What I’m Reading: Books Recently Completed

One thing about being laid low for close on two weeks now with midwinter illness, is that I have managed to complete a couple of books I had on the go, plus reading one new—all of which I enjoyed. I’m still not quite well enough to write a detailed report, but I’ll give you my thumbnail feedback:

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The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi (Gollancz)

I really enjoyed this book — it’s not only definitely space opera, but a richly baroque variant distinguished by the sheer imagination of the world buil...