Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Quantum Thief, The Fractal Prince, andThe Causal Angel was born in Finland and completed his doctorate in Mathematical Physics at the University of Edinburgh. His works have received Finland’s top science fiction honor, the Tahtivaeltaja Award, as well as the John W. Campbell Award for the best first science fiction novel in the United States. Rajaniemi lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and will be moving to San Francisco, California in 2015.
Praise for Hannu Rajaniemi: Collected Fiction An NPR 2015 Great
Read
Locus 2015 Recommended Reading List: Best Collection ?This is a
collection of dexterous, loving, beautifully optimistic work that
left me breathless and delighted.... Hannu Rajaniemi's magnificent
science fiction ? as is paradoxically appropriate ? is pure
magic."
?Amal El-Mohtar, NPR.com ?...the best and most original debut
anthology since Angela Carter's ?Fireworks" 40 years ago."
?Tom Shippey, Wall Street Journal ?This delightful trip into
imaginative worlds brings a fresh take to timeless ideas."
?Publishers Weekly ?Every story in the collection is a gem, one
that delights in playing with expectations before simultaneously
dodging and exceeding them. To read Collected Fiction is to be
shown something new and wonderful at every turn."
?Green Man Review ?The stories are all magnificently written, and
you should absolutely seek out a copy for yourself. You won't
regret it."
?The Warbler A May 2015 Buzzfeed pick ?You may already know
Rajaniemi from his buzzy Jean le Flambeur series (The Quantum
Thief, The Fractal Prince, The Causal Angel); if that's the case,
rest assured that his Collected Fiction offer the same fantastical
quality, but in a dozen different flavors. If you're new to his
charms, this is an excellent place to start: Rajaniemi writes
post-singular fairy tales about computer-dragon romances,
technologically-uplifted cats and dogs, and haunted space stations.
If you like your science fiction lavish and the science part a
little outlandish, this is definitely the book for you."
?Barnes & Noble.com ?Rajaniemi combines incredible technological
expertise with such a vast imagination that many of his stories
leave me overwhelmed by the worlds he creates. This collection
demonstrates his breadth as well, involving everything from his
invention of neurofiction to his stories of algorithmic romance to
his tales that invoke ancient Finnish gods. Whatever the genre or
subject, Rajaniemi's stories are guaranteed to be interesting,
unique, and utterly captivating. If a science fiction author's job
is to ?think of impossible things," then I can't imagine anyone who
does it better."
?Bookaneer ?SF and Rajaniemi's fiction in particular impart a sense
of glamour, otherness, and estrangement.... the best stories are up
there with the best."
?Booklikes ?An excellent and versatile collection.... If you want
originality, creativity, imagination and style from your stories,
you can't go wrong by reading these stories."
?Risingshadows ?Nano-jacked super-beings, carnivorous emergent
technologies, the doors of perception yanked wide and almost off
their hinges? put the barrel of Rajaniemi's fiction in your mouth
and blow your mind."
?Richard Morgan, author of Altered Carbon and The Dark Defiles
?These are beautifully crafted, sometimes cutting, sometimes
consoling, but always mesmerizing tales of what comes after what
comes next."
?So I Read This Book Today ?[Rajaniemi's] fiction is a vortex where
the science and strangeness of the future meet, exploding in ferris
wheel fireworks of bold ideas, narrative complexity and damned good
writing."
?My Biochemical Sky ?If you enjoy surfing the edge of mindspace and
occasionally dipping into a wormhole of true otherness, I highly
recommend this collection of stories, as well as his previous Jean
Le Flambeur series. Take along your exocortex and reserve a few
spare cloud cycles, to forestall brain overload."
?Undiscovered Country ?There is something sublime, poetic and
playful about how Rajaniemi blends mythology and technology in near
(and far) future scenarios."
?Paper Wanderer ?For fans of science fiction or science fantasy, or
even readers looking for a well written excursion from their usual
reading material, I'd highly recommend Hannu Rajaniemi's Collected
Fiction?it's a fantastic experience."
?Open Book Society ?Rajaniemi's stories form not only one of the
best and most consistent collections of sci-fi and fantasy writing
I've had the pleasure of reading but one of the best collections of
fiction of any kind published so far this century."
?The Book Table ?If you haven't read any Rajaniemi, it's time to
start."
?Bookishly Witty ?...I strongly recommend this collection. Sit
back, strap yourself in, and enjoy some first-class
storytelling."
?There Are Inkspots on my Page ?This isn't a book for your
grandfather. This isn't a book for a Star Wars fan. This isn't a
book for someone just getting into reading sci-fi. But if you've
read Greg Egan, Charles Stross, Richard Morgan, Daniel Suarez,
Vernor Vinge, or if you've read ?The Quantum Thief" trilogy, pick
this up as soon as possible."
?The Daily ?Rajaniemi is a physicist with the heart of a poet (and
vice-versa) who takes data packets, social networks, saunas, and
the sea, and weaves them all together into completely unique
experiences."
?Fantasy Literature ?In both fact and fiction, it's fair to say,
Rajaniemi is without doubt on the cutting edge"
?Interzone ?... little gems of high-concept, high delivery
prose."
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