The Quantum Thief

The Quantum Thief was very different than what I was expecting. Yes, it does get confusing and hard to parse at times, and yes, there is a hard SF flavor here, but by far the defining aspect for me was how fun and imaginative it is. I kept thinking to myself: "This is what I thought Snow Crash would be like." I appreciate too that it can be read on its own, and doesn't force you to read the rest of the series to come to a satisfying conclusion. In general I'm a sucker for gentlemen thief archetypes, at least when done well, so I guess it's not a surprise that I dug this as much as I did.