num_pages: 375
description: 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.
language: English
title: Altered Carbon
titlecomplete: Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)
characters: Laurens Bancroft, Oumou Prescott, Elias Ryker, Takeshi Kovacs, Reileen Kawahara, Irene Elliot, Bautista, Lt. Kristen Ortega, Miriam Bancroft, Curtis, Trepp
genres: Audiobook, Thriller, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Crime, Science Fiction Fantasy, Noir, Fantasy, Mystery, Fiction
ratings_count: 103619
places: San Francisco, California
series: Takeshi Kovacs
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
category: Bestes ausländisches Werk, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Philip K. Dick Award, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
category: Roman étranger, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Translated Long Form
publisher: Ballantine