Altered Carbon

what can i say about this book that hasn't been said... cyberpunk military noir triller story, yea its a long sentence but thats what it is, this book and the sequels created one of the most amazing near futures to date, full with techno babble for the geek in us, sexual innuendo, full military action and an amazing plot, get it! read it! cherish it! and please Richard, write more about...more

what can i say about this book that hasn't been said... cyberpunk military noir triller story, yea its a long sentence but thats what it is, this book and the sequels created one of the most amazing near futures to date, full with techno babble for the geek in us, sexual innuendo, full military action and an amazing plot, get it! read it! cherish it! and please Richard, write more about Takeshi...pretty please?   hide

Not bad... Well written.

I just read this book for the third time, something I've only done a couple of times in my entire life. That's how good it is!

Good mix of hard-boiled detective pulp set in a what-if-we-never-died future. It took a bit of getting used to and I think I rejected it at first because the feel is so weird. Where men are men, dames are as ruthless as they are gorgeous and...we travel to other planets via data transmission? Huh? Once I could reconcile the genre madness I really enjoyed it, and will read...more

Good mix of hard-boiled detective pulp set in a what-if-we-never-died future. It took a bit of getting used to and I think I rejected it at first because the feel is so weird. Where men are men, dames are as ruthless as they are gorgeous and...we travel to other planets via data transmission? Huh? Once I could reconcile the genre madness I really enjoyed it, and will read the next one.   hide

GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEAT

i listened to the audio version of this. cool idea with the sleeves and all. i dont care for mysteries all that much, but it worked for this book. who is who is the idea. pretty cool.

A really cool blend of Noir and Sci Fi

What an opportunity to discuss a future ethics issue... Totally missed. What if Orson Scott Card had written this??!!

Story is mediocre. The world that Morgan creates is freakin' awesome.