Altered Carbon

2002 novel by Richard K. Morgan
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Altered Carbon

Summary

Altered Carbon is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,613 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Altered Carbon authored Q254635[3].
  • Altered Carbon received the Philip K. Dick Award[4].
  • Altered Carbon's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • Altered Carbon was published by Gollancz[6].
  • Altered Carbon's genre is postcyberpunk[7].
  • Altered Carbon's genre is noir fiction[8].
  • Altered Carbon's genre is dystopian fiction[9].
  • Altered Carbon's genre is hardboiled[10].
  • Altered Carbon's genre is science fiction[11].
  • Altered Carbon's genre is cyberpunk[12].
  • Altered Carbon was followed by Broken Angels[13].
  • Altered Carbon's part of the series is recorded as Takeshi Kovacs[14].
  • Altered Carbon's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Altered Carbon's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Altered Carbon's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Altered Carbon was published on February 28, 2002[18].
  • Altered Carbon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126711066[19].
  • Altered Carbon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137945078[20].
  • Altered Carbon's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137945079[21].
  • Altered Carbon's work available at URL is recorded as http://librebook.me/altered_carbon/vol1/1[22].
  • Altered Carbon's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+640'}[23].
  • Altered Carbon's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best First Novel[24].
  • Altered Carbon's nominated for is recorded as Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[25].
  • Altered Carbon's nominated for is recorded as Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[26].
  • Altered Carbon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Altered Carbon'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 59134e14-ac6d-469b-a867-9bc2a6258241[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Altered Carbon authored Q254635[3]. It was published by Gollancz[6].

Publication

Altered Carbon was released on February 28, 2002[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[16]. Genres include postcyberpunk[7], noir fiction[8], dystopian fiction[9], hardboiled[10], science fiction[11], and cyberpunk[12]. Its part of the series is recorded as Takeshi Kovacs[14].

Subject and Themes

Altered Carbon's part of the series is recorded as Takeshi Kovacs[14].

Reception

Altered Carbon received the Philip K. Dick Award[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Altered Carbon was followed by Broken Angels[13].

Why It Matters

Altered Carbon ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,613 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Altered Carbon receive?

Honors received include Philip K. Dick Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gpi.noosfere.org. gpi.noosfere.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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