Once a gang member, then a marine, then a galaxy-hopping Envoy trained to wreak slaughter and suppression across the stars, a bleeding, wounded Kovacs was chilling out in a New Hokkaido bar when some so-called holy men descended on a slim beauty with tangled, hyperwired hair. An act of quixotic chivalry later and Kovacs was in deep: mixed up with a woman with two names, many powers, and one explosive history.In a world where the real and virtual are one and the same and the dead can come back to life, the damsel in distress may be none other than the infamous Quellcrist Falconer, the vaporized symbol of a freedom now gone from Harlan's World. Kovacs can deal with the madness of AI. He can do his part in a battle against biomachines gone wild, search for a three-centuries-old missing weapons system, and live with a blood feud with the yakuza, and even with the betrayal of people he once trusted. But when his relationship with "the" Falconer brings him an enemy specially designed to destroy him, he knows it's time to be afraid.After all, the guy sent to kill him is himself: but younger, stronger, and straight out of hell.
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"Maybe this should have been a lot tighter and somewhat shorter, but for a reader willing to brave them, Woken Furies and the two earlier Takeshi Kovacs novels take a lot of big ideas into a cyber noir future, as told by the impossibly jaded, cynical heart of gold Kovacs. Part detective story and part cyberpunk, His journeys are wandering yet circular, as this soul, doomed to survive reincarnations into body after body through the technology of cortical stack implants, fights to retain something that is human as humanity moves further and further from its original meaning." — Dave (4 out of 5 stars)
"Maybe this should have been a lot tighter and somewhat shorter, but for a reader willing to brave them, Woken Furies and the two earlier Takeshi Kovacs novels take a lot of big ideas into a cyber noir future, as told by the impossibly jaded, cynical heart of gold Kovacs. Part detective story and part cyberpunk, His journeys are wandering yet circular, as this soul, doomed to survive reincarnations into body after body through the technology of cortical stack implants, fights to retain something that is human as humanity moves further and further from its original meaning."
“This science-fiction James Bond adventure is full of twists and turns, surprise attacks, nifty technology, and grisly violence. Fans of classic noir will recognize the style and find it eminently readable, and space-opera readers will be engrossed as well. Great plotting and a satisfying resolution make this an enjoyable, if somewhat gory, read.”
" I met Richard K. Morgan in NYC at a luncheon Random House invited myself and James Killen to. I've read everything Morgan has written since! This novel he used my name for a character. Needless to say, I was very pleased! "
" Good sci-fi concepts, marred only by the bad sex scenes "
" All in all a great series. Started really strong and given the nature of "time" in this trilogy, finishes well. A version of the future which allows the author to download his hero into a variety action packed adventures. Loved it. "
" I like visions of the future, Morgan's isn't very bright but I could easily see it as accurate. This is the third or forth book of his I have read and I can already tell that I will finish his body of work long before another comes out. Tak is one cool character. "
" A great ending to an excellent series. I will miss Takesi Kovacs and will be sure to put something else by Morgan on my 'to-read' list. "
" Another fun read from Morgan, though I liked Alter Carbon the best of this loose trilogy. Many of the loose ends and interesting tidbits from the other two books come home to roost when Tak is home on Harlan's World again. "
" Another fabulous cyberpunk noir detective adventure from Richard Morgan! "
" i liked this - eminently readable sf "
" 4.5 Stars -I'm working a review for this book now to be on FantasyLiterature.com "
" I felt the first two worked better. Lost some of the tone; still decent. "
" 5.0 stars. Book three in the Takeshi Kovacs series. Each installment has been amazing and this installment certainly continues that trend. Can not wait for the next one. HIGHEST POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION!! "
" Pretty kick-ass ending to the story of Takeshi Kovacs. I liked the ending. "
" Just wasn't in the mood for more of Kovacs. The first two books were fairly good, but I lost interest with this one. "
" At least this one was better than book #2, but still lacking in the suspense and creativity of Altered Carbon. "
" Better than Broken Angels, not as good as Altered Carbon. "
" Don't think I've ever been so satisfied by the end of a series. The books built on top of each other and widened in scope, and Kovacs' development was subtle and believable. "
" Unnecessarily long, seemed to me like the author wanted to make sure you as the reader understood just how crazy this environment/world he created was. Towards the end it became a grind to finish and in the end so much was predictable. Over all a disappointing end to my first sci-fi trilogy. "
" I sure hope he writes more Kovaks books. Best one so far. "
" I was 100 pages in before I thought, 'Wait... I've READ this.' That's not a good sign. I concur with other reviews suggesting the first, noir-style, Kovacs book was much better. "
" Takeshi shoots himself in the face. "
Richard K. Morgan is the acclaimed author of Market Forces, Broken Angels, and Altered Carbon, a New York Times Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award. He lives in Scotland.
William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.
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