Yeah, that's what made it such a fun read to me, like you said it just continually gets more and more out there. It explores some really interesting ideas that

Yeah, that's what made it such a fun read to me, like you said it just continually gets more and more out there. It explores some really interesting ideas that I haven't seen touched on in much of the sci-fi I've read. Another personal favorite is Iain M. Banks Culture series, which is much different than Liu's work but does the same thing - exploring these really interesting ideas of a far future society and how humans fit into that world.