Hannu Rajaniemi

With his infectious love of storytelling in all its forms, his rich characterization and his unrivaled grasp of thrillingly bizarre cutting-edge science, Hannu Rajaniemi swiftly set a new benchmark for Science Fiction in the 21st century. Now, with his third novel, he completes the tale of the many lives, and minds, of gentleman rogue Jean de Flambeur.Influenced as much by the fin de si cle novels of Maurice leBlanc as he is by the greats of SF, Rajaniemi weaves intricate, warm capers through dazzling science, extraordinary visions of a wild future, and deep conjectures on the nature of reality and story.In The Causal Angel we will discover the ultimate fates of Jean, his employer Miele, the independently minded ship Perhonnen, and the rest of a fractured and diverse humanity flung throughout the solar system.

"It reads like John Le Carr if Le Carr ate a ton of acid before writing Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy..." --NPR on Summerland From Hannu Rajaniemi, one of the most exciting science fiction writers in the last decade, comes an awe-inspiring account of the afterlife and what happens when it spills over into the world of the living Loss is a thing of the past. Murder is obsolete. Death is just the beginning. In 1938, death is no longer feared but exploited. Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently deceased. Yet Britain isn't the only contender for power in this life and the next. The Soviets have spies in Summerland, and the technology to build their own god. When SIS agent Rachel White gets a lead on one of the Soviet moles, blowing the whistle puts her hard-earned career at risk. The spy has friends in high places, and she will have to go rogue to bring him in. But how do you catch a man who's already dead? Other Tor books by Hannu Rajaniemi: Jean le Flambeur series1. The Quantum Thief2. The Fractal Prince3. The Casual Angel

The multi-award winning Infinity Project undertakes its seventh and final voyage in the imagination of the finest science fiction authors alive…Infinity’s EndHumanity has made the universe home. On the outskirts of the solar system, beyond the asteroid fields, deep in space, under the surface of planets, in the ruins of fallen civilisations, in the flush of new creation: life finds a way.From intelligent velociraptors to digital ghosts; from a crèche on an asteroid to an artist using a star system as a canvas, this is a future where Earth’s children have adapted to every nook and cranny of existence.This is life on the edge of the possible.Featuring astonishing tales from Stephen Baxter, Alastair Reynolds, Naomi Kritzer, Paul McAuley, Seanan McGuire, Linda Nagata, Hannu Rajaniemi, Justina Robson, Kelly Robson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lavie Tidhar, Peter Watts, Fran Wilde and Nick Wolven.

Mindblowingly inventive and beautifully written short stories from the most exciting new name in SFHannu Rajaniemi exploded onto the SF scene in 2010 with the publication of his first novel The Quantum Thief. Acclaimed by fellow authors such as Charles Stross, Adam Roberts and Alastair Reynolds and brilliantly reviewed everywhere from Interzone to the Times and the Guardian he swiftly established a reputation as an author who could combine extraordinary cutting edge science with beautiful prose and deliver it all with wit, warmth and a delight in the fun of storytelling.It is exactly these qualities that are showcased in this his first collection of short stories. Drawn from antholgies, magazines and online publications and brought together in book form for the first time in this collection here is a collection of seventeen short stories that range from the lyrical to the bizarre, from the elegaic to the impish. It is a collection that shows one of the great new imaginations in SF having immense fun.

The most exciting SF debut of the last five years - a star to stand alongside Alistair Reynolds and Richard Morgan.

A stunning debut novel and a rollicking cyberpunk romp, The Quantum Thief is a modern classic of science fiction. Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011 Science Fiction & FantasyLibrary Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011 Tor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. 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 stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he's confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him. Rescued by the mysterious Mieli and her flirtatious spacecraft, Jean is taken to the Oubliette, the Moving City of Mars, where time is currency, memories are treasures, and a moon-turnedsingularity lights the night. What Mieli offers is the chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self-in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed. This new Tor Essentials edition of The Quantum Thief includes a new introduction by Charles Stross, author of The Laundry Files.

