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A review by lesserjoke
Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan
2.0
This sequel to Altered Carbon is very different from that first book: the genre is more military sci-fi than neo-noir, it's set on a completely different planet, and the only returning character has been downloaded into a brand-new body. (I really wonder how / whether Netflix's adaptation of the series is going to handle all that.) But the technological underpinnings of cloning and uploading people remain, this time set around the archaeological dig of an alien artifact in the middle of a war.
Whether because I'm just not as into soldiers or because the novelty of the premise is wearing off, I didn't care for this story as much as its already-flawed predecessor. There are double-crosses that come out of nowhere, neat ideas about tech that aren't developed as fully as they deserve, and some really just plain bizarre psychosexual stuff. I'm still interested in the possibilities of this series, but the execution is leaving a lot to be desired.
Whether because I'm just not as into soldiers or because the novelty of the premise is wearing off, I didn't care for this story as much as its already-flawed predecessor. There are double-crosses that come out of nowhere, neat ideas about tech that aren't developed as fully as they deserve, and some really just plain bizarre psychosexual stuff. I'm still interested in the possibilities of this series, but the execution is leaving a lot to be desired.