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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Asher#Polity_universe

This should explain , Gridlinked is a good start I liked the spatterjay series more but the polity books get you familiar with the world...

Neal Asher you’ll like , similar to Banks but not quite as deep.

Try Neal Asher and Richard Morgan , neither are as good as Banks but still a cut above most. Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons is great (first trilogy...second not so much) and anything by William...