Larger	Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, Bk 1) Author: Richard Morgan
	Book Information Publisher: Gollancz Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 3 Rating: 1 ISBN-13: 9780575073210 - ISBN-10: 0575073217 Publication Date: 2/28/2002 Pages: 424

Four hundred years from now mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited from an ancient civilisation discovered on Mars. The colonies are linked together by the occasional sublight colony ship voyages and hyperspatial data-casting. Human consciousness is digitally freighted between the stars and downloaded into bodies as a matter of course.

But some things never change. So when ex-envoy, now-convict Takeshi Kovacs has his consciousness and skills downloaded into the body of a nicotine-addicted ex-thug and presented with a catch-22 offer he really shouldn't be surprised. Contracted by a billionaire to discover who murdered his last body Kovacs is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy that stretches across known space and to the very top of society.

2003 winner of the Philip K. Dick Award