Hannu Rajaniemi | |
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 Rajaniemi in 2011 | |
| Born | 9 March 1978 Ylivieska, Finland |
| Occupation | Writer, entrepreneur |
| Language | English, Finnish |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
Hannu Rajaniemi (born 9 March 1978) is a Finnish American author of science fiction and fantasy, who writes in both English and Finnish. He lives in Oakland, California, and was a founding director of a commercial research organisation ThinkTank Maths. [1]
Rajaniemi was born in Ylivieska, Finland, in 1978. He holds a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Oulu, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Mathematical Physics from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to starting his PhD candidature, he completed his national service as a research scientist for the Finnish Defence Forces. [1]
While pursuing his PhD in Edinburgh, Rajaniemi joined Writers' Bloc, [2] 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" [3] 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. [4] [5]
Rajaniemi gained attention in October 2008 when John Jarrold secured a three-book deal for him with Gollancz, [6] on the basis of only twenty-four double-spaced pages. [4] [7] His debut novel, The Quantum Thief , was published in September 2010 by Gollancz in Britain [8] and was published in May 2011 by Tor Books in the U.S. [9] [10] The novel has been nominated for the 2011 Locus Award for Best First Novel. [11] A sequel, The Fractal Prince , was published in September 2012 by Gollancz in Britain, and in October 2012 by Tor in the U.S. [12] The third book in the series is called The Causal Angel , and was published in July 2014 by Gollancz in the U.K. and by Tor in the U.S. [13]
Rajaniemi has stated that the literary works of Jules Verne originally inspired both his career in science, as well as his science-fiction writing. [14] Other influences include Maurice Leblanc, Arthur Conan Doyle and architecture blogger Geoff Manaugh. [15] He also co-founded Helix nanotechnologies. [16]
As of 2014 [update] , Rajaniemi lives in San Francisco, California, with his wife. [21] [ citation needed ] Before moving to the U.S., he lived in the United Kingdom for over ten years. [22]
A partial list follows.
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