The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi

The Quantum Thief (Jean Le Flambeur, #1)

by Hannu Rajaniemi

The Quantum Thief is a dazzling hard SF novel set in the solar system of the far future - a heist novel peopled by bizarre post-humans but powered by very human motives of betrayal, revenge and jealousy. It is a stunning debut.

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...

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Reviewed by ayla_abbott on

4 of 5 stars

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I hold a weak spot for creative technology, and this book holds tons of it. I think I tried to read it a year or so back and was too confused or too impatient to get into it, but I'm glad I gave it another shot.

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