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Altered Carbon

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Todd McLaren
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Ratings
Book
204
Narrator
40
Release Date
January 10, 2005
Duration
17 hours 30 minutes
Summary
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. . . .



'Morgan's debut novel, the first in a series, combines noir mystery with ultra-high tech science to create a complex sf thriller. Featuring a hard-nosed antihero with his own sense of personal honor and ethics, this is highly recommended for sf collections.'—Library Journal
Reviews
Profile Avatar James F. Sep 2019

This was a good book. It falls somewhere between the Big Sleep and Blade Runner. l would recommend it do other listeners

Profile Avatar Brandon Wickersham Aug 2019

First time hearing this book. Found it really good, well plotted, narrator did a great job.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2019

Terrible book.

Profile Avatar Gary Baldwin Apr 2025

This was a pleasant surprise. I was not sure if I was going to enjoy this book but I enjoyed it tremendously. The narrator did an absolute amazing job bringing this book to life.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Jul 2023

I really enjoyed it. This book is meant to be made into a series. I can't wait to listen to the rest of the trilogy.

Profile Avatar Michael Jun 2021

Liked the NetFlix series … also enjoyed the book. Just downloaded “Broken Angels

Profile Avatar Angela B. Feb 2021

Hard boiled detective thriller, but a sci-fi version

Profile Avatar Malik W. Apr 2020

good book

Profile Avatar Philip H. Oct 2019

Story starts okay but seems directionless most of the time. Characters are stereotypical action figures and one dimensional.  I didn't feel for or care about what happened to them.  Many of the characters have original Japanese or Hispanic names, but author provides no cultural significance or subtleties about them, so they could just as well be named Dick and Jane. The book is way too long and I only felt relief when it ended. 

Profile Avatar Cynthia C. Aug 2019

Story is okay, worth the listen. And the narrator is fine. But you can hear every audio edit; every stop and start so much that after a hour or so of listening that I'm listening for the abrupt clicks and bumps instead of the story. Someone needs to learn about cross fades...rookie mistake.

Profile Avatar Pat R. Jul 2019

Was ok. Had a hard time. This needed your full attention or would get lost

Profile Avatar Daniel A. Feb 2019

Good sci-fi story and entertaining narration. I'm looking forward to the next two in the series.

Profile Avatar Matthew Z Mar 2018

Pretty lame. I'm surprised Netflix made this into a show.

Profile Avatar Joe Hodge III Jun 2012

As good and in many ways better than Gibson. i enjoyed the in-depth personal dialogue. The action was in many ways better than what I've come to expect these years from Gibson. I look forward to reading more stories by Morgan. It's really puzzling to me as to why I have't heard of the author until now -- especially since this book was written in 2005. A great listen.

Altered Carbon

Altered Carbon

Author: Richard K. Morgan
Read by: Todd McLaren
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