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November 10, 2005
Woken Furies
Just finished Woken Furies, Richard Morgan's latest Takeshi Kovacs novel.
Damn was that good.
I loved Altered Carbon - it was like Bladerunner, Neuromancer, (shaddap, Titus, or I'll take your geek club blazer badge away ;)) and The Maltese Falcon, all rolled into one. I basically liked Broken Angels, it added shades of Alien - and did it competently, though it stumbled occasionally.
Furies was excellent - the story was solid, the characters compelling, and the backdrop was at times incredible - he effortlessly invented myths that felt ageless, culture that just was.
Highly recommended.
Posted by dberger at November 10, 2005 8:06 PM