reading or times when I am away from home and cannot do more exciting or responsible tasks. This means that my standards are not too high and I am looking for books in the beach read category under the fantasy/sci-fi genres. I try to rate fairly on the star scale and personally consider anything 3 stars and up to be fine.

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Jason H.

I very much enjoyed this, and am looking forward to reading (and ...

December 19, 2017

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This is an interesting novel - a world where everyone is fitted with a digitization device shortly after birth, recording their personality and memories, which allows the rich (or otherwise connected/insured/lucky) to be given a new body ("re-sleeved") upon death, or simply travel. In fact, it's the only way to interstellar travel quickly - slower than light physical travel to set up a colony, with digital copies of people and the equipment to grow them bodies, with a faster than light communications tech to allow travel from world to world. I very much enjoyed this, and am looking forward to reading (and listening) to the sequels.

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Matthew L. Laflamme

Loved both the book and the show...

April 19, 2018

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Like many people, once I discovered the TV series, I wanted to read the book. The book and the series are both excellent in their own right but the series doesn't follow the book word for word and point for point. It doesn't matter as both are quite enjoyable and stand alone on their own merits. While I would normally recommend that someone read a book before seeing the movie or show, I would actually recommend that someone watch the show and then read the book. I feel that you go into the book with a lush view of the imagery and how some of the technology described in the book might work and more importantly, I feel that you get a better sense of the concept of the core self of an individual being "resleeved" comes across better when seen in the movie and then being examined in words in the book.

If you fell in love with the series, I whole heartedly recommend the book but add the caveat that you should be prepared for some significant differences between the two. They're both excellent though.

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Ian R. Bruce

Soon to be a Netflix series...

January 4, 2018

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The police are investigating a murder where the victim is still alive...

This is classic noir detective fiction transposed to a future world where surgically implanted "stacks" store human consciousness, which can be transferred from body to body and approximate immortality. "Methuselahs" can live for hundreds of years, and Kovacs is beamed in from a distant planet to solve the 'murder' of a Meth. Great fun, the book barrels along with enough twists and turns to keep you constantly guessing, and enough speculative details to make the far-future San Francisco setting vivid.

Should be a great show on Netflix!

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Five Stars

Better thee second time around. I thought that was impossible. This author proved me wrong. Thanks.

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Robert Armstrong

Great books

I enjoy the series. The only problem was I wanted more. I highly recommend this series to anyone that like science and suspense

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Great finish

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Read if you are a fan of gritty stories like blade runner.

The best science fiction thriller I have read

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I liked this story a lot of twists to it. Had a hard time putting the book down. It is a good read

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I feel like the story just feels all too familiar and there ...

It has an interesting concept but I just couldn't get into the read. I feel like the story just feels all too familiar and there are more engaging sci-fi stories out there

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Slightly different than the Netflix series but terrific read nonetheless.

Great book, engaging story, terrific characters.

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Different narrator/ bad narrator

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