An atmospheric tale of corruption and abduction set on Mars, from the
author of the award-winning science fiction novel Altered
Carbon, now an exciting new series from Netflix. NAMED ONE OF THE
BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN Hakan Veil is an
ex–corporate enforcer equipped with military-grade body tech
that’s made him a human killing machine. His former employers have
abandoned him on a turbulent Mars where Earth-based overlords battle
for profits and power amid a homegrown independence movement. But
he’s had enough of the red planet, and all he wants is a ticket back
home—which is just what he’s offered by the Earth Oversight
organization, in exchange for being the bodyguard for an EO
investigator. It’s a beyond-easy gig for a heavy hitter like Veil .
. . until it isn’t. When Veil’s charge starts looking into the
mysterious disappearance of a lottery winner, it stirs up a hornet’s
nest of intrigue and murder. And the deeper Veil is drawn into the
game, the more long-buried secrets claw their way to the Martian
surface. Now it’s the expert assassin poised against powerful
enemies hellbent on taking him down—by any means necessary.
Praise for Thin Air “Kick-ass . . . Mixed in with the
thriller-esque action and cyberpunk backdrop is a hard-boiled noir
story complete with a twisting and turning plot that keeps readers on
their toes.”—Los Angeles Times “Richard K. Morgan wants to
destroy your Mars fantasies. . . . It’s a grim vision, but one that
Morgan finds far more plausible than the cheerful visions of plucky
Mars colonists common in sci-fi.”—Wired “A robotically
enhanced Jack Reacher [in a] dazzlingly intricate game of political
double- and triple-cross, spiced with tastily kinetic battle
sequences.”—The Guardian “If you ever imagined that the core
esthetics and themes of cyberpunk—lowlifes and high tech; corporate
dominance; future noir; post-human evolution and cyborg adaptations;
hardscrabble urban environments—were played out, Thin Air will set
you straight, and kick your butt in the process. . . . Both kinematic
and cinematic, [Thin Air is] limned by Morgan with balletic precision
and smashmouth grace.”—Paul Di Filippo, Locus
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Product details
ISBN
9781101885369
Published
2017
Publisher
Random House Digital Inc.
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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