For some reason I lost touch with Peter F. Hamilton's books after thoroughly enjoying his 'The Night's Dawn trilogy', but recently picked up this first in the salvation sequence.

This book introduces the cast and the main conflict of the books. In doing so, he presents a series of shorter stories (novella length I would say) that are all set in the same world. Each is a story on its own, with plot twists and clever developments all the way through.

I really enjoyed those little shards of the reality and how they come together in the end (and the second book, which I'm currently reading). It's an engaging story, lots of interesting tech and I like how he casually addresses a non-binary view of biological sex and sexual preference.