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Woken Furies

Richard Morgan (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
SeriesTakeshi Kovacs #3
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.01

Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageStrong

Protagonist archetypes

AntiheroVengeance-Driven

Synopsis

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.

Woken Furies: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This ultraviolent cyberpunk novel features graphic combat, extended violent confrontations including the protagonist battling a younger clone of himself, strong language throughout, organized crime violence (yakuza), and moderate sexual content in a dystopian future where death is reversible through consciousness transfer.

What to know going in

This book has graphic violence, moderate sexual content, and strong language. Content notes include graphic violence, gore, murder, and death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers who enjoy hard-edged cyberpunk noir with complex anti-heroes and mind-bending technology will be captivated by Kovacs' brutal quest.

Tags

CyberpunkNoirHard Science FictionMilitary Science Fiction