I ran across Robert Charles Wilson’s _Spin_ right about the time I ran across Charlie Stross’ _Accelerando_–in thinking about it, I suspect I heard about both of them at “Making Light”:http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/. I know that’s where I heard about “Spin”:http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/007262.html.
Having read the first book, I picked up its sequel, _Axis_, though not before it was in paperback.
On the one hand, it’s not badly done, but on the other…I just can’t recommend it.