Echo of Worlds

, #2

Paperback, 484 pages

Published 2024 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-316-50469-0
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Two mighty empires are at war - and both will lose, with thousands of planets falling to the extinction event called the Scour. At least that's what the artificial intelligence known as Rupshe believes.

But somewhere in the multiverse there exists a force - the Mother Mass - that could end the war in an instant, and Rupshe has assembled a team to find it. Essien Nkanika, a soldier trying desperately to atone for past sins; the cat-woman Moon, a conscienceless killer; the digitally recorded mind of physicist Hadiz Tambuwal; Paz, an idealistic child and the renegade robot spy Dulcimer Coronal.

Their mission will take them from the hellish prison world of Tsakom to the poisoned remains of a post-apocalyptic Earth, and finally bring them face to face with the Mother Mass itself. But can they persuade it to end eons of neutrality and help them? And is …

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reviewed Echo of Worlds by Mike Carey (The Pandominion, #2)

Fantastic, action-packed, and lots of furry characters

I remain impressed and delighted by M. R. Carey's commitment to creating a universe in which there is a scientifically plausible reason to have talking bipeds who are bears, hedgehogs, rabbits, cats, dogs, lizards, etc. Topaz Tourmaline Fivehills the bunny-girl student has become one of my favorite protagonists. Carey also continues his investigation and exploration of the differences and similarities between organic and machine-based consciousness. And, there's plenty of well-paced action. The vast array of characters and settings has the potential to get overwhelming, but Carey handles it deftly.

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