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The Fractal Prince Jean le Flambeur Book 2 eBook Hannu Rajaniemi

It with some trepidation I downloaded my copy of the Fractal Prince. The world of the Quantum Thief was brilliantly executed, and so slyly construed as to make a Lupin-style fable possible even in a post-human world that I wondered if Hannu could keep the magic going for another book.

Not only is the Fractal Prince a worthy sequel, I think it might actually top the Quantum Thief -- certainly, the implications of its world have continued to haunt my thoughts (or perhaps I should say, its memes live a life of their own in my mind) daily.

The set piece for this second book is a (dying) Earth, peopled with a post-crisis culture which is consciously evocative of the fables of the Arabian Nights. In his portrayal of a society which is, if not post-literate, at least post-fiction on the edge of a tech-as-magic desert, Hannu pays homage to Wolfe (and in turn Vance), Simmons, in an odd-but-effective dual evocation of mythology from our distant and near pasts.

Hannu's style is consistently minimalist. This has been criticized by those not familiar with some of the tropes of modern science fiction or modern physics, but I think there's enough here for the clever and Googling reader to answer any questions. And besides, the minimalist approach appears to be the right one for a world so far advanced that it is on the edge of comprehensibility. Bare description leads to fertile imagining -- read this book, and you may come to dream of ruined cities ruled by merchant-slavers astride a desert haunted with spirits and memes, or have a nightmare of a pharaonic dynasty with its Founder's boots on the face of (virtual) humanity.. forever. Read it, and see if "Here be Dragons" isn't just a bit more terrifying by the time you're done.

Honestly, I can't get enough of this world and its characters, and have been busily recommending it to all my friends -- and I think that if you like science fiction in the best tradition of "If This Goes On" type stories, I think you'll love it.


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The Fractal Prince Jean le Flambeur Book 2 eBook Hannu Rajaniemi Reviews

One of the most imaginative sci fi novels I have ever read(along with the first in the series). The author has created a universe that is much different than the one that we currently inhabit and yet still manages to maintain an internal consistency that is astounding. In the midst of all that, he also manages to develop characters who still maintain human foibles and encounter situations and relationships that are familiar.
First up, it burns me that the version of this novel cost MORE than the hardcover version! Crazy stuff...

Equally crazy - but in a good way - is Rajaniemi's follow up to his outstanding "The Quantum Thief".

Now I won't pretend that I understood everything that was going on, or was able to visualise everything from Rajaniemi's fecund imagination, but this is a top notch 'wheels within wheels' sci-fi thriller that combines cutting edge technology concepts with the ages old Persian legend of Hezar-afsana, or the "Thousand Myths".

It is a sequel to "The Quantum Thief" and while some aspects are retold (fortunately, Rajaniemi has the story teller gift and manages to indirectly infuse critical elements without you feeling that you are rehashing a previous novel) you should read "The Quantum Thief" before you launch into "The Fractal Prince".

And if you have already read "The Quantum Thief" then you know what to expect - warring metaminds running on q dot substrates the size of planets; uploaded humans who jealously guard their immortality; made to order military spec bodies with relexes to shame a clowder of cats; and the thread that holds it all together, a very canny thief who is the very embodiment of the ghost in the machine.

If you haven't read "The Quantum Thief" and all this sounds like good stuff, rest assured that it is.

So I'm waxing lyrical, but still, there were some niggling aspects to "The Fratcal Prince".

I personally don't like novels that bounce between first person and third person perspective. Rajaniemi does a much better job than most, but it seems to be cheating to me, when the author literally steps out of a character to provide that God-like narrative viewpoint.

And I really, really, really did find it hard to conceptualise/visualise much of what is going on, esp. on Earth where the very land itself has been transformed into dreaming nanomachines that need to be tamed using a digital version of the magical powers of naming. In this aspect the style reminded me of a China Miéville novel, with its flowing prose and anthiesis of technology being deployed. (And I'll happily admit that my imagination is lacking here, because my failings should not put anyone off.)

Still, this is a novel of such depth that it will reveal more of itself with each read, and there are precious few like that these days. It is rich, and wide and thought provoking and if you like being challenged as much as entertained by a book, then "The Fractal Prince" is one to buy.
I read the 1st book also. The two books are very creative, extrapolative though in an extreme sense, describing an entirely possible if distant future. The problem is that Mr. Rajaniemi invents so many words to describe current things and possible future things that I couldn't keep track of who was what and who was doing what to who when. I was disappointed because I really wanted to know what was going on. I read this second book carefully and sometimes went back and reviewed, but having finished it still don't know who won and who lost and who is still alive ... if any character can be said to be alive.
Just wow...

Be warned, this is one of the most difficult books I have ever read just for pleasure, I'm fairly sure I muttered "What the hell is going on" at least a dozen times to myself while reading this but ho lee crap. I am completely serious when I say that this is the most ambitious sci fi I have ever read.

Rajamiemi weaves together several complex plot threads with eloquence, and just when you feel yourself getting an understanding of where all this is going, he rips it all away to reveal a pattern you never noticed taking shape. I'm pretty sure that my jaw dropped off around halfway though the novel and never recovered. In this Rajamiemi reveals an intensity of vision that is almost frightening in its scope and depth.

This novel and series will certainly not be to everyone's tastes, but if you are a sci fi fan I think that you owe it to yourself to give it an honest shot, the entire series is a masterpiece that won't soon be eclipsed.
It with some trepidation I downloaded my copy of the Fractal Prince. The world of the Quantum Thief was brilliantly executed, and so slyly construed as to make a Lupin-style fable possible even in a post-human world that I wondered if Hannu could keep the magic going for another book.

Not only is the Fractal Prince a worthy sequel, I think it might actually top the Quantum Thief -- certainly, the implications of its world have continued to haunt my thoughts (or perhaps I should say, its memes live a life of their own in my mind) daily.

The set piece for this second book is a (dying) Earth, peopled with a post-crisis culture which is consciously evocative of the fables of the Arabian Nights. In his portrayal of a society which is, if not post-literate, at least post-fiction on the edge of a tech-as-magic desert, Hannu pays homage to Wolfe (and in turn Vance), Simmons, in an odd-but-effective dual evocation of mythology from our distant and near pasts.

Hannu's style is consistently minimalist. This has been criticized by those not familiar with some of the tropes of modern science fiction or modern physics, but I think there's enough here for the clever and Googling reader to answer any questions. And besides, the minimalist approach appears to be the right one for a world so far advanced that it is on the edge of comprehensibility. Bare description leads to fertile imagining -- read this book, and you may come to dream of ruined cities ruled by merchant-slavers astride a desert haunted with spirits and memes, or have a nightmare of a pharaonic dynasty with its Founder's boots on the face of (virtual) humanity.. forever. Read it, and see if "Here be Dragons" isn't just a bit more terrifying by the time you're done.

Honestly, I can't get enough of this world and its characters, and have been busily recommending it to all my friends -- and I think that if you like science fiction in the best tradition of "If This Goes On" type stories, I think you'll love it.