I think the only novel of his I read was Finity, and that kind of turned me off.
Note: The dark anti-hero in "Kaleidoscope Century" is probably the reason he hasn't won many major awards. You can't write such a character and not piss off the various sci-fi author and fandom cliches.
The Directive 51 universe is really dark, but has a ton of great ideas and great writing.