{"product_id":"altered-carbon-9780345457684","title":"Altered Carbon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - NOW AN EXCITING SERIES FROM NETFLIX - The shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning in this \"tour de force of genre-bending, a brilliantly realized exercise in science fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in race, religion, and class still exist, advances in technology have redefined life itself. Now, assuming one can afford the expensive procedure, a person's consciousness can be stored in a cortical stack at the base of the brain and easily downloaded into a new body (or \"sleeve\") making death nothing more than a minor blip on a screen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ex-U.N. envoy Takeshi Kovacs has been killed before, but his last death was particularly painful. Dispatched one hundred eighty light-years from home, re-sleeved into a body in Bay City (formerly San Francisco, now with a rusted, dilapidated Golden Gate Bridge), Kovacs is thrown into the dark heart of a shady, far-reaching conspiracy that is vicious even by the standards of a society that treats \"existence\" as something that can be bought and sold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard K. Morgan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345457684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2002 pg. 1741\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2003 pg. 60 - Excellent\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2003 pg. 1060\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/24\/2003 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/24\/2003 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2003 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsimov's Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2003 pg. 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/07\/2003 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard K. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Thirteen, Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003. The movie rights to \u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e were optioned by Joel Silver and Warner Bros on publication, and a film version is currently in development with Mythology Entertainment. \u003ci\u003eMarket Forces\u003c\/i\u003e was also optioned to Warner Bros, before it was even published, and it won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005. \u003ci\u003eThirteen\u003c\/i\u003e won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2007 and is currently under movie option to Straight Up films. T\u003ci\u003ehe Steel Remains\u003c\/i\u003e won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in 2010, and its sequel, \u003ci\u003eThe Cold Commands, \u003c\/i\u003e appeared in both \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' and NPR's Best Science Fiction\/Fantasy Books of the Year lists. Morgan is a fluent Spanish speaker and has lived and worked in Madrid, Istanbul, Ankara, and London, as well as having traveled extensively in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. He now lives in Scotland with his wife, Virginia, and son, Daniel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40797475700851,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b81c4c76-3e4f-40f5-a844-1d89d505d1bb.jpg?v=1682000115","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/altered-carbon-9780345457684","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}