Bøker av Richard K. Morgan

From the world of the best-selling trilogy of books and the hit Netflix show comes a new chapter in the ALTERED CARBON universe! In the future, bodies can be changed like clothes, giving life an entirely new meaningΓÇöor lack of meaning. Takeshi KovacsΓÇöonce a member of the Envoy Corps, the elite, deadly troops of the Interstellar Earth ProtectorateΓÇönow finds himself imprisoned . . . both in a jail and in an extremely weak body. When he learns that Envoys he served with in a battle he somehow can''t remember have been stolen and sold to one of the richest people in the universe, Kovacs vows to rescue them and get revenge. Leaving behind a staggering body count as he blazes across the galaxy, he wonders why he has a hole in his memory . . . and what secrets that gap holds for understanding his future and himself. ALTERED CARBON writer/creator RICHARD K. MORGAN is joined by writer SCOTT BRYAN WILSON (Batman Annual, Batman: Gotham Nights) and artist MAX FUCHS (Halcyon Days) to deliver the original graphic novel ALTERED CARBON: ONE LIFE, ONE DEATH, a violent, galaxy-spanning adventure of prison breaks, political intrigue, and sinister machinations.

Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold meets George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones in the final novel in Richard K. Morgan's epic A Land Fit for Heroes trilogy, which burst onto the fantasy scene with The Steel Remains and The Cold Commands.Ringil Eskiath, a reluctant hero viewed as a corrupt degenerate by the very people who demand his help, has traveled far in search of the Illwrack Changeling, a deathless human sorcerer-warrior raised by the bloodthirsty Aldrain, former rulers of the world. Separated from his companionsEgar the Dragonbane and ArchethRingil risks his soul to master a deadly magic that alone can challenge the might of the Changeling. While Archeth and the Dragonbane embark on a trail of blood and tears that ends up exposing long-buried secrets, Ringil finds himself tested as never before, with his life and all existence hanging in the balance.Praise for The Dark Defiles ';A finale that displays all the purposefully hard edges and grim magnificence that made the first two volumes stand out.'Kirkus Reviews ';Morgan brings his mammoth A Land Fit for Heroes fantasy trilogy to a rousing conclusion. . . . Expect surprises and suspense, along with the usual derring-do and entertaining characters.'Booklist Praise for Richard K. Morgan and his acclaimed series, A Land Fit for Heroes';Bold, brutal, and making no compromisesRichard K. Morgan doesn't so much twist the cliches of fantasy as take an axe to them. Then set fire to them.'Joe Abercrombie';Morgan has taken traditional sword and sorcery tropes and given them a hard, contemporary kick. The anitithesis of the cosy fairytale, this one is for big boys.'The Times (London)';A crisp stylist who demonstrates equal facility with action scenes and angst.'The New York Times Book Review';A full-immersion experience, uncompromising and bleakly magnificent.'Kirkus Reviews

This Takeshi Kovacs original story returns to the action of the "Altered Carbon" universe. A Netflix adaptation of the series is set for later this year.

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