The Fractal Prince
10 hrs. 55 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Hannu Rajaniemi
Author
Hannu Rajaniemi
Narrator
Igor Knyazev
Narrator
Igor Knyazev
Nominations for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the “Results of the Year” awards from the magazine “World of Fantasy,” and the Best Books according to SF Site. Jean le Flambe escaped his virtual prison, but he’s still not free. To pay off his debt, he must hack and free the mind of a living god. But once the stakes are set, Jean has to decide how far he’s willing to go in this game to end it.
The continuation of the extraordinary “Quantum Thief” strengthens Hanna Ryainiemi’s position as one of the most thrilling science-fiction authors of the 21st century.
“Mind-blowing and addictive—like a Singularity-era movie about a heist, inspired by string theory and artificial intelligences from beyond our space-time.” — Charles Stross
“Thoughtful, hard, deeply planned, and very non-formulaic. In modern science fiction, there’s nothing like it.” — The Guardian
“Energy, foresight, and a broad look at the afterlife—our recommendations!” — Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine
“‘One Thousand and One Nights’ in the setting of a posthuman Earth. A novel you can barely put down.” — Fantlab.ru
“THE FRACTAL PRINCE with its astonishing conceptual and stylistic brilliance justifies our expectations.” — Paul Di Filippo
“The greatest virtue lies in the very strangeness of the novel.” — SFX Magazine
Post-Singularity future. The solar system has been settled, and its inhabitants—both living and artificial—belong to different warring factions. The greatest of them, Congregation, builds a new universe for the resurrection of all the dead. Jean le Flambe goes to post-apocalyptic Earth, where in the deserts dwell djinn—self-modifying viruses of wild code—to hack the mind of the Founder of Congregation, who is—whether in or out of—Schrödinger’s box.
The continuation of the extraordinary “Quantum Thief” strengthens Hanna Ryainiemi’s position as one of the most thrilling science-fiction authors of the 21st century.
“Mind-blowing and addictive—like a Singularity-era movie about a heist, inspired by string theory and artificial intelligences from beyond our space-time.” — Charles Stross
“Thoughtful, hard, deeply planned, and very non-formulaic. In modern science fiction, there’s nothing like it.” — The Guardian
“Energy, foresight, and a broad look at the afterlife—our recommendations!” — Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine
“‘One Thousand and One Nights’ in the setting of a posthuman Earth. A novel you can barely put down.” — Fantlab.ru
“THE FRACTAL PRINCE with its astonishing conceptual and stylistic brilliance justifies our expectations.” — Paul Di Filippo
“The greatest virtue lies in the very strangeness of the novel.” — SFX Magazine
Post-Singularity future. The solar system has been settled, and its inhabitants—both living and artificial—belong to different warring factions. The greatest of them, Congregation, builds a new universe for the resurrection of all the dead. Jean le Flambe goes to post-apocalyptic Earth, where in the deserts dwell djinn—self-modifying viruses of wild code—to hack the mind of the Founder of Congregation, who is—whether in or out of—Schrödinger’s box.
