Blindsight
Imagine a neurobiology-obsessed version of Greg Egan writing a first contact with aliens story from the point of view of a zombie posthuman crewman aboard a starship captained by a vampire, with not dying as the boobie prize.
- Charles Stross, describing Egan’s book Blindsight
If that description doesn’t immediately make you drive to your local library or bookstore to find this book, there’s something seriously wrong with you. (or you can download a copy from FeedBooks.com.)