Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
Recommended by Zooko Wilcox, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #6 in Cyberpunk, Ranked #11 in Augmented Reality — see more rankings.
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... more
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... more
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- #24 in Pulp Fiction
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- #74 in Sci-Fi Horror
- #77 in Science Fiction
- #52 in Syfy
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