Before the bio-terror attack, Darkome was a place where DIY genetics enthusiasts could communicate in peace. After the attack, they were pushed deep underground by a brutal government response. The perpetrators were from Darkome, and the biohacker community was simply too dangerous to be allowed to exist.Inara was a member of Darkome, but was forced to leave when she realised she had a rare form of cancer which could only be controlled by accepting an Aspis medchip. It could monitor her health and pump her full of a cocktail of drugs to combat her illness, but it went against everything Darkome stood for. She had to choose between her community and her life.But now Inara's Aspis appears to have malfunctioned. She can edit her own DNA on the fly, make herself stronger, improve her eyesight, move faster. It could be the genetic breakthrough of the millenium, but only if she can figure out how it works. And manage to stay ahead of everyone else who wants this new secret, and don't care if she dies as a result. Chased by Aspis, Darkome and the government, her new skills may be the only way Inara has to survive... but they may cost her everything, including her humanity...

During the Decade of Plagues, pandemics brought civilization to a standstill. The only way out was the Aspis chip: a wearable mRNA vaccine factory, able to immunize you against new viruses on the fly. But not everyone wanted it. They created an open alternative: Darkome, an underground community of biohackers modifying their own genes and bodies.Inara came of age in a Darkome village - but only an Aspis could keep her rare cancer in check, updating her immune system at a pace with her cancer's evolution. Accepting it went against everything Darkome stood for. She had to choose between her community and her life.Now Inara's Aspis appears to have malfunctioned. She can edit her own DNA to be stronger, faster, smarter. It could be the genetic breakthrough of the millennium, but only if she can figure out how it works . . . and to stay ahead of those who will stop at nothing to possess her secret. Pursued by Aspis, Darkome radicals and the government, her new abilities may be the only way for Inara to survive. But they may cost her everything, including her humanity.

Premii "Evrokon", "Bluzhdajuschaja zvezda", "Galaktika". Nominatsii na premiju "Lokus", Memorialnuju premiju Dzhona Kempbella. Luchshaja NF-kniga goda po versii Kirkus Review i Library Journal. Zhan le Flamber - postchelovek i prestupnik, vzlomschik razumov, samouverennyj trikster. Ego proiskhozhdenie okutano tajnoj, no ego podvigi izvestny vo vsej Solnechnoj sisteme. Spasennyj iz futuristicheskoj tjurmy tainstvennoj Mieli i ee razumnym kosmicheskim korablem, Zhan otpravljaetsja na Mars, v Dvizhuschijsja gorod, gde vremja - valjuta, vospominanija - sokrovischa, a prevraschennaja v lunu singuljarnost osveschaet noch. Mieli predostavila emu shans vernut sebe svobodu i silu prezhnego "ja" - v obmen na zavershenie ograblenija, s kotorym on kogda-to ne spravilsja. Im predstoit sumasshedshaja uveselitelnaja poezdka po Solnechnoj sisteme buduschego, miru povsemestnoj kriptografii, obmena vospominanij i rasy sverkhljudej, voznikshikh iz gildij MMORPG. Nesmotrja na vse svoi chudesa, etot mir vse esche upravljaetsja chelovecheskimi motivami - predatelstvom, mestju i revnostju. "Izobretatelnyj, ekzoticheskij, so slozhnoj umnoj intrigoj". - The Times "Trudno priznat, no ja dumaju, chto Rajaniemi razbiraetsja v "tverdoj" nauchnoj fantastike luchshe menja". - Charlz Stross "Mnogie avtory ubili by za to, chtoby napisat prozu khotja by napolovinu takuju khoroshuju, kak eta..." - The Financial Times "Tsepljajuschie narrativ i geroi... NF-kontseptsii do uzhasa khoroshi". - Sci-Fi Now "Fontan idej". - Interzone "Kvantovyj vor", kak i drugie luchshie kosmicheskie opery etogo veka, eto dom chudes, gde polozhenija mgnovenno stanovjatsja traditsiej, a argumenty brosajutsja v glaza". - Dzhon Kljut "Blestjaschij roman! " - Strange Horizins

