Hannu Rajaniemi

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born

March 09, 1978 in Ylivieska, Finland

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http://tomorrowelephant.net/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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EN: Hannu Rajaniemi is a Finnish author of science fiction and fantasy, who writes in both English and Finnish. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a founding director of a technology consultancy company, ThinkTank Maths.

Rajaniemi was born in Ylivieska, Finland. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Oulu, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to starting his Ph.D. candidature, he completed his national service as a research scientist for the Finnish Defence Forces.

While pursuing his Ph.D. in Edinburgh, Rajaniemi joined Writers' Bloc, a writers' group in Edinburgh that organizes semi-regular spoken word p...more EN: Hannu Rajaniemi is a Finnish author of science fiction and fantasy, who writes in both English and Finnish. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a founding director of a technology consultancy company, ThinkTank Maths.

Rajaniemi was born in Ylivieska, Finland. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Oulu, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to starting his Ph.D. candidature, he completed his national service as a research scientist for the Finnish Defence Forces.

While pursuing his Ph.D. in Edinburgh, Rajaniemi joined Writers' Bloc, a writers' group in Edinburgh that organizes semi-regular spoken word performances and counts Charlie Stross amongst its members. Early works included his first published short story Shibuya no Love in 2003 and his short story Deus Ex Homine in Nova Scotia, a 2005 anthology of Scottish science fiction and fantasy, which caught the attention of his current literary agent, John Jarrold.

Rajaniemi gained attention in October 2008 when John Jarrold secured a three-book deal for him with Gollancz, on the basis of only twenty-four double-spaced pages. His debut novel, The Quantum Thief, was published in September 2010 by Gollancz in Britain and will be published in May 2011 by Tor Books in the U.S. A sequel, The Fractal Prince, is in progress.

FI: Hannu Rajaniemi on Edinburgissa, Skotlannissa asuva suomalainen tieteiskirjailija, joka kirjoittaa sekäs suomeksi että englanniksi. Rajaniemi on opiskellut matemaattista fysiikkaa Oulun ja Cambridgen yliopistoissa ja väitellyt säieteoriasta filosofian tohtoriksi Edinburghin yliopistossa. Hän on perustajajäsen matematiikan ja tekniikan konsulttiyhtiössä nimeltä ThinkTank Maths.

Opiskellessaan Edinburgissa Rajaniemi liittyi kirjoittajaryhmään, joka järjesti tekstien lukutilaisuuksia. Hänen varhaisia novellejaan on ilmestynyt englanniksi Interzone-lehdessä ja Nova Scotia -antologiassa. Näistä jälkimmäinen kiinnitti Rajaniemen nykyisen kirjallisuusagentin kiinnostuksen vuonna 2005.

Vuonna 2008 Rajaniemi solmi kustannussopimuksen kolmesta romaanista brittiläisen Gollancz-kustantamon kanssa. Valmiina oli silloin ainoastaan romaanin yksi luku. Esikoisromaani The Quantum Thief ilmestyi syyskuussa 2010. Hänellä on näiden kolmen romaanin julkaisusopimus myös yhdysvaltalaisen Tor-kustantamon kanssa. Suomeksi Rajamäen esikoisteoksen julkaisee Gummerus nimellä Kvanttivaras.(less)

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Hannu Rajaniemi's Blog

Hannu Rajaniemi isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.

Bright sparks of the Arc

I am very excited to be one of the authors to be featured in the first issue of Arc, New Scientist's bold new magazine about the future, together with the likes of Margaret Atwood, Al Reynolds, M. John Harrison, Bruce Sterling and other luminaries.

Issue 1.1, edited by the talented Simon Ings, is out next [...] read more »

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Books by Hannu Rajaniemi

Average rating: 3.81 · 2,205 ratings · 435 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Quantum Thief (The Quantum Thief Trilogy #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,668 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Fractal Prince (The Quantum Thief Trilogy #2) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — expected publication 2012 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (Editor), Harry Turtledove, Hannu Rajaniemi 3.94 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois (Editor), Stephen Baxter (Contributor), Karl Schroeder (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Year's Best SF 11 by David G. Hartwell (Editor), Neal Asher (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Vonda N. McIntyre (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 5 by Jonathan Strahan (Goodreads Author) (editor), Hannu Rajaniemi, Theodora Goss (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume 6 by Jonathan Strahan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), E. Lily Yu (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Engineering Infinity by Charles Stross (Editor), Kathleen Ann Goonan (Contributor), Damien Broderick (Contributor) 3.58 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Bull Spec #5 (Bull Spec, #5) by Samuel Montgomery-Blinn (Editor), Preston Grassmann, Angi Shearstone (Illustrator) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:

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The Quantum Thief Trilogy (2 books)
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Quotes by Hannu Rajaniemi

“Suokaa anteeksi, mutta minun on nyt mentävä, jotta ehdin irstailla kyllikseni ennen kuin kuolen.”
― Hannu Rajaniemi, The Quantum Thief

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“The criminal is a creative artist; detectives are just critics.”
― Hannu Rajaniemi, The Quantum Thief

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The Space Merchants by Cyril M. Kornbluth/Frederick Pohl

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