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This stand-alone novel seems to be set in a universe different from Morgan's books featuring Takeshi Kovacs as the main character, or at last during a different era, since there is no mention of the ubiquitous “stacks” or “sleeves” that permeate those earlier works. The world building here is great and enjoyable, though in many ways it’s underpinned by the same dynamics of the Kovacs universe: namely, that governments and businesses are corrupt, most people are in it only for themselves, and the most valuable commodity is a true friendship. In other words, it’s classic crime noir in space, or at least on Mars in this case. In some ways this book is most like Altered Carbon, since there is an underlying mystery that the hero has to solve. And then there is the hero himself, easily my least favorite part of the book. Although superficially different from Kovacs, their internal dialogue and thought processes are basically indistinguishable. Both men are hard-nosed ex-super agents who lament a past to which they can never return. That aside, I didn’t like the story as much as Altered Carbon, but it’s still an enjoyable Noir read.