# Altered Carbon - Wild tech, visceral action, and an unhinged plot!

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Podcast: [Hugonauts: The Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hugonauts-the-best-sci-fi-books-of-all-time-4678139)
Published: 2025-04-08T12:00:00+00:00
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