The Causal Angel

Hannu Rajaniemi

Jul 2014 · Jean le Flambeur Book 3 · Sold by Tor Books

About this ebook

With his infectious love of storytelling in all its forms, his rich characterization and his unrivaled grasp of thrillingly bizarre cutting-edge science, Hannu Rajaniemi swiftly set a new benchmark for Science Fiction in the 21st century. Now, with his third novel, he completes the tale of the many lives, and minds, of gentleman rogue Jean de Flambeur.

Influenced as much by the fin de siècle novels of Maurice leBlanc as he is by the greats of SF, Rajaniemi weaves intricate, warm capers through dazzling science, extraordinary visions of a wild future,and deep conjectures on the nature of reality and story.

In The Causal Angel we will discover the ultimate fates of Jean, his employer Miele, the independently minded ship Perhonnen, and the rest of a fractured and diverse humanity flung throughout the solar system.

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Ratings and reviews

If you've gotten as far as Causal Angel, then you presumably enjoyed the first two books, and you'll enjoy this one, as did I. But I didn't feel like it quite delivered. Perhaps my expectations were too high, or maybe there is some limit (probably quantum in nature!) on just how out there, different and bizarre SF can get and still be coherent. I felt like this book reached that point about half way through, and really had nowhere to go, and just kind of drifted to a conclusion.

As strange as any concept in quantum physics. The best post human world yet imagined. Characters with all the human flaws and weaknesses magnified by freedom from body into epic villans countered by anti heros desperately seeking atonement for past mistakes and unfortunate alliances. A bit of a light weight end to a to an exceptional series.

The whole series has been a fantastic trip through a beautiful and we'll throughout world filled with wonderful characters a great read for any sci-fi lover

About the author

Born and raised in Finland, HANNU RAJANIEMI lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is a founding director of a financial consultancy, ThinkTank Maths. He is the holder of several advanced degrees in mathematics and physics. Multilingual from an early age, he writes his science fiction in English. He is the author of The Quantum Thief, The Fractal Prince and The Causal Angel.