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Altered Carbon

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Altered Carbon

By: Richard Morgan
Narrated by: Todd Mclaren
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Summary
 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.

For a first-time SF writer to be so surely in command of narrative and technology, so brilliant at world-building, so able to write such readable and enjoyable SF adventure, is simply extraordinary.

Read by Todd Mclaren

(p) 2005 Tantor, Inc©2002 Richard Morgan Adventure Crime Thrillers Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Cyberpunk
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Outstanding. An astonishing first novel
An astonishing piece of work. Intriguing and inventive in equal proportions (Peter F Hamilton)
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Todd McLaren reads with amazing voice acting. TV show differs from the books, but all the main points are the same.

I loved it.

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I was flat out hearing the story without noise cancelling headphones. I almost didn’t bother finishing it.

Volumes is too low

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I hadn't heard of this series until binge watching the Netflix show but I love science fiction which makes you think. The book is quite different from the TV show but I enjoyed the differences. New twists and characters made it unique. Looking forward to the next one.

Great story - different from the TV Show

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After watching the show, I had to check out the book. I was not disappointed.
will definitely be listening to the rest of the series

Better than the show

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Great Sci fi read well written and great narrator, was a great story kept you wanting to read right to the end.

Great read

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