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The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Is there entertainment to be had here? Oh, indeed. There is not, exactly, a surfeit of originality, but you knew that when you saw Morgan’s name on the byline. Much of the book — maybe too much — feels like he’s going back to the same old well. Morgan is one of those novelists for whom writing an “edgy” book means having all the characters precariously balanced just this side of loathsome, giving them as few redeeming qualities as possible and packing their dialogue with enough F-bombs to fill three Quentin Tarantino scripts. Not only do some of the characters start sounding the same after a while, they also sound a bit like Takeshi Kovacs.
I really enjoy Morgan’s writing, action packed but also fills the need to think!