Thanks! I just bought <i>The Star Fraction</i> purely on your recommendation... I find gambling like that pays off big, sometimes.<p>To return the favor, I recommend you try <i>Blindsight</i> and its sequel <i>Echopraxia</i>, by Peter Watts. Those were two of my favorite books of 2015 (the books are older, but I only found them this year).<p>Unusual, but awesome, SF.