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The quantum thief is the debut science fiction novel by hannu rajaniemi and the first novel in a trilogy featuring the character of jean le flambeur. Thanks to the cool folks at tor books, heres an extract from hannu rajaniemis the fractal prince, sequel to the quantum thief. The previous novels in the series are the quantum thief 2010 and the fractal prince 2012. The fractal prince by hannu rajaniemi, paperback barnes.
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