The Engines of Light trilogy by Ken MacLeod
- Cosmonaut Keep
- Dark Light
- Engine City
The first book is maybe setting the bar higher than the other two can clear but there’s an undeniable pleasure in reading the entire series straight through.
- Newton’s Wake by the same author.
Late-period Iain M. Banks
- The Algebraist
- Matter
Having finally read Hyperion I believe I can see where the inspiration for The Algebraist comes from. The space opera setting reminds me a lot of Simmon’s book.
I don’t really know what to say about Matter. It’s not one of my favourite Culture novels but re-reading it gave me a new appreciation of Banks’ talents as a writer.