The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 8 books · 2002 to 2018

Richard K. Morgan

Crime and mysteryFantasyScience fictionNoir and hardboiledGrimdarkCyberpunk

Richard K. Morgan writes violent, noir-tinged science fiction and fantasy. In Altered Carbon, human minds are stored in cortical stacks and moved between bodies, and Takeshi Kovacs, an ex-Envoy, is hired to solve a rich man's murder.

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Takeshi Kovacs

3 books · Set in invented worldsCyberpunkNoir and hardboiled
  1. 1Altered Carbon2002With Takeshi KovacsBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Broken Angels2003With Takeshi KovacsBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Woken Furies2005With Takeshi KovacsBuy on Amazon

A Land Fit for Heroes

3 books · Set in invented worldsGrimdark
  1. 1The Steel Remains2008With Ringil EskiathBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Cold Commands2011With Ringil EskiathBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Dark Defiles2014With Ringil EskiathBuy on Amazon

Standalone

2 books · Set in invented worldsCyberpunk
  1. 1Thirteen2007With Carl MarsalisBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Thin Air2018With Hakan VeilBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Takeshi Kovacs

A Land Fit for Heroes

Standalone leads