Black Man
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| Author | Richard Morgan |
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| Country | Great Britain |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
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Publication date
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17 May 2007 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 560 pp (Hardcover) 546 pp (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-575-07513-9 (UK Hardcover) ISBN 0-575-07813-8 (UK Paperback) ISBN 0-345-48525-4 (US Hardcover) |
| OCLC | 78989112 |
Black Man (published as Thirteen in North America) is a 2007 science fiction novel by the English author Richard Morgan.[1] It won the 2008 Arthur C Clarke Award.[2] It is not part of the Takeshi Kovacs universe by the same author.[3]
Plot
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.[1]
References
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- ↑ http://www.uksfbooknews.net/2007/03/19/richard-morgan-on-new-novel-black-man/ Richard Morgan interview, accessed 2 February 2008.
