Eric Lawton reviewed Polystom by Adam Roberts
Review of 'Polystom' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
Set in a universe (maybe) where servants (read "slaves") are executed on a whim by and upper class very reminiscent of the British peerage. The "hero" (Polystom) has his nose rubbed in reality and turns out to be marginally more thoughtful than his physicist/computer science uncle. I dropped one star because I got so mad at Polystom for being such an a-hole that it went on a few pages too far, but in retrospect it could be funny if you were in the right mood.
As well as satirizing the upper class, it introduces some strange twists of physics and philosophy towards the end, which is Roberts' trademark but to say more would be a spoiler.