Interesting but not compelling.

So it probably was due to reading this in four or so different chunks, but for all the acclaim this didn't really grab hold of me. But that's the peril of reading this as a library check-out. I'll at least give the second a try, to see if getting through it in one attempt makes it work better.

The first book in a trilogy, where the deaths of a number of prominent scientists is linked back to a strange online game showing the struggles off a society that is attempting to live with three stars, and uncovering the canal behind it and their plans.