RS is one of my favorites and in my head I compare the universe Reynold’s establishes as much more realistic and believable than the contemporary Iain Banks. They’re both British and their first books came out around the same time and the dark, dirty, slow burn of RS appeals to my sense of futurism and humanity much more so than the post-scarcity, clean and shiny Utopic universe of the Culture. I still much prefer Reynolds to Banks. I like them both folks, don’t get me wrong. Reynolds is easier for me to lose my sense of being here than Banks. Enjoy Chasm City op, it’s truly one of the best in the series and my personal favorite Reynolds.