I
particularly like this bit:
"It’s a scenario that trembles on the
edge of the Singularity while still being comprehensible to, and inhabitable
by, the humans of the era and of course to us 21st-century dullards as well.
Novelty and neologisms dominate nearly every page. Handled badly, such a
strategy becomes confusing and frustrating. Asher does it well, though. And yet
the reader needs to keep pace. There is just enough authorial guidance, but no
condescending hand-holding. This type of SF is really the litmus test for
separating serious readers from, say, media fans who might groove to Guardians
of the Galaxy but blanch at A. E. van Vogt..."
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