Name: Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel
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Author: Richard K. Morgan
ISBN: 9780345499776

portada Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel

Type

Physical Book

Author

Richard K. Morgan

Publisher

Penguin

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0345499778

ISBN13

9780345499776

Synopsis "Woken Furies: A Takeshi Kovacs Novel "

Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Richard K. Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as Takeshi Kovacs, in one fatal moment, joins forces with a mysterious woman who may have the power to shatter Harlan’s World forever. 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. Wild, provocative, and riveting, Woken Furies is a full-bore science fiction spectacular of the highest order—from one of the most original and spellbinding storytellers at work today.

Richard K. Morgan

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Richard K. Morgan is a British writer born in London in 1965, known mainly for his work within the cyberpunk science fiction genre. He graduated in Modern Languages from Queens’ College, Cambridge, and worked as an English teacher before dedicating himself fully to writing. His literary debut came in 2002 with Altered Carbon, a novel that merges elements of noir with a dystopian and technological future. This book, which introduced the character Takeshi Kovacs, was an immediate success and won the Philip K. Dick Award. The work was adapted by Netflix into a series of the same name in 2018.

Morgan continued the saga with Broken Angels (2003) and Woken Furies (2005). He has also ventured into fantasy with the trilogy starring Ringil Eskiath, whose first book, The Steel Remains, was published in 2008. Known for his raw style, his cynical protagonists, and his reflections on identity, power, and technology, Morgan has maintained a distinctive voice in contemporary science fiction. His work combines intense action with deep social critique, exploring how technology can affect the human condition.

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