Black Man vs Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction, Thriller
Black Man
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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…
Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon
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Mixing classic noir sensibilities with a searing futuristic vision of an age when death is nearly meaningless, Richard K. Morgan returns to his saga of betrayal, mystery, and revenge, as Takeshi Kovacs, in one fatal…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon highest: Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon 4.1 · Black Man 3.7.
- Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon has the widest readership — 368 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Black Man | Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.7 (106) | 3.8 (368) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (241) |
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Reception
| Black Man | Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 106 | 368 |
| Editions | 5 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 941 | — |
| Pages | 642 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Black Man or Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon?
Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon 4.1/5, Black Man 3.7/5).
Which is harder to read: Black Man or Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Black Man: Moderate; Broken Angels / Woken Furies / Altered Carbon: Moderate.