The Quantum Thief
The epic hard SF heist thriller for fans of THE MATRIX and NEUROMANCER
Author: Hannu Rajaniemi Series: Jean Le Flambeur
The most exciting SF debut of the last five years - a star to stand alongside Alistair Reynolds and Richard Morgan.
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Summary
The most exciting SF debut of the last five years - a star to stand alongside Alistair Reynolds and Richard Morgan.
Description
Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to steal their thoughts, to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of the Moving Cities of Mars.
Except that Jean made one mistake. Now he is condemned to play endless variations of a game-theoretic riddle in the vast virtual jail of the Axelrod Archons - the Dilemma Prison - against countless copies of himself. Jean's routine of death, defection and cooperation is upset by the arrival of Mieli and her spidership, Perhonen. She offers him a chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self - in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed...Awards
Short-listed for John W Campbell Award 2011 (UK)
Critic Reviews
“This is a sci-fi book to read; the world is pieced together masterfully and you get a detective/adventure story all in one.”
-- Linda Bloduedd BOOK GIRL OF MUR-Y-CASTELL Blog
About the Author
Hannu Rajaniemi is from Finland and has a PhD in string theory. He has lived, taught and worked in Edinburgh for the last seven years where he was a member of the high profile writing group that also included Hal Duncan and Alan Campbell.
Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to steal their thoughts, to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of the Moving Cities of Mars.Except that Jean made one mistake. Now he is condemned to play endless variations of a game-theoretic riddle in the vast virtual jail of the Axelrod Archons - the Dilemma Prison - against countless copies of himself. Jean's routine of death, defection and cooperation is upset by the arrival of Mieli and her spidership, Perhonen. She offers him a chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self - in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed...
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