Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've read a good number of M. R. Carey's books, but this one has quite a different feel from all the rest. This is a surprisingly great thing, believe it or not.

We follow three interesting characters across a universe-hopping worldbuilding extravaganza, caught in the cogs between the Pandominion, a multi-species biological multi-universe enclave, and a machine empire. This is just a broad description, however.

Strangely enough, at least to me, it has all the earmarks of afrofuturism. Nigeria, especially Lagos, takes a front seat in many of these alternate universes. It's fascinating and leans into the subgenre nicely, but we never stay anywhere too long. There's many universes to see, and three cool characters exploring, running, fighting for their lives, or trying to come to some kind of balance.

This is a rather rich SF that's being set up for much, much more. I'm rather impressed at the scope and the care that Carey has put into this. The horizon's the limit. It's going to be a long-haul read, and I'm all for it.

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