The Quantum Thief
Book - 2011 Science Fiction, Adult Book / Fiction / Science Fiction / General / Rajaniemi, Hannu 2 On Shelf No requests on this item
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"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Broken free from a nightmarish distant-future prison by a mysterious woman who offers him his life back if he will complete the ultimate heist he left unfinished, con man Jean le Flambeur is pursued in worlds where people communicate through shared memories.
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Unique voice and world
submitted by marielle on July 1, 2011, 12:25pm
I read a lot and consequently I get tired of the same old voice and plot devices. <i>The Quantum Thief</i> is something <i>new</i>. The voice and world are elegant, for one. It also has many references to popular culture (or rather, gamer culture) and newer physics, like quantum entanglement and computing.
All that is, to some extent, veneer; at the core of this story is a mystery. A man must put together his memories of himself, and another must deduce the other's purpose.
Sci fi readers, mystery readers, and game players all would enjoy this story.
PUBLISHED
New York : Tor, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 330 p.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780765329493
0765329492
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Science fiction.