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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.
A graphic novel titled Altered Carbon: Download Blues, which continues to follow the character Takeshi Kovacs, was released in July 2019. An animated feature entitled Altered Carbon: Resleeved was released in 2020 on Netflix. Morgan's books are generally set in a post-extropianist dystopian world. Morgan described his "takeaway" of one of his ...
Altered Carbon is an American cyberpunk television series created by Laeta Kalogridis and based on the 2002 novel of the same title by English author Richard K. Morgan. [1] In a world where consciousness can be transferred to different bodies, Takeshi Kovacs, a former soldier turned investigator, is released from prison in order to solve a murder.
In the Netflix series Altered Carbon, Kovacs is portrayed by Joel Kinnaman (in the body of Elias Ryker) in the show's first season, [10] Will Yun Lee (original body), [11] Byron Mann (Takeshi's prior body), [12] and Morgan Gao (Young Tak). [13] Anthony Mackie portrays the character in a different host body for the show's second season. [14]
On Rotten Tomatoes, Altered Carbon: Resleeved has an approval rating of 60% based on reviews from five critics. [ 5 ] David Griffin of IGN gave the film 6 out of 10 and stated, " Altered Carbon: Resleeved is a diverting entry in the Takeshi Kovacs saga that excels in the action department while neglecting to fully develop its main characters in ...
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Publishers Weekly wrote that the novel succeeded despite a formulaic structure, calling it a "superior, satisfying cyberpunk noir adventure". [2] Kirkus Reviews wrote that the novel was a good expansion of the worldbuilding which began in the first novel, praising it as "a thrilling cyberpunk actioner" while stating that it occasionally overdid its world-weary tone.
Woken Furies (2005) is a science fiction novel by British writer Richard Morgan.It is the third novel featuring the anti-hero Takeshi Kovacs and is the sequel to Broken Angels.