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ⓘ About Richard K. Morgan
Published by Gollancz in the United Kingdom and Del Rey in the United States of America. Thirteen is not simply a detective story set in the future but the setting is as different and highly-developed as the characters. Carl Marsalis makes his way through the man’s future world. People were exposed to Marsalis’ thoughts, as they’re influenced by him as a Black man, a British citizen, and as an outsider who is genetic. The trials Marsalis faces with the systems and humans he meets helped paint a lucid picture. This begins a frantic man hunt and battle of survival. Also the search for the verity about what the world’s last soldiers had done.
All Book Series by Richard K. Morgan
Altered Carbon: One Life, One Death
Single-title series · published 2021 Co-authored · Scott Bryan Wilson
Black Widow: Deadly Origin
Book 3 of 4 · published 2010 Anthology · Paul Cornell
Black Widow Modern Era Epic Collection, Vol. 2: Widowmaker
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2026 Anthology · Paul Cornell,Marjorie M. Liu,Tom Raney
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard K. Morgan?
Published by Gollancz in the United Kingdom and Del Rey in the United States of America. Thirteen is not simply a detective story set in the future but the setting is as different and highly-developed as the characters. Carl Marsalis makes his way through the man's future world.
Which Richard K. Morgan series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Takeshi Kovacs series, the earliest of Richard K. Morgan's multi-book series: it opens with Altered Carbon (2002) and runs to 3 books across 2002–2005, ending with Woken Furies (2005). Richard K. Morgan's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Richard K. Morgan written?
Richard K. Morgan has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2002 and 2026. 24 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Crysis Comic series with 6 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Richard K. Morgan's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard K. Morgan's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Takeshi Kovacs (2002–2005, 3 books), Black Widow (2004) Comic (2005, 6 books) and Black Widow (2005–2026, 4 books), plus 4 more.
How are Richard K. Morgan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard K. Morgan's 27 books into 7 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Crysis Comic (6 books, 2011); Black Widow (2004) Comic (6 books, 2005); Black Widow (4 books, 2005–2026); A Land Fit For Heroes (3 books, 2008–2014); Takeshi Kovacs (3 books, 2002–2005), plus 2 further series.