Ah, that damm tinnitus…
I’ll try to write a more detailed post when I’ve finished, and there will probably be a review on the main site (not written by me!) soon.
A double review could also be interesting.
As for Smith, I’m aware of his earlier books (I don’t own them), but I wasn’t aware he was still active as a writer.
I haven’t read any of his. It’s on one of these todo lists “sometime”…