The Quantum Thief: The epic hard SF heist thriller for fans of THE MATRIX and NEUROMANCER

ISBN-13: 9780575088894 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 336 str.

Hannu Rajaniemi

Opis

Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. 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.

Recenzje

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 20111205

O autorze

Rajaniemi, Hannu

Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland. At the age of eight he approached the European Space Agency with a fusion-powered spaceship design, which was received with a polite "thank you" note. Hannu studied mathematics and theoretical physics at University of Oulu and Cambridge and holds a PhD in string theory from the University of Edinburgh. He co-founded a mathematics consultancy whose clients included UK Ministry of Defence and the European Space Agency.

Hannu is the author of four novels including The Quantum Thief (winner of 2012 Tähtivaeltaja Award for the best science fiction novel published in Finland and translated into more than 20 languages). His most recent book is Summerland (June 2018), an alternate history spy thriller in a world where the afterlife is real. His other works include Invisible Planets: Collected Fiction, a short story collection.

Hannu lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a co-founder and CEO of HelixNano, a venture- and Y Combinator backed biotech startup.