Piranesi

I went into this cold and that I how I recommend every reader approach it. If you loved Clarke's earlier work, pick this up. If you love science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, pick it up. If you are that reader who has read EVERYTHING- the one who can no longer be shocked or impressed as you have read it all, pick this up.
Now, I'm not going to say a darn thing EXCEPT the book begins by throwing you into a world that you do not know. I know Me, and there are times in my reading year when I could not allow myself to trust the author knows what she's doing and I would put it down. If that is you, give it a second to get going. Things will reveal themselves in time. If not, put it down and try it again later when you have patience.
It's a sort of puzzle that needs to be unpacked. I loved it.