House of Suns
by Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz, 2008); audiobook read by John Lee (Tantor, 2009)
An ambitious, seemingly standalone SF novel tackling unimaginable time- and distance frames through the experiences of human-like ‘shatterlings’ who, having treated the galaxy as their endless playground, come under attack from forces unknown. Surprisingly relatable but culminates in maxed-out cosmic scale blindness.