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Altered Carbon

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Altered Carbon

By: Richard Morgan
Narrated by: Todd Mclaren
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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.

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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Amazing story and character's and really cool concept for a science fiction novel can't recommend it anymore.

Just an amazing book.

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as per the title, story is very intricate and complex - at times it can be difficult to follow or remember the threads but it all comes together in the end. the narrator is good as well, though admittedly there's some spots where there's a huge pause between sentences. recommended especially if you enjoyed the tv show.

great narration and great cyberpunk noir tale

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The story is perfect. You just keep coming back for more. I found some of the character voices distracting, mainly the female characters. They just weren't on point.

Worth finishing before the TV series

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great pace narration. amazing story. so much more depth and politics ethical issues discussed.

so much better than tv show

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Excellent narrator with incredible range for various different characters. Made the book far more immersive

Narrator was sublime

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