Nominatsija na Memorialnuju premiju Teodora Stardzhona. Finalist finskoj premii "Bluzhdajuschaja zvezda". Finalist premij "Lokus" i "Khjugo". Splavljaja v svoikh rasskazakh nesoedinimoe, Khannu Rajaniemi iskusno zhongliruet mifologiej i tekhnologiej, vospevaja beskrajnjuju vselennuju, sotkannuju iz bitov, kotoruju borozdjat temnye korabli i drakony. Zdes kvantovye stikhi-zaklinanija sryvajutsja s gub, prevraschajas v bystronogikh losej, chelovecheskaja tragedija delaet vozmozhnym lichnyj razgovor s bozhestvom, vysjatsja tsifrovye sobory, a zvezdy sozdajutsja usiliem mysli. Kak budet razvivatsja chelovecheskaja priroda, esli edinstvennym predelom zhelanij javljaetsja tvorchestvo? Chto proiskhodit, kogda razlichie mezhdu ljudmi i bogami tak zhe malo, kak nanomashiny, ili tak zhe veliko, kak Vselennaja? Vot lish osnovnye voprosy, kotorye avtor zadaet sebe - i chitatelju - v etom uvlekatelnom puteshestvii v glubiny vnutrennego i vneshnego prostranstva."Rajaniemi, bez somnenija, odin iz umnejshikh pisatelej, rabotajuschikh v zhanre nauchnoj fantastiki". - Tor.com"Aktualnaja demonstratsija togo, kak nauchnaja fantastika rasshirjaet vozmozhnosti literatury i opyt cheloveka". - Geek Chocolate"Sverkhsuschestva s nanoprivodom, plotojadnye emerdzhentnye tekhnologii, dveri vosprijatija, raspakhnutye nastezh i pochti sorvannye s petel - zasun v rot stvol fantazii Rajaniemi i vynesi sebe mozg!" - Richard Morgan"Kak v realnosti, tak i v vymysle, Rajaniemi nakhoditsja na samom perednem krae". - Interzone"Malenkie zhemchuzhiny vysokokontseptualnoj prozy". - Sci-Fi and fantasy Reviews"Eta kniga ne dlja vashikh dedushek. Eta kniga ne dlja fanatov "Zvezdnykh Vojn". Eta kniga ne dlja tekh, kto "prosto pochityvaet" NF. No esli vy chitali Grega Igana, Charlza Strossa, Richarda Morgana, Deniela Suareza i Vernora Vindzha - khvatajte ee kak mozhno skoree". - The Daily "Vikhr, v kotorom vstrechajutsja nauka i strannosti buduschego, vzryvajuschijsja fejerverkom smelykh idej, kompleksnym narrativom i chertovski khoroshej prozoj". - My Biochemical Sky"Luchshaja i samaja originalnaja antologija posle "Fejerverka" Andzhely Karter, vyshedshego 40 let nazad". - Wall Street Journal"Eto voskhititelnoe puteshestvie v voobrazhaemye miry privnosit svezhij vzgljad na vechnye idei". - Publishers Weekly"Rajaniemi pishet postsinguljarnye skazki o romane kompjutera s drakonom, tekhnologicheski prodvinutykh koshkakh i sobakakh i kosmicheskikh stantsijakh s prividenijami. Esli vam nravitsja nauchnaja fantastika, a nauchnaja chast nemnogo dikovinna, to eta kniga opredelenno dlja vas". - Barnes & Noble Blog1 Kollektsija novell ot sozdatelja "Kvantovogo vora".2 Khannu Rajaniemi - laureat premii Evrokon kak luchshij novyj pisatel-fantast Evropy.3 Tverdaja nauchnaja fantastika, postkiberpank, liricheskoe tekhnofentezi i dazhe rasskazy dlja "Tvittera" i nejrofikshn.4 Rajaniemi imeet nauchnuju stepen po matematicheskoj fizike, zanimaetsja teoriej strun v Edinburgskom universitete i upravljaet bionanotekhnologicheskim startapom.5 Bogi, djavoly, II, kiberdrakony i razumnye koshki - geroi proslavlennogo finskogo fantasta.

I burned through it . . . Great book: Tinker Tailer Soldier Spook' Ian McDonaldLoss is a thing of the past. Murder is obsolete. Death is just the beginning. ***** How do you catch a spy who's already dead? In 1938, death is no longer feared but exploited. Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently deceased. But Britain isn't the only contender for power in this life and the next. The Soviets have spies in Summerland, and the technology to build their own god. When SIS agent Rachel White gets a lead on one of the Soviet moles, blowing the whistle puts her hard-earned career at risk. The spy has friends in high places, and she will have to go rogue to bring him in.

