The Causal Angel

First edition
Author	Hannu Rajaniemi
Cover artist	Kekai Kotaki
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Jean le Flambeur
Genre	Science fiction novel
Publisher	UK: Gollancz US: Tor Books
Publication date	July 2014
Media type	Print (hardcover, paperback & ebook)
Pages	304
ISBN	9780765329516
OCLC	876900939
Preceded by	The Fractal Prince

The Causal Angel is the third science fiction novel by Hannu Rajaniemi featuring the protagonist Jean le Flambeur.^[1] It was published in July 2014 by Gollancz in the UK and by Tor in the US. The novel is the finale of a trilogy.^[2] The previous novels in the series are The Quantum Thief (2010) and The Fractal Prince (2012).

Synopsis

After the events of The Fractal Prince, Jean le Flambeur and Mieli are separated and their sentient spacecraft Perhonen is destroyed. The two protagonists, each in their own way, struggle to decide where their loyalties lie and how to proceed in the catastrophically altered situation. Meanwhile, the Solar System is plummeting into an all-out war of unprecedented scale and consequence. The most powerful factions, the Sobornost and the Zoku, are gathering their forces and making their plays, while simultaneously being torn apart by internal strifes.