I've had the privilege of reading parts of Shift as they were written, and I can heartily recommend this book. We follow reporter Pei and her photographer colleague Roy as a simple interview for Wired magazine develops into a complex tale of shady corporation conspiracy melded seamlessly with scifi  in an evocative style. 

The writing is pacey yet there is painstaking attention to detail and scientific accuracy sufficient to satisfy the most pedantic reader. The characters are well drawn and develop as the plot progresses, and the settings and - without giving too much away - the people and creatures that inhabit them are imaginative and intriguing. I imagine this book will become very popular when published.