Thin air is a hardboiled noir thriller, in the maltese falcon big sleep mould. Del rey this is kind of morgan returning to his roots, as thin air is more like altered carbon than anything hes published in the intervening years. Jun 04, 2019 more dark, gritty, violent, and impersonal detective work from science fiction author richard k. Because of traveling widely and living in spain and istanbul, he became a spanish and english fluent speaker. Morgan returns to the genre in grand form with thin air. On a mars where ruthless corporate interests violently collide with a homegrown independence movement as earthbased overlords battle for profits and power.
Thin air is about a mercenary, genetically bred for violence and decanted from a hibernation tank, taking on the elite corporate power in a. Morgan is the acclaimed author of the cold commands, the steel remains, thirteen, woken furies, market forces, broken angels, and altered carbon, a new york times notable book that also won the philip k. Whatever happens, thin air is a worthy addition to richard k. On a mars where ruthless corporate interests violently collide with a homegrown independence movement as earthbased overlords battle for profits and power, hakan veil is an exprofessional enforcer equipped with militarygrade body tech thats made him a human killing machine. A jaded bodyguard encounters conflict and doublecrossing on colonised mars in a satirical novel from the author of altered carbon. An atmospheric tale of corruption and abduction set on mars, from the author of the awardwinning science fiction novel altered carbon, now an. Morgan is the acclaimed author of the dark defiles, the cold commands, the steel remains, thirteen, which won the arthur c. Like takeshi kovacs, the hero thin air, hakan veil, is an exgovernmentcorporate killer who is trying to make ends meet after being cast out. Theres a cynical, hardbitten, quasimilitary protagonist who now works independently, dragged into a missing person investigation that turns. If you liked altered carbon, youre gonna love this. Thin air is a dystopian cyberpunk military science fiction novel by richard k. O n my way to meet richard morgan, i pass a poster for altered carbon, the new netflix series based on his hardboiled cyberpunk novel about a. Richard morgan was until his writing career took off a tutor at strathclyde university in the english language teaching division.
Morgan has written, including all of the takeshi kovacs novels e. An atmospheric tale of corruption and abduction set on mars, from. Morgan is the latest book by the author of the takeshi kovacs trilogy altered carbon, woken furies, broken angels and especially. Set in the same reality as his 2007 novel black man published as thirteen or th1rte3n in the united states, it is set well over a century later than the earlier novel, with all the action taking place on mars, whereas black man thirteen is set on earth. Morgan aka richard morgan in the uk, for god knows what reason back writing scifi after what seems to have been a decade wasted writing.
Thin air is set on a futuristic mars colony in the valles. Morgan, author of the awardwinning science fiction novel. Morgan described his takeaway of one of his books as. Campbell award, broken angels, and altered carbon, a new york times notable book and winner of the philip k. Richard morgan was a tutor at strathclyde university in glasgow, united kingdom before he took off his writing career. Any fans of which i consider morgans most important work will enjoy this book, and notice themes that are familiar, but not rote. Feb, 2018 o n my way to meet richard morgan, i pass a poster for altered carbon, the new netflix series based on his hardboiled cyberpunk novel about a future earth where humans can transfer into different.
If you are a netflix viewer, you might recognize richard k. Like living offworld seems to trigger some stubborn aspect of our capacity for. Altered states 2004 with richard morgan only as by richard k. I was bowled over by richard morgans debut, altered carbon, and the sequelsbroken angels and woken furiesthat fleshed out the saga of. Like fact remainslaunch determines orbit, and torres got a launch in life that put him low and in decay from the start. Not worth one star there are bad books, badly written not worth reading and there are bad books written by good writers and then there are terribly bad books. Morgan returns to mars, as it was depicted in black man, but some time later.
Morgan s books are generally set in a post extropianist dystopian world. Colin mace an atmospheric tale of corruption and abduction set on mars, from the author of the awardwinning science fiction novel altered carbon, now an exciting new series from netflix. Morgan is the latest book by the author of the takeshi kovacs trilogy altered carbon, woken furies, broken angels and especially thirteenblack man, the last of which is set in the same universe. Morgan aka richard morgan in the uk, for god knows what reason back writing scifi after what seems to have been a decade wasted writing fantasy, the landpit for heroes trilogy.
Dick awards, his books are published around the world. Morgan born 1965 is a british author known for darkly cynical works of science fiction and fantasy featuring sociopathic hero protagonists. In october 2018, morgans science fiction novel, thin air was published in the uk by gollancz. The movie rights to altered carbon were optioned by joel silver and warner bros on publication, and a film version is currently in development with mythology. Richard k morgan an excorporate enforcer, hakan veil, is forced to bodyguard madison madekwe, part of a colonial audit team investigating a disappeared lottery winner on mars. Richard morgan was, until his writing career took off, a tutor at strathclyde university in the english language teaching division. The takeshi kovacs series altered carbon broken angels woken furies the a.
Morgan, author of altered carbon, joins us to discuss his new novel thin air. Clarke award, woken furies, market forces, winner of the the john w. From the author of netflixs altered carbon gollancz s. In an interview before the launch of thin air, morgan described a common feature of his works. Morgan revisits the futuristic noir vibe of his best.
Morgans return to sciencefiction, which upgrades the setting of the classic pulp noir to a seamy mars colony where fake paprika skies. More dark, gritty, violent, and impersonal detective work from science fiction author richard k. Dark as it is, world building is one of thin airs strongest points. When i first noticed a new narrator i was worried, but colin mace does a great job. Any fans of which i consider morgans most important work will enjoy. Its got one of those twisty turny chinatown plots that can be a little. This is sad because morgans early scifi is worth a read and for some a reread.
Oct 23, 2018 whatever happens, thin air is a worthy addition to richard k. Morgan has spent most of the past decade working on his fantasy trilogy a land fit for heroes. That is about as close as i think i can get to describing the type of story that i found in thin air. Various neighborhoods and areas are described in a way that makes you feel like youve actually been. And now, eleven years after the release of his last science fiction novel, richard k. Morgans work the popular series altered carbon was adapted from his debut novel 16 years ago. Clarke award, woken furies, market forces, winner of the john w. Set in the same reality as his 2007 novel black man.
Mixed in with the thrilleresque action and cyberpunk backdrop is a hardboiled noir story complete with a twisting and turning plot that keeps readers on their toes. Society is, always has been and always will be a structure for the. Morgan is best known in the grimdark community for his seminal sf work altered carbon, a genredefying blend of noir detective. Richard morgan is 39 and was, until his writing career took off, a tutor at strathclyde university in the english language teaching division. But hes had enough of the turbulent red planet, and all he wants is a ticket back homewhich is just what hes offered by the earth oversight organization, in exchange for being the bodyguard for. Morgan woken furies, altered carbon 3 uk hardcover 1st edition 1st pr from usd 29. Dick awards his books are published around the world. Jun 18, 2019 richard morgan was, until his writing career took off, a tutor at strathclyde university in the english language teaching division. He has travelled widely and lived in spain and istanbul.
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