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The Quantum Thief is a Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Science Fiction & Fantasy title. One of Library Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011

Jean le Flambeur gets up in the morning and has to kill himself before his other self can kill him first. Just another day in the Dilemma Prison. Rescued by the mysterious Mieli and her flirtatious spacecraft, Jean is taken to the Oubliette, the Moving City of Mars, where time is a currency, memories are treasures, and a moon-turned-singularity lights the night. Meanwhile, investigator Isidore Beautrelet, called in to investigate the murder of a chocolatier, finds himself on the trail of an arch-criminal, a man named le Flambeur....

Indeed, in his many lives, the entity called Jean le Flambeur has been a thief, a confidence artist, a posthuman mind-burgler, and more. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his deeds are known throughout the Heterarchy, from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. In his last exploit, he managed the supreme feat of hiding the truth about himself from the one person in the solar system hardest to hide from: himself. Now he has the chance to regain himself in all his power―in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed.

Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief is a breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people who communicate via shared memory, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as an MMORPG guild. But for all its wonders, The Quantum Thief is also a story powered by very human motives of betrayal, jealousy, and revenge. It is a stunning debut.

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HANNU RAJANIEMI is from Finland and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is a director of a think tank providing business services based on advanced math and artificial intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. in string theory and is a member of the same writing group that produced Hal Duncan. He wrote The Quantum Thief in English.

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“Spectacularly and convincingly inventive, assured and wholly spellbinding: one of the most impressive debuts in years.” ―Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“A stellar debut.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Outstanding... A storytelling skill rarely found from even the most experienced authors.” ―Library Journal, starred review

“The best first SF novel I've read in years. Hard to admit, but I think he's better at this stuff than I am.” ―Charles Stross

“Rajaniemi has spectacularly delivered on the promise that this is likely to be the most important SF novel we'll see this year.” ―Locus

“Absolutely incredible... Endlessly inventive and compulsively readable. It's one of the best books of the year.” ―RT Book Reviews, Top Pick

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  • PublisherTor Science Fiction
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 0765367661
  • ISBN 13 9780765367662
  • BindingMass Market Paperback
  • Number of pages384
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