Altered Carbon
Altered Carbon, Book 1
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Altered Carbon
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Narrated by:
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Todd McLaren
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By:
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Richard Morgan
About this listen
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. Read by Todd McLaren.
©2003 Richard K Morgan (P)2005 Tantor Media, IncWhat listeners say about Altered Carbon
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- Richard
- 26-05-2019
Volumes is too low
I was flat out hearing the story without noise cancelling headphones. I almost didn’t bother finishing it.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-03-2018
I loved it.
Todd McLaren reads with amazing voice acting. TV show differs from the books, but all the main points are the same.
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- WA Reader
- 05-04-2018
Great story - different from the TV Show
I hadn't heard of this series until binge watching the Netflix show but I love science fiction which makes you think. The book is quite different from the TV show but I enjoyed the differences. New twists and characters made it unique. Looking forward to the next one.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-02-2019
Better than the show
After watching the show, I had to check out the book. I was not disappointed.
will definitely be listening to the rest of the series
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- Greyson Wind
- 09-01-2024
Great read
Great Sci fi read well written and great narrator, was a great story kept you wanting to read right to the end.
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- ben
- 10-07-2018
far better then Netflix
if you enjoy sci-fi absolutely worth the read/listen.
watched the Netflix show before listening, as usual the book is far better.
great sci-fi murder mystery
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- Hawk
- 04-02-2020
Great cross genre cyberpunk noir.
I read / listened to the book at least a dozen times before the TV series. Hooray for me!
I can't believe how badly they screwed with the central themes and plot lines to make the TV series.
I love the left wing Marxism ideologies that permeate throughout this trilogy, as well as the alien tech that has both advanced and corrupted human society. The cyberpunk noir style of Altered Carbon is so very cool. If you like this particular sub-genre than I highly recommend George Alec Effinger 'When Gravity Fails' (also available on audible) as it is another great listen and a favourite of mine.
Do I expect anyone to read this review or follow up on the book recommendation, hell no! Writing reviews here is really a bit of a laugh.... perhaps if I wrote this before the TV release it would have counted. Dont you just wish that when they convert a book for TV or a movie they would actually do the book without major changes?
BTW this book is just great but perhaps Richard Morgan does over do the sex scenes a little, ... however not as much as in some of his other books.
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- Andrew
- 16-02-2018
diffrent to the show but just as good
The same old the the book and the show are different but I like them both
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- Mark M
- 11-03-2021
Enjoyed after watching the Netflix series
I came to this after watching the adaptation. Really enjoyed the original story and all its differences.
It’s a complex work and it makes me app the skill it took to use it as source material for the adaptation.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-09-2019
Pleasantly suprised
Loved the book.
The reader gave all the female characters essentially the same husky voice which confused me at times but otherwise it was a great listen. Excellent for a return long haul flight.
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