The writer wants to ensure that sentence 9 (reproduced below) develops the parallel discussions of Frankenstein and Altered Carbon in the second and third paragraphs and logically connects the other sentences in the third paragraph. Uploaded consciousness also facilitates interstellar travel in the novel. Which version of sentence 9 best accomplishes this goal?
A: (As it is now)
B: Morgan’s style throughout the novel is far from spare.
C: The author draws on the conventions of the hard-boiled detective novel—not just on those of science fiction.
D: The author does not attempt to provide a detailed scientific account of how such a transformation could happen.
E: Critically acclaimed, the novel won the prestigious Philip K. D1ck award for best paperback science fiction novel in 2003.
