Hannu 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 and magazines and online publication and brought together in book form for the first time in this collection here is a collection of sixteen 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.
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Hannu Rajaniemi is from Finland and has a PhD in String Theory. He lived, taught and worked in Edinburgh for many years where he was a member of the high profile writing group that also included Hal Duncan and Alan Campbell. He currently lives in California. His first novel, THE QUANTUM THIEF was widely and hugely praised and has been published in several countries. As well as writing novels he also works in the areas of number and game theory and artificial intelligence.
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 14076355-6
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: GRP97840707
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Nº de ref. del artículo: 18698071-20
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Librería: Anybook.com, Lincoln, Reino Unido
Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,450grams, ISBN:9781473210226. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9034314
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Librería: Blue Unicorn Books, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Like New. 1st Edition. Signed. 2016 Gollancz, London. First printing (13579108642). Signed by Rajaniemi on title page, signature only. New and unread condition. A fine trade sized paperback edition. Ships promptly from Seattle in a sturdy box. Choose 'Expedited' for Priority (2-3 day) shipping. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: PG-9HCI-6ANS
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Librería: The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Gollancz Edition. Paperback. Invisible Planets: Collercted Fiction. Inside the firewall, the city is alive. Buildings breathe, cars attack, angels patrol, hyperintelligent pets rebel. This much-anticipated first collect from one of the woirld's hottest SF authors cintains seventeen stories, a neurofictuon experiment, and a selection of his Twitter microfiction. How will human nature evoilve when the only limite to desire is creativity? What happens when the distinction between humans and gods is as small as nanomachines or as large as the universe? Journeying deep into inner and outer space, the stories collected here explore the future un all its complexity. 242 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.). Nº de ref. del artículo: 103373
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