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Infinity Gate
- Pandominion, Book 1
- Narrated by: Dami Olukoya
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
From the international bestselling M. R. Carey comes a thrilling tale set in the multiverse - the tale of humanity's expansion across millions of dimensions, and the AI technology that might see it all come to an end...
Infinity is only the beginning.
The Pandominion: a political and trading alliance of a million worlds - except that they're really just the one world, Earth, in many different realities. And when an AI threat arises that could destroy everything the Pandominion has built, they'll eradicate it by whatever means necessary, no matter the cost to human life.
Scientist Hadiz Tambuwal is looking for a solution to her own Earth's environmental collapse when she stumbles across the secret of inter-dimensional travel. It could save everyone on her dying planet, but now she's walked into the middle of a war on a scale she never dreamed of.
And she needs to choose a side before it kills her.
Discover the start of the thrillingly original, mind-bending SF duology The Pandominion, from the author of the million-copy bestseller The Girl With All the Gifts. Perfect for fans of The Space Between Worlds, The Long Earth and Children of Time.
Critic reviews
"Infinity Gate is a powerful exploration of the near-future, skilfully and seamlessly weaving different realities and different iterations of AI... Carey has the experience, imagination and verve to pull it off. A compelling entry and a must-read!" (Tade Thompson, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Rosewater)
"M.R. Carey is a master of imagination and suspense." (Gareth L. Powell, author of Embers of War)
"A dazzling speculation on the many ways our world could have evolved, layered inside a thriller that will make your eardrums vibrate. I was charmed, disturbed, and fascinated by turns - and I couldn't put this book down." (Annalee Newitz, author of Autonomous and The Terraformers)
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- Caroline Hill
- 17-04-23
Fabulousj
Loved this story with its many layers and real characters, more than just a science fiction story can't wait for book 2
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- Steve from Riseley
- 09-02-24
A really fantastical story constructed in a way to make it completely believable with great characters throughout
The over use of the " pronoun " ET inparts of the story was a bit annoying
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- maveric78
- 10-04-23
Good but…
No doubt Carey is a skilled writer but, whilst this is another fascinating and entertaining conceit, I do wish he’d tamp down on the woke agenda. I’m sure he’ll be lauded for it in certain quarters but I just find it a jarring distraction.
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- Peter
- 13-09-23
Some interesting ideas, but…
The narrator does a good job. I get it. I enjoyed the idea and concept more than the story. The story just didn’t deliver on the possibilities. Shame.
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- Tony Richards
- 26-06-23
Book 2
Love Sci - fi good entertaining read, my first M.R. Carey, hopefully downloading book 2 after writing this review
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- Dave K
- 13-04-23
It’s ok, not as good as Koli series but with the same problems.
I would set my stall out in reviewing this to say I like Mike Carey back. Anyone who read the Felix Castor series will know what I mean. MR Carey seems to be the product of an author who has had his work run by several ‘ sensitivity readers ‘ then had the ‘inclusion police’ make all lead characters non white. Does it matter if the story is still good? Yes to me I like to be entertained not preached to.
As a book it is decent enough as a sub par/lower level Iain M Banks. If only Iain was still around.
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- John Ferguson
- 06-07-23
Just brilliant
This book is like all his books, always something unexpected. I am sad that I have finished it. I love the concepts and analogies to our modern world(s). Is this where we are headed?
Great characters and gripping from start to finish. I look forward to his next book.
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- findermort
- 03-04-23
Outstanding sci-fi
This is an amazing piece of work and I can’t wait for the next instalment.
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- MR Nathan Gallagher
- 22-04-23
Really enjoyable
Multi dimensional travel to the same planet - really nice!! Existentialism surrounding advanced AI - beautifully managed. Great characters, strong visualisations. Loved it!
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- Emma Evans
- 11-04-23
Disappointing
Firstly, to qualify my quick review, I have not finished this audiobook - so apologies if it noticeably improves later. I am a massive SF fan of the likes of Ian M Banks and Neal Asher, and I went for this on a synopsis which sounded good (if a bit Long Earthy). I have two criticisms.
The first is really only a minor niggle - the tendency to over-explain the background to the world and story. I really appreciate the scientific detail and grounding, but not the sometimes hamfisted explanations of the wider world. I would have been far more drawn in by the kind of slow reveal Mr Banks uses for example.
The second is the major issue - the narration just killed any immersion. The delivery is very flat, lacking inflection and constantly misses what seems to be the intended cadence of the writing. Even the insertion of some well judged pauses might have rescued it, but I eventually ran out of patience with the majority of major plot points or exciting developments being steamrollered by the monotonous delivery.
I listen to a lot of audiobooks and I feel very frustrated for the authors when they choose someone who doesn’t make their work sparkle. Sorry to both author and reader, I genuinely don’t want to be negative for the sake of it, I was just disappointed.
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