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The Quantum Thief
by Hannu Rajaniemi
It has been a long, long time since I've read a novel that stretched my brain. Feeling as groundbreaking as the dawn of cyberpunk and [b:Neuromancer|888628|Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1)|William Gibson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1281419771s/888628.jpg|909457] with dashes of [b:Dune|234225|Dune (Dune Chronicles #1)|Frank Herbert|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1434908555s/234225.jpg|3634639] and [a:Neil Stephenson|1976950|Neil Stephenson|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png], this one kept me guessing and working all the way through. I haven't been keeping up with the latest SF, so this could just be something that's been brewing and bubbling, but it resonated with me like a new new wave -- gamepunk? I read [a:Charles Stross|8794|Charles Stross|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1355510574p2/8794.jpg]'s [b:Glasshouse|17866|Glasshouse|Charles Stross|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433594992s/17866.jpg|930588] and his near future duology, but this is of another whole level crammed with neologisms that threaten to choke it. And, as with other first novels, the end felt weak and left me a bit baffled. Maybe my old brain just couldn't keep up, or I need to reread the book because the whole new dense universe blinded me to some key plot points. It's for that reason that I had to just give it four stars. I was very, very impressed with the execution and thoroughness, the breadth and depth of the vision. But when I finished, I didn't feel the book. I respect it for its impressive intellectual feat, but it didn't touch my soul.