Market Forces (49 page)

Books Consulted

Chomsky, Noam		Rogue States: The Rule of Force in World Affairs Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order
Easterly, William		The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
George, Susan		The Lugano Report: On Preserving Capitalism in the Twenty-first Century
Moore, Michael		Stupid White Men . . . and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation Downsize This: Random Threats from an Unarmed American
Morgan, Robin		The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism
Pilger, John		Hidden Agendas The New Rulers of the World
Stiglitz, Joseph		Globalisation and Its Discontents

NOTE: The views expressed in
Market Forces
are in no way intended to represent the views of any of the authors listed above.

R
ICHARD
K. M
ORGAN
always wanted to travel and write. He managed to get the traveling part down long before the writing part came. Following graduation from Queens’ College, Cambridge University, Morgan moved to London, where he states that his dreams of being a successful novelist were “cut down to size.” Morgan says, “About the only worthwhile thing I did in London that year was cultivate a taste for Thai and Japanese cuisines, Jack Daniel’s on ice, and Islay single malts. None of which I could really afford. It was time to leave.” After four weeks of training as an English-language teacher, he found himself in Istanbul. Then it was back to London, then Madrid, and finally Glasgow, where he secured a university post. Fourteen years after his initial foray to London, his first novel,
Altered Carbon,
was purchased for publication. Shortly thereafter, Hollywood optioned the book for the movies. He is now a happy, full-time writer with the means to write and travel when he wants to (which is usually). His well-received second novel,
Broken Angels,
featured Takeshi Kovacs, the imperfect protagonist from
Altered Carbon. Market Forces
is his third book.

BY RICHARD K. MORGAN

Altered Carbon

Broken Angels

Praise for Richard K. Morgan’s

BROKEN ANGELS

“What distinguishes Morgan’s second novel is his persuasive reimagining of the familiar as filtered through the character of Kovacs, a disillusioned superman who carries his own kryptonite around with him.”

—The New York Times

“Morgan’s SF–hardboiled hybrid, the sequel to the well-received
Altered Carbon,
bursts with energy and intelligence. . . . It all adds up to a superior, satisfying cyberpunk noir adventure.”

—Publishers Weekly

“A lively follow-up to an energetic debut, with a still refreshingly cynical hero.”

—Booklist

“Scottish author Richard K. Morgan’s second novel is another dazzling fast ride in a nasty, violent future. . . . Hard-boiled style with human intrigue and alien mysteries make
Broken Angels
engrossing reading.”

—The Denver Post

“
Broken Angels
is clearly the work of a gifted, ambitious storyteller.
Morgan’s prose is clean and direct, his characters almost uniformly hard-edged, his future convincing, well conceived, and decked out with an almost limitless array of technological marvels.”

—The Washington Post Book World

“
Three Kings
meets
Aliens.
” (Grade: A-)

—Entertainment Weekly

Praise for Richard K. Morgan’s

ALTERED CARBON

“Rousing . . . If you’ve ever wondered what kind of science fiction
Raymond Chandler might have written for a futuristic Philip Marlowe, check out
Altered Carbon.
”

—The New York Times Book Review

“Gritty and vivid . . . Readers will become attached to reluctant hero
Kovacs. . . . Looks like we have another interstellar hero on our hands.”

—USA Today

“This seamless marriage of hardcore cyberpunk and hard-boiled detective tale is an astonishing first novel.”

—The Times
(London)

“An astonishing piece of work . . . A wonderful sf idea . . .
Altered Carbon
hits the floor running and then starts to accelerate. Intriguing and inventive in equal proportions and refuses to let go until the last page.”

—P
ETER
H
AMILTON

“An exciting sf/crime hybrid, with an intricate (but always plausible) plot, a powerful noir atmosphere, and enough explosive action to satisfy the most die-hard thriller fan.”

—
SF Site

“Carbon-black noir with drive and wit, a tight plot, and a back-story
that leaves the reader wanting a sequel like another fix.”

—K
EN
M
C
L
EOD