Black Man
by Richard K. Morgan · first published 2007
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Winner of the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award Published as Black Man in the UK and Thirteen in North America Carl Marsalis is a traitor, a bringer of death, a genetic freak and an unwelcome reminder of all that is dark in the human psyche – he in every sense of the word a Black Man. And right at the moment he’s beyond the UN’s jurisdiction, banged up in a Florida jail for financing an illegal abortion. So when the US police call, Carl cuts a deal. The 13s are genetically engineered alpha males, designed to fight the century’s last conflicts. But men bred and designed to fight
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…something a bit different I stumbled across in a thrift shop: "Canal Dreams" by Ian Banks. Oh, and Gibson's latest: "The Peripheral". Second the recommendedation for Richard Morgan, especially "Thirteen / Black Man" and "Broken Angels" (I accidentally started with this, book two of a triology, but actually think it stands well.on its own. The lack of exposition in the first chapter turns it in to a bit of a mystery…
on “Electric Sheep on Ubuntu Linux 17.10” ↗I would kind of consider the stand alone books Black Man/Thirteen, Thin Air (two books, same universe) and the Altered Carbon trilogy by Richard Morgan "hard" sci-fi to an extent - and be aware that the TV series, while entertaining, butchered much of the political…
on “The Realism of Our Times: Kim Stanley Robinson on how science fiction works” ↗…different from and more thoughtful than the TV adaptation, as I commented here a few years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16348681 Richard K. Morgan's Altered Carbon books (as well as his Black Man, published as Thirteen in North America) are very angry and bleak in tone, from what I recall. (But they were not angry at technology itself, the way the characters of the Altered Carbon TV series were;…
on “The Influence of Neuromancer on Cyberpunk” ↗This is starting to sound like the “Rim States” from the science fiction novel Black Man (Thirteen) by Richard K. Morgan. Basically the blue and red states separate in the future because they couldn’t resolve their differences. The blue states go on to prosper and the red states languish.…
on “WA, NY and CA Governors Announce Formation of United States Climate Alliance” ↗…an unfair advantage. I challenge you to provide any evidence to the contrary. Because arguably that's where gender differences highlighted in Damore's memo point :) I'm reminded of Richard Morgan's Black Man aka 13. He argues that men basically don't play well in groups ;)
on “Outraged about the Google diversity memo?” ↗> I'm reminded of Richard Morgan's Black Man aka 13. He argues that men basically don't play well in groups ;) Damore would be a perfect example of that. There is a time and a place for your beliefs, but the workplace isn't that. ;)
on “Outraged about the Google diversity memo?” ↗As featured in Richard Morgan's Black Man aka 13. And upcoming Thin Air.
on “The Eastern Corner of Siberia Is the Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth” ↗