Richard Morgan - Légszomj (2020)

Richard Morgan, the Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, and John W. Campbell award-winning science fiction noir author and author of the cult novel basis of the popular Netflix series Altered Carbon, after more than ten years returns to the cyberpunk genre with a fascinating tale of a deadly crisis on a planet teetering on the edge of an abyss.

On Mars - where ruthless corporate interests collide with a grassroots independence movement, while the Earth's major powers fight for profit and power - lives former hitman Hakan Veil, who is considered a bipedal killing machine with his military-grade body armor. But he has had enough of the turbulent red planet and his greatest desire is to return home to Earth. And that's exactly what an earthly surveillance organization offers him in exchange for guarding their controller as a bodyguard during his visit. It's a no-brainer for a tough guy like Veil... until things go terribly wrong.

When Veil's protégé Madison Madekwe begins to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a lottery winner, she stirs up a beehive of intrigue and murder. And the deeper Veil gets involved in this dangerous game, the more long-buried secrets surface on Mars. Suddenly, powerful enemy forces attempt to eliminate him at any cost, but Veil reacts most effectively to just such situations. And most deadly.

Author: Richard Morgan