Mindblowingly inventive and beautifully written short stories from the most exciting new name in SF
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Hannu Rajaniemi is from Finland and has a PhD in String Theory. He has lived, taught and worked in Edinburgh for the last ten years where he was a member of the high profile writing group that also included Hal Duncan and Alan Campbell. 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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Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Etat : 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. N° de réf. du vendeur 9034314
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR007845071
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Vendeur : Blue Unicorn Books, ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Etats-Unis
Paperback. Etat : 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). N° de réf. du vendeur PG-9HCI-6ANS
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Vendeur : The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : 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.). N° de réf. du vendeur 103373
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