Summerland, Hannu Rajaniemi
Summerland, Hannu Rajaniemi
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Summerland

Author: Hannu Rajaniemi

Narrator: Antonia Beamish

Unabridged: 9 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2018


Synopsis

From Hannu Rajaniemi, one of the most exciting science fiction writers in the last decade, comes an awe-inspiring account of the afterlife and what happens when it spills over into the world of the living

Loss is a thing of the past. Murder is obsolete. Death is just the beginning.

In 1938, death is no longer feared but exploited. Since the discovery of the afterlife, the British Empire has extended its reach into Summerland, a metropolis for the recently deceased.

Yet Britain isn’t the only contender for power in this life and the next. The Soviets have spies in Summerland, and the technology to build their own god.

When SIS agent Rachel White gets a lead on one of the Soviet moles, blowing the whistle puts her hard-earned career at risk. The spy has friends in high places, and she will have to go rogue to bring him in.

But how do you catch a man who’s already dead?

Other Tor books by Hannu Rajaniemi:

Jean le Flambeur series
1. The Quantum Thief
2. The Fractal Prince
3. The Casual Angel

About Hannu Rajaniemi

Born and raised in Finland, HANNU RAJANIEMI lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he is a founding director of a financial consultancy, ThinkTank Maths. He is the holder of several advanced degrees in mathematics and physics. Multilingual from an early age, he writes his science fiction in English. He is the author of The Quantum Thief, The Fractal Prince and The Causal Angel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 22, 2022

The evening of the high school graduation in Nantucket is a time for celebration. But the night ends tragically when sweet, talented Penny Alistair, a rising high school senior, takes the wheel of a Jeep containing her sports-phenom brother Hobby, her friend Demeter, and her boyfriend Jake. Penny see......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on June 29, 2012

When you see someone on the beach with a beverage in her hand, chances are she’s not reading War and Peace or Crime and Punishment. Summer is a time for what is commonly called “chick lit.” However, no matter how mindless you want your book to be, some of it can be just plain awful. Very few books t......more

Hmmm. This is definitely an interesting one to review, as I finished it with very mixed thoughts. I went in thinking it was gonna be a murder mystery in an exotic setting and it most definitely was NOT. Reading it was definitely a 50-50 experience- there were things I liked, things I really didn’t.......more


Quotes

“The best first SF novel I've read in years. Hard to admit, but I think he's better at this stuff than I am.” —Charles Stross on The Quantum Thief

“Spectacularly and convincingly inventive, assured and wholly spellbinding: one of the most impressive debuts in years.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review, on The Quantum Thief

“A stellar debut.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review, on The Quantum Thief

“Outstanding... A storytelling skill rarely found from even the most experienced authors.” —Library Journal, starred review, on The Quantum Thief

“Rajaniemi has spectacularly delivered on the promise that this is likely to be the most important SF novel we'll see this year.” —Locus on The Quantum Thief

“Absolutely incredible… Endlessly inventive and compulsively readable. It's one of the best books of the year.” —RT Book Reviews, Top Pick on The Quantum Thief

"Magnificent...pure magic." —NPR on Collected Fiction

"The best and most original debut anthology since Angela Carter's Fireworks 40 years ago." —The Wall Street Journal on Collected Fiction