Market Forces: A Novel

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From the award-winning author of Altered Carbon and Broken Angels–a turbocharged new thriller set in a world where killers are stars, media is mass entertainment,
and freedom is a dangerous proposition . . .

A coup in Cambodia. Guns to Guatemala. For the men and women of Shorn Associates, opportunity is calling. In the superheated global village of the near future, big money is made by finding the right little war and supporting one side against the other–in exchange for a share of the spoils. To succeed, Shorn uses a new kind of corporate gladiator: sharp-suited, hard-driving gunslingers who operate armored vehicles and follow a Samurai code. And Chris Faulkner is just the man for the job.

He fought his way out of London’s zone of destitution. And his kills are making him famous. But unlike his best friend and competitor at Shorn, Faulkner has a side that outsiders cannot see: the side his wife is trying to salvage, that another woman–a porn star turned TV news reporter–is trying to exploit. Steeped in blood, eyed by common criminals looking for a shot at fame, Faulkner is living on borrowed time. Until he’s given one last shot at getting out alive. . . .

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4.0
39 reviews
A Google user
February 26, 2011
I just completed the unabridged audio book "Market Forces". No, it is not a book about today's business. No it is not (exactly) a Sci-Fi book. Well what is it?<br/><br/>Hard to describe. Set into the future around 2050 the book follows the future investment advisors of "Conflict International". An investment company that profits from the various little conflicts/overthrows/wars/etc between groups world-wide. CI acts much like a venture capital firm of today, they apply the money of their investors into these "conflicts" hoping to make the results come out profitable for their investors. Well, if that is not odd enough for you, it gets stranger...<br/><br/>The corporate culture in 2050 has investment advisors battling on the roads in a kill or be killed conflict with other investment advisors. How do you get a promotion at CI? Simple you battle as road warriors to the death of the person who's job you want. It is a very strange society in this vision of the future.<br/><br/>Would I recommend it? A moderate yes. It is a long audio book and a bit hard to follow. The payoff is not as exciting as it could have been considering the setup.<br/>
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Hugh Messenger
September 4, 2016
Enjoyable enough, not sorry I got the book, but not up to par with his Kovacs books. The conflict investment / dystopian capitalist future stuff is good, but the whole road rage thing just felt forced. Almost like a mashup of two books.
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Level Headed
July 9, 2019
Was a great read but terribly depressing. On second thought it was a bad book.
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About the author

Richard K. Morgan is the acclaimed author of The Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Thirteen, Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, and Altered Carbon, a New York Times Notable Book that also won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003. The movie rights to Altered Carbon were optioned by Joel Silver and Warner Bros on publication, and a film version is currently in development with Mythology Entertainment. Market Forces was also optioned to Warner Bros, before it was even published, and it won the John W. Campbell Award in 2005. Thirteen won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2007 and is currently under movie option to Straight Up films. The Steel Remains won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in 2010, and its sequel, The Cold Commands, appeared in both Kirkus Reviews’ and NPR’s Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Books of the Year lists. Morgan is a fluent Spanish speaker and has lived and worked in Madrid, Istanbul, Ankara, and London, as well as having traveled extensively in the Americas, Africa, and Australia. He now lives in Scotland with his wife, Virginia, and son, Daniel.

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