The Quantum Thief
Hannu Rajaniemi
12 people recommended it in 9 threads, 2011–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
The Quantum Thief series by Hannu Rajaniemi is open, scenic, wild, & so so vivid, one of the most beautiful worlds I've ever visited, & it reminds me so much of a joyous wild swashbuckling run.
A post-human heist story set in a future Solar System, where advanced technology has given birth to an array of strange and wondrous societies.
It's chock full of ideas that any technologist would find fascinating. A post-singularity society in which those who "got there first" ascended to technological godhood, and the rest mostly fight for comparative scraps.
Quantum Thief is probably some of the most imaginative & epic Sci fi I've read, engrossing world.
Be warned, though, bloody hard work - the criticism mentioned in the "Reception" section of the WikiPedia page is accurate. I think it adds to the experience.
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