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The Quantum Thief

2010 novel by Hannu Rajaniemi
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Summary

The Quantum Thief is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (835 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Hannu Rajaniemi[3]
  • Genre: postcyberpunk[4], science fiction[5], metaphysical science fiction[6]
  • Part of the series: Jean le Flambeur trilogy[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[9]
  • Publication date: September 2010[10]
  • Has edition or translation: The Quantum Thief[11]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best First Novel[12], John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[13]
  • Title: The Quantum Thief[14]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[15]
  • Form of creative work: novel[16]

Why It Matters

The Quantum Thief has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

literary work United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → Jean le Flambeur trilogy
    Author → Hannu Rajaniemi
    Archive of our own tag → The Quantum Thief - Hannu Rajaniemi
    Instance of → literary work
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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