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Heist books? (beehaw.org)

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I want to hear about your favorite books that include heists as a major element. Bonus points if it's set in a fantasy, sci-fi, or non-contemporary setting. (Basically I want something like Gentleman Bastards that's not just rereading Gentleman Bastards)

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[–] troyunrau 1 points 2 years ago

Sometimes a heist is just a maltese falcon. But sometimes it's a heist proper!

A good classic is Neuromancer -- might feel a bit anachronistic now, but super fun. I'm personally due for a re-read as it's been a while.

Against a Dark Background by Iain M Banks. The object of the heist is a bit silly -- a somewhat sentient weapon. But it's quite fun, and quite a novel setting. It's a fully developed solar system around a star that's too far from a galaxy to permit interstellar travel. So imagine if all of Star Wars was contained to a single solar system. Or similar.

Might as well plug [email protected] -- this would be a good question there as well.