{"title":"Series: Takeshi Kovacs","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the 'Takeshi Kovacs' series collection, where science fiction and fantasy collide in a gripping, action-packed narrative. Crafted by acclaimed author Richard K. Morgan, this series propels readers into a future where consciousness can be transferred between bodies, offering tantalising explorations of identity, morality, and technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tales revolve around Takeshi Kovacs, a former elite soldier turned private investigator, navigating intrigue and danger across different worlds. Readers will be captivated by the rich storytelling, intricate plots, and the exploration of philosophical themes that challenge our perceptions of life and existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe series includes compelling titles such as the riveting 'Woken Furies', which continues Kovacs's saga with breathtaking twists and turns. Ideal for fans of complex narratives and futuristic settings, the Takeshi Kovacs series is a must-read for any Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy enthusiast seeking a thought-provoking adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStart your journey into this fascinating universe, and discover how the boundaries between humanity and technology blur in ways both profound and perilous.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"altered-carbon-by-richard-morgan-9781473223677","title":"Altered Carbon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis must-read story is a confident, action-and-violence packed thriller, and future classic noir SF novel from a multi-award-winning author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a first-time SF writer to be so surely in command of narrative and technology, so brilliant at world-building, so able to write such readable and enjoyable SF adventure, is simply extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46417364418796,"sku":"9781473223677","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14374293482712.jpg?v=1746436796"},{"product_id":"broken-angels-by-richard-morgan-9780575081253","title":"Broken Angels","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty years after the events of \u003cem\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/em\u003e, Takeshi Kovacs is serving as a mercenary in the Procterate-sponsored war to put down Joshuah Kemp's revolution on the planet Sanction IV. He is offered the chance to join a covert team chasing a prize whose value is limitless - and whose dangers are endless. Here is a novel that takes mankind to the brink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA breakneck-paced crime thriller, \u003cem\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/em\u003e took its readers deep into the universe Morgan had so compellingly realised without ever letting them escape the onward rush of the plot. \u003cem\u003eBroken Angels\u003c\/em\u003e melds science fiction, the war novel, and the spy thriller to take the reader below the surface of this future and lay bare the treacheries, betrayals, and follies that leave man so ill-prepared for the legacy he has been given: the stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is science fiction at its dizzying best: superb, yet subtle, world-building; strong yet sensitive characterisation; awesome yet believable technology; thrilling yet profound writing. Richard Morgan is set to join the genre's worldwide elite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46417684594924,"sku":"9780575081253","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20402853482392.jpg?v=1746448598"},{"product_id":"altered-carbon-by-richard-morgan-9780575081246","title":"Altered Carbon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour hundred years from now, mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited from an ancient civilisation 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut 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. 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Morgan has already established himself as an SF author of global significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoken Furies\u003c\/i\u003e sees Takeshi Kovacs return home to Harlan's World — an ocean planet with only 5 percent of its landmass poking above the dangerous and unpredictable seas. Try and get above the weather in anything more sophisticated than a helicopter, and the Martian orbital platforms will burn you out of the sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd death doesn't just wait for you in the seas and the skies. On land, from the tropical beaches and swamps of Kossuth to the icy, machine-infested wastes of New Hokkaido, the hard-won gains of the Quellist revolution have been lost. The First Families, the corporations, and the Yakuza have a stranglehold on everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmbarked on a journey of implacable retribution for a lost love, Kovacs is blown off course and into a maelstrom of political intrigue and technological mystery as the ghosts of Harlan's World and his own violent past rise to claim their due. Quellcrist Falconer is back from the dead, they say, and hunting her down for the First Families is a savage young Envoy called Kovacs who's been in storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46709456404716,"sku":"9780575081277","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20403093482392.jpg?v=1754107332"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/series-takeshi-kovacs.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}