Hannu Rajaniemi

During the Decade of Plagues, pandemics brought civilisation to a standstill. The only way out was the Aspis chip: a wearable mRNA vaccine factory, able to immunise you against new viruses on the fly. But not everyone wanted it. They created an open alternative: Darkome, an underground community of biohackers modifying their own genes and bodies. Inara came of age...

Before the bio-terror attack, Darkome was a place where DIY genetics enthusiasts could communicate in peace. After the attack, they were pushed deep underground by a brutal government response. The perpetrators were from Darkome, and the biohacker community was simply too dangerous to be allowed to exist. Inara was a member of Darkome, but was forced to leave when she...

With his infectious love of storytelling in all its forms, his rich characterisation, and his unrivalled grasp of thrillingly bizarre cutting-edge science, Hannu Rajaniemi has swiftly set a new benchmark for SF in the 21st century. And now with his third novel, he completes the tale of his gentleman rogue, the many lives and minds of Jean de Flambeur. Influenced...

Jean 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. Except that Jean made one mistake....