Prizes "Eurocon", "Wandering Star", "Galaxy" . Locus Award Nominations, John Campbell Memorial Award. Best NF Book of the Year by Kirkus Review and Library Journal Jean le Flambert posthuman and criminal, mind burglar, self-assured trickster. Its origin is shrouded in mystery, but its exploits are known throughout the solar system. Rescued from the futuristic prison of the mysterious Miela and her intelligent spaceship, Jean goes to Mars, a moving city where time is currency, memories are treasures, and the singularity turned into the moon illuminates the night. Mieli gave him a chance to regain his freedom and the strength of his former self in exchange for the completion of a robbery that he had once failed to cope with. They will have a crazy fun trip through the solar system of the future, the world of ubiquitous cryptography, the exchange of memories and the race of superhumans that arose from the MMORPG guilds. For all its wonders, this world is still ruled by human motivesbetrayal, revenge, and jealousy. "Inventive, exotic, with complex clever intrigue" . “It’s hard to admit, but I think Ryaniemi knows hard science fiction better than I do.” — Charles Strauss "Many authors would kill for writing prose at least half as good as this..." — The Financial Times "Cutting narrative and heroes ... NF concepts are awfully good" . — Sci-Fi Now "Fountain of Ideas" . “Quantum Thief, like the other best space operas of this century, is a house of wonders, where positions instantly become a tradition and arguments catch the eye.” —John Clute, "A Brilliant Novel!" — Strange Horizons