{"product_id":"the-quantum-thief-9780575088894","title":"The Quantum Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe solar system''s greatest thief is wanted for murder. To prove his innocence, he needs to pull off a heist even he thought was impossible . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Quantum Thief is a dazzling hard SF novel set in the solar system of the far future - a heist novel peopled by bizarre post-humans but powered by very human motives of betrayal, revenge and jealousy. It is a stunning debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to steal their thoughts, to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of the Moving Cities of Mars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcept that Jean made one mistake. Now he is condemned to play endless variations of a game-theoretic riddle in the vast virtual jail of the Axelrod Archons - the Dilemma Prison - against countless copies of himself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean''s routine of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a sci-fi book to read; the world is pieced together masterfully and you get a detective\/adventure story all in one. -- Linda Bloduedd * BOOK GIRL OF MUR-Y-CASTELL Blog *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735526682967,"sku":"9780575088894","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780575088894.jpg?v=1723810235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-quantum-thief-9780575088894","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}