Server and Dragon

Nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. Finalist for the Finnish Wandering Star Award. Finalist for the Locus and Hugo Awards. Blending the unconnectable in his stories, Hannu Rajaniemi skillfully juggles mythology and technology, celebrating an endless universe woven from bits, traversed by dark ships and dragons. Here, quantum verse-incantations slip from lips, transforming into fleet-footed moose, human tragedy enables a personal conversation with the divine, digital cathedrals tower, and stars are created through the effort of thought. How will human nature evolve if creativity is the only limit to desires? What happens when the distinction between humans and gods is as small as nanomachines, or as vast as the Universe? These are just the central questions the author asks himself—and the reader—in this fascinating journey into the depths of inner and outer space. Rajaniemi is undoubtedly one of the smartest writers working in the science fiction genre. — Tor.com A timely demonstration of how science fiction expands the possibilities of literature and human experience. — Geek Chocolate Super-beings with nanodrives, carnivorous emergent technologies, doors of perception flung wide open and almost torn off their hinges—shove Rajaniemi's barrel of fantasy into your mouth and blow your mind! — Richard Morgan Both in reality and in fiction, Rajaniemi is at the very forefront. — Interzone Little pearls of high-concept prose. — Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews This book is not for your grandparents. This book is not for Star Wars fans. This book is not for those who just occasionally read sci-fi. But if you've read Greg Egan, Charles Stross, Richard Morgan, Daniel Suarez, and Vernor Vinge—grab it as soon as you can. — The Daily A whirlwind where science meets the oddities of the future, exploding in a firework of bold ideas, complex narrative, and damn good prose. — My Biochemical Sky the best and most or