I am the author of three novels—Noise (2010), Chimpanzee (2014), and Totem (2015)—and co-editor of the literary fringe journal Bahamut and the online 'zine Farrago's Wainscot.
I quite enjoyed this one. The bizarre elements were fresh and captivating, and I appreciated the well-rounded anonymity of the characters. Some readers may complain that not all elements were sufficiently wrapped up, but I especially appreciated this fact, given it's the first in a trilogy.