I loved the first volume of this saga, but it is true that "The city of the abyss" up a notch. Written in the first person the book reads like a thriller or a thriller, but with a very futuristic decor that is not without thinking at times the atmosphere of the film (not book) Blade Runner. Reynolds brings many finds in this story. A complete success that makes Reynolds the legitimate son of IM Banks. and it can write it.