Broken Angels
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345457714 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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The proper term for the Takeshi Kovacs novels isn't "hardboiled." It's "brutal." The Martians disappeared long ago, but they left behind their star gates, which have allowed humanity to spread across the galaxy--and bring warfare to the stars. The slaughtered soldiers will soon be back in action--unless their stacks aren't recovered. Also, Kovacs's far-future universe is considerably darker than Marlowe's noir world. If the rumors are true, and the ruthless Kovacs can take possession of the unprecedented relic, he will make his fortune. In Kovacs's universe, high-tech implants called "stacks" record memory and personality; this means soldiers can be sent to their deaths, have their stacks implanted in new bodies, and be sent to their deaths again, and again, and again. The comparison doesn't accurately describe Morgan's second novel, Broken Angels. As Broken Angels opens, Takeshi Kovacs is a lieutenant in humankind's most feared mercenary co
Cynical, quick-on-the-trigger Takeshi Kovacs, the ex-U.N. But armed with his genetically engineered instincts, and his trusty twin Kalashnikovs, Takeshi is ready to take on anything—and let the devil take whoever’s left behind.. All that stands between them and the ancient alien spacecraft they mean to salvage are a massacred city bathed in deadly radiation, unleashed nanotechnolgy with a million ways to kill, and whatever surprises the highly advanced Martian race may have in store. Welcome back to the brash, brutal new world of the twenty-fifth century: where global politics isn’t just for planet Earth anymore; and where death is just a break in the action, thanks to the techno-miracle that can preserve human consciousness and download it into one new body after another. So when a rogue pilot and a sleazy corporate fat cat offer him a lucrative role in a treacherous treasure hunt, he’s only too happy to go AWOL with a band of resurrected soldiers of fortune. envoy turned private eye, has changed careers, and bodies, once more trading
Mitch Scott said Not as good as Altered Carbon, but still a great read. Takeshi Kovacs is at it again, doing his thing using his trained highly enhanced Envoy skills. Great character. But the plot's somewhat convoluted in a way Altered Carbon was not. Still, I was able to stay apace enough to want to keep the book in my hands all the time. Yes, I'm about to download Woken Furies, and that's saying a lot since these books are not cheap. The whole idea of using different bodies as "sleeves" for a person's mind/soul/essence is really intriguing. Let's hope #Not as good as Altered Carbon, but still a great read Takeshi Kovacs is at it again, doing his thing using his trained highly enhanced Envoy skills. Great character. But the plot's somewhat convoluted in a way Altered Carbon was not. Still, I was able to stay apace enough to want to keep the book in my hands all the time. Yes, I'm about to download Woken Furies, and that's saying a lot since these books are not cheap. The whole idea of using different bodies as "sleeves" for a person's mind/soul/essence is really intriguing. Let's hope #3 is the best yet.. is the best yet.. The franchise continues Morgan takes his audience on another sensational whirlwind of excitement in "Broken Angels." In this adventure Morgan "sleeves" Takeshi Kovacs into his familiar guise of a mercenary. We are now able to witness Kovacs in all his "Envoy" glory as he crusades through a politically and economically charged inter-planetary war. True to form, Kovacs plays off of all sides in the conflict. He extricates himself from one disaster into another in a crescendo of violence, emotion and revelation. These conflicts all lead to the final battle that becomes a true allegorical battle for the ages. Kovacs then figh. Cyberpunk with a very imaginative backstory and fascinating main protagonist The first book hinted at the "Martians", and how they effectively laid out the future expansion of the human race. This book greatly expands on this interesting twist in the cyberpunk idea of future advancements in technology challenging the fundamental idea of humanity. Can man-kind advance to fast, it chokes his very sense of humanity to death?As usual, Morgan is a highly imaginative writer. Yes, there is violence in the book, but for me it underscored the lack of sensitivity man has begun to feel toward preservation of life in a world where you can just get a new body. It also shows how hard it