The Quantum Thief

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