House of Suns

Alastair Reynolds' boundless imagination is his superpower. This book is one mind-bending concept, after mind-boggling idea, after neato premise, after another. I first read, “Revelation Space” and was ready to give up on Reynolds as I quite disliked that novel (despite its universal praise). Now I realize that he was just getting his feet underneath him in Revelation Space and his best was yet to come - I'm glad I gave him another chance.