I think Traitor Baru Cormorant is excellent, with really excellent writing.
The protagonist is a smart utilitarian with hidden goals. She isn’t infinitely smart, though; people beat her. And the book has an insane downer ending, so if you’re worried about that don’t read.
There are two sequels with a fourth supposedly (eventually) to come; the author has clearly read some rationalist-adjacent stuff like “The secret of our success.”
I think Traitor Baru Cormorant is excellent, with really excellent writing.
The protagonist is a smart utilitarian with hidden goals. She isn’t infinitely smart, though; people beat her. And the book has an insane downer ending, so if you’re worried about that don’t read.
There are two sequels with a fourth supposedly (eventually) to come; the author has clearly read some rationalist-adjacent stuff like “The secret of our success.”