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Broken Angels is a 2003 military science-fiction novel by Richard K. Morgan and the second book centered on Takeshi Kovacs. It combines cyberpunk ideas about altered bodies and transferred identity with a campaign involving the investigation of an ancient Martian site. The novel is for readers who want a darker, action-oriented space setting in which archaeological discovery, corporate or military interests, and questions of identity are closely connected.
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Where does Broken Angels fit in the Takeshi Kovacs series?
Broken Angels is Richard K. Morgan's 2003 novel and the second book in the Takeshi Kovacs series. It follows Altered Carbon and continues the series' cyberpunk approach to identity and warfare.
What is the main setting of Broken Angels?
The story combines military science fiction with the investigation of ancient Martian archaeology. Takeshi Kovacs becomes involved in conflicts where alien ruins and military objectives overlap.
Why is Martian archaeology important in Broken Angels?
The novel treats the ruins of an ancient Martian civilization as strategically valuable and dangerous. Archaeological discovery therefore becomes part of a military and corporate struggle rather than a purely academic expedition.
What technology defines the Takeshi Kovacs universe?
The series uses cortical stacks that allow a person's consciousness to be stored and transferred into another body, a process commonly called sleeving. That technology gives Broken Angels its cyberpunk questions about bodies, identity, and military service.
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