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Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan · Booklabria

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Altered Carbon

Science FictionThriller

Altered Carbon

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Takeshi KovacsBook 1 of 3

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First published: 2002
Editions: 27 in 8 languages
Series: Takeshi Kovacs, 1

Synopsis

Mankind is strung out across interstellar space, and human consciousness is digitally freighted between the stars and downloaded into bodies, but some things never change, so when Takeshi is downloaded into the body of a ex-thug and presented with a catch-22 offer he shouldn't be surprised.

Subjects: Science Fiction
Thriller
Dystopias
Science Fiction, Hard Science Fiction
Science Fiction, High Tech
Science Fiction, Steampunk

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27 in 8 languages

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English18 French2 Spanish2 German1 All 8 languages

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