These are the second and third books of the Takeshi Kovacs series. The first is Altered Carbon which shares its name with the show upon which it is based. In these two books, we follow the exploits of Takeshi Kovacs, ex-U.N. Envoy, as he (mostly) mercenaries his way through the galaxy. He re-sleeves for each adventure and is the gritty, hard-boiled detective/hired gun. If you are unfamiliar with the first book or the show, human consciousness is transferrable from body to body and is stored […]