The new novel from the most exciting new SF author of the last five years. 'Brilliant' GUARDIAN
Hannu Rajaniemi was born in Finland. At the age of eight he approached the European Space Agency with a fusion-powered spaceship design, which was received with a polite "thank you" note. Hannu studied mathematics and theoretical physics at University of Oulu and Cambridge and holds a PhD in string theory from the University of Edinburgh. He co-founded a mathematics consultancy whose clients included UK Ministry of Defence and the European Space Agency. Hannu is the author of four novels including The Quantum Thief (winner of 2012 Tahtivaeltaja Award for the best science fiction novel published in Finland and translated into more than 20 languages). His most recent book is Summerland (June 2018), an alternate history spy thriller in a world where the afterlife is real. His other works include Invisible Planets: Collected Fiction, a short story collection. Hannu lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a co-founder and CEO of HelixNano, a venture- and Y Combinator backed biotech startup.
A widescreen-baroque grandeur... A maddening, dizzying and dazzling
novel
*SFX*
Hannu Rajaniemi is without question one of the smartest and most
exciting writers working in science fiction as we speak, and I
can't wait to see what he does next.
*Tor.com*
The bottom line for The Causal Angel and the Jean Le Flambeur
series: it's evocative and can be mind-bogglingly at times but this
creates a highly addictive air around it, and once you get through
to the fine details you will be amazed. This is must read science
fiction.
*The Book Plank*
With The Quantum Thief, Hannu Rajaniemi set a new standard for
science fiction that dared to imagine a post-human future. With its
sequel, The Fractal Prince, he successfully built on his narrative
foundations to add a greater depth to his characters - not least
the gentleman thief Jean le Flambeur - and an added strength to his
ideas. So it's something of a relief to report that the trilogy's
conclusion, The Causal Angel, doesn't disappoint.
*The Skinny*
It's all things to all people, opening up to deliver whatever you
want from it - action and adventure, memorable characters, rich
stories and weighty themes. This is what Science Fiction should
aspire to.
*SF Crowsnest*
The author, who has a PhD in string theory, uses the tropes of the
genre to present cutting-edge explorations of post-humanism,
quantum physics and cybernetics. The plot is pell-mell, the theory
intellectually challenging, and Flambeur appears as a fully rounded
human being, with hopes and desires, strengths and flaws.
*The Guardian*
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