The new novel from the most exciting new SF author of the last five years. 'Brilliant' GUARDIAN

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 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 stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. Now he's confined inside the Dilemma Prison, where every day he has to get up and kill himself before his other self can kill him. Rescued by the mysterious Mieli and her flirtatious spacecraft, Jean is taken to the Oubliette, the Moving City of Mars, where time is currency, memories are treasures, and a moon-turnedsingularity lights the night. What Mieli offers is the chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self-in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed. As Jean undertakes a series of capers on behalf of Mieli and her mysterious masters, elsewhere in the Oubliette investigator Isidore Beautrelet is called in to investigate the murder of a chocolatier, and finds himself on the trail of an arch-criminal, a man named le Flambeur.... Hannu Rajaniemi's The Quantum Thief is a crazy joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people communicating by sharing memories, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as MMORPG guild members. But for all its wonders, it is also a story powered by very human motives of betrayal, revenge, and jealousy. It is a stunning debut.

""The good thing is, no one will ever die again. The bad thing is, everyone will want to.""A physicist receives a mysterious paper. The ideas in it are far, far ahead of current thinking and quite, quite terrifying. In a city of "fast ones," shadow players, and jinni, two sisters contemplate a revolution.And on the edges of reality a thief, helped by a sardonic ship, is trying to break into a Schrodinger box for his patron. In the box is his freedom. Or not.Jean de Flambeur is back. And he's running out of time.In "The Fractal Prince, " Hannu Rajaniemi's sparkling follow-up to the critically acclaimed international sensation "The Quantum Thief, " he returns to his awe-inspiring vision of the universe and we discover what the future held for Earth."

Sensational science fiction from a new global star in the genre.

Pandemioiden vuosikymmenen jälkeen Varjomista on muodostunut maanalainen genetiikan laboratorio ja Inaran kaltaisten biohakkereiden turvasatama.Inaran äiti on hiljattain kuollut geenivirheen aiheuttamaan syöpään, ja tytär kantaa samaa perimää. Isä pakottaa Inaran lähtemään Varjomista ja ottamaan osaa monikansallisen biotekniikkayrityksen, Aspiksen, uusimpaan kokeeseen. Teko ajaa heidät erilleen toisistaan.Aspiksen tavoite on ylevä. Suuryrityksen kehittämä siru on mahdollistanut puettavan mRNA-rokotetehtaan, jolla se torjuu pandemioita ja pyrkii pelastamaan ihmiskunnan syövältä, hermojen rappeutumissairauksilta ja vanhuudelta. Samalla Aspiksesta on kasvanut maailmanhistorian vaikutusvaltaisin monopoli, jolla on valta päättää mitä ihmisyys tarkoittaa.Mutta mitä jos siruun tulee toimintahäiriö?

Finalist premii "Lokus". Nominatsii na Memorialnuju premiju Dzhona Kempbella, na premii "Itogi goda" zhurnala "Mir Fantastiki" i Luchshie knigi po versii SF Site. Zhan le Flamber sbezhal iz virtualnoj tjurmy, no vse esche ne svoboden. Chtoby oplatit svoj dolg, on dolzhen vzlomat i osvobodit razum zhivogo boga. No kogda stavki sdelany, Zhan dolzhen reshit, kak daleko on gotov zajti v etoj igre, chtoby ee zakonchit. Prodolzhenie ekstraordinarnogo "Kvantovogo vora" ukrepljaet pozitsii Khannu Rajaniemi kak odnogo iz samykh zakhvatyvajuschikh avtorov nauchnoj fantastiki XXI veka."Oshelomljajusche i uvlekatelno, kak snjatyj posle Singuljarnosti film o nalete, vdokhnovlennyj teoriej strun i iskusstvennymi intellektami iz-za predelov nashego prostranstva-vremeni". - Charlz Stross"Vdumchivyj, zhestkij, gluboko produmannyj i ochen neshablonnyj. V sovremennoj nauchnoj fantastike net nichego podobnogo". - The Guardian"1000 i odna noch" v anturazhe postchelovecheskoj Zemli. Roman, ot kotorogo otorvatsja prakticheski nevozmozhno". - Fantlab.ru"FRAKTALNYJ PRINTs svoim porazitelnym kontseptualnym i stilisticheskim bleskom opravdyvaet nashi ozhidanija". - Pol Di Filippo"Velikoe dostoinstvo zakljucheno v samoj strannosti romana". - SFX MagazinePerevodchik: Saveleva I.