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#1 Takeshi Kovacs

Richard Morgan

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Gollancz
01 November 2008

Science fiction; Future Society; Dystopia; Aliens; Urban Sci-Fi; Advanced Technology; Detective Sci-Fi

Series: Takeshi Kovacs

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.

By: Richard Morgan
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780575081246
ISBN 10: 0575081244
Series: Takeshi Kovacs
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 01 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: www.richardkmorgan.com

Richard Morgan is 39 and was, until his writing career took off, a tutor at Strathclyde University in the English Language Teaching division. He has travelled widely and lived in Spain and Istanbul. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.