After Permutation City
Blindsight by Peter Watts
Permutation City hooked you with its ruthless philosophical takedown of the soul, turning consciousness into a computational riddle that demands rereads and rewards analytical minds. Fans crave that sparse prose prioritizing ideas over emotions, extrapolating real science into existential puzzles without tidy resolutions. Dive into similar hard sci-fi that challenges everything you think you know about awareness and humanity.