STG's

Dawn of the Singularity, by David Simpson, is a pretty good SF book about humans interfacing with computers, and AIs. I enjoyed the tech descriptions and the story line. Overall, recommended if you like the topics.

The Iron Tactician, by Alastair Reynolds, is another SF novella with Merlin, which I have previously seen in Merlin's Gun. Merlin encounters a frozen swallowship, goes to investigate and finds a lone survivor. From her, he learns that he might get something he needs at another system, and gets in the middle of a war. The supposed big surprise is the Iron Tactician and its nature. Of course, if I had not seen this elsewhere (I particularly remember a few Anne Mccaffrey novels, but I won't specify which to avoid spoilers), it might be surprising. As it was, I saw the twist coming a lot early. Still worth checking out.

I just finished The Stars are Legion, by Kameron Hurley. It is a very good, unconventional SF novel. The action takes place on a series of worlds/organic ships where the Legion lives. They have been fighting between families for generations. The main protagonist, Zan, wakes up without her memory and soon has to fight for a family she doesn't know. Obviously, nothing is what it seems. The reveal of who Zan is shouldn't come as a big surprise, but the story still feel nicely wrapped up. There is only women in the book, but that feels very much right in the stories' context. Overall, well worth the time checking out.