Altered Carbon
2002 novel by Richard K. Morgan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 2002 novel. For the 2018 Netflix series, see Altered Carbon (TV series).
Altered Carbon is a 2002 British cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows the attempt of Takeshi Kovacs, a former U.N. elite soldier turned private investigator, to investigate a rich man's death. It is followed by the sequels Broken Angels and Woken Furies.
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Author | Richard K. Morgan |
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Language | English |
Series | Takeshi Kovacs |
Genre | Science fiction, mystery |
Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 28 February 2002 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 416 pp (Hardback), 375 (Paperback) |
ISBN | 0-575-07321-7 |
OCLC | 48236269 |
Followed by | Broken Angels |
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The book was adapted as a Netflix television series, also titled Altered Carbon, in 2018.[1] In 2019 a graphic novel was created with Dynamite Comics.[2]