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Woken Furies
704 pages
A hyper-violent, neon-soaked cyberpunk fever dream where a cynical antihero literally battles his own demons.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like being strapped into a high-speed hovercar with a broken brake line, hurtling through a neon-lit, rain-slicked metropolis. It is a masterclass in gritty, hard-boiled cyberpunk, dripping with cynicism and fueled by a furious, anti-authoritarian heartbeat. The narrative moves at a propulsive clip, dragging you through a brutal, unforgiving world where death is cheap and identity is just another commodity to be bought, sold, or stolen. The prose is visceral and kinetic, rendering both philosophical debates and hyper-violent shootouts with the same sharp, unflinching detail. It is a dark, adrenaline-fueled ride designed for readers who love their sci-fi drenched in noir sensibilities, moral ambiguity, and the heavy, inescapable weight of past sins.
- Mood
- neon-drenched
- adrenaline-fueled
- oppressive
- gritty
- Tone
- cynical
- hard-boiled
- philosophical
- unforgiving
- furious
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- the commodification of the soul · weight of past sins · rebellion against immortal oligarchs · identity and self-destruction
- The writing
- Visceral, kinetic, and hard-boiled, blending sharp philosophical musings with hyper-detailed, brutal action sequences.
- The arc
- Begins in weary, cynical detachment and accelerates into a furious, desperate fight for survival and ideological vengeance.
- Who it's for
- Fans of gritty, high-octane cyberpunk and noir sci-fi who crave complex world-building, morally gray antiheroes, and unapologetic violence.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- sexual content
- body horror
- drug use
- profanity
About the book
Richard K. Morgan has received widespread praise for his astounding twenty-fifth-century novels featuring Takeshi Kovacs, and has established a growing legion of fans. Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as Takeshi Kovacs, in one fatal moment, joins forces with a mysterious woman who may have the power to shatter Harlan's World forever.Once a gang member, then a marine, then a galaxy-hopping Envoy trained to wreak slaughter and suppression across the stars, a bleeding, wounded Kovacs was chilling out in a New Hokkaido bar when some so-called holy men descended on a slim beauty with tangled, hyperwired hair. An act of quixotic chivalry later and Kovacs was in deep: mixed up with a woman with two names, many powers, and one explosive history.In a world where the real and virtual are one and the same and the dead can come back to life, the damsel in distress may be none other than the infamous Quellcrist Falconer, the vaporized symbol of a freedom now gone from Harlan's World. Kovacs can deal with the madness of AI. He can do his part in a battle against biomachines gone wild, search for a three-centuries-old missing weapons system, and live with a blood feud with the yakuza, and even with the betrayal of people he once trusted. But when his relationship with "the" Falconer brings him an enemy specially designed to destroy him, he knows it's time to be afraid. After all, the guy sent to kill him is himself: but younger, stronger, and straight out of hell.Wild, provocative, and riveting, Woken Furies is a full-bore science fiction spectacular of the highest order--from one of the most original and spellbinding storytellers at work today.From the Hardcover edition.
Description from Open Library.
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