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I think the only one out of those I read is the Golden Enclaves, and it's good.
Whatever Greg Egan writes is always amazing.
Other than that hard what else to choose.
I haven't read any of his work so looked him up. Wow! https://www.tor.com/2020/04/08/why-greg-egan-is-science-fictions-next-superstar/
Great article on Greg Egan, and yes, he is all that. The Orthogonal series is incredible, and melds absolutely rigorous SF set in a completely different physics from us, with the thrill of making sense of experimental results, working out the maths, and sorting out social problems that have analogues to our own. I can't recommend it enough.
Sounds interesting. What's the series about?
It's hard to summarise, there are two major threads. One of them is using experimentation and reasoning to understand and save the world. The plot involves a lot of science, and not just in a superficial way, but characters trying to work out the peculiar rules to their universe. There's a major threat to their world that can only be tackled this way.
The other major thread is dealing with social issues that get in the way of science, but also of life in general. Again without spoilers, this involves the particular way that people reproduce in this world.