Black Man
Black Man (published as Thirteen in North America and later UK editions) is a 2007 science fiction novel by the British author Richard Morgan. It won the 2008 Arthur C. Clarke Award.[1]
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| Author | Richard Morgan |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 17 May 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 560 pp (Hardcover) 546 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-575-07513-9 (UK Hardcover) ISBN 0-575-07813-8 (UK Paperback) ISBN 0-345-48525-4 (US Hardcover) |
| OCLC | 78989112 |
Premise
Carl Marsalis is a selectively bred human ("genetic variant") known as a "Thirteen", characterized by high aggression and low sociability. Bred to serve in a military capacity, Thirteens were later confined on reservations or exiled to Mars. Carl, having won by lottery the right to return from Mars, works covertly, tracking down renegade Thirteens.
Related works
Morgan's 2018 novel Thin Air is set in the same reality,[2] with another genetically-modified protagonist[2] but with all the action taking place on Mars.[2]
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gollark: Someone wants "rarest egg or hatchling in dragon cave" for a messy 9G gold.
gollark: Does anyone have description-writing advice, also? I eventually want to describe all my dragons, but that will obviously take a while, and it takes me ages to generate ideas.
References
- Murray, Matthew (19 April 2010). "Crysis 2 Will Move to the Urban Jungle". PC Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- Raets, Stefan (23 October 2018). "Martian Overrider Blues: Thin Air by Richard K. Morgan". Tor.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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