'A GENUINE TREAT FOR SF FANS: AN EPIC MULTIVERSE TALE THAT MOVES LIKE A THRILLER' Kirkus on Infinity Gate 'A FASCINATING WINDOW ONTO A DANGEROUS AND MULTIFACETED UNIVERSE' Adrian Tchaikovsky on Infinity Gate Following the critically acclaimed Infinity Gate comes the second and final novel in the Pandominion by international bestselling M. R. Carey. A thrilling adventure set in the multiverse, it tells of humanity's expansion across millions of dimensions, and the AI technology that might see it all come to an end . . . 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 it too late to make a difference? Because the Pandominion's doomsday machines are about to be unleashed - and not even their builders know how to control them. Discover the conclusion to the spectacular Pandominion duology - an exhilarating science fiction series 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. Praise for The Pandominion: '[A] brilliant dimension-hopping sci-fi thriller . . . readers will be wowed' Publishers Weekly 'Infinity Gate, with its in-depth science and rich characterization, is a must-read for SF fans' Booklist 'A powerful exploration of the near-future, skilfully and seamlessly weaving different realities and different iterations of AI . . . A compelling entry and a must-read!' Tade Thompson, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Rosewater 'Humane, thoughtful and exciting, Mike Carey reaffirms his place in the ranks of SF with this startlingly good novel' Paul Cornell, award-winning author and screenwriter '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 'This is gripping, unrelenting, and absolutely unique. Carey is working at the absolute top of his game' Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author 'One of the most inventive voices in contemporary fiction' i09.com
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Blending post-apocalyptic suspense with speculative horror, the 2014 novel The Girl with All the Gifts sold over a million copies and established a major presence in modern science fiction and dark fantasy. British author M.R. Carey, who also writes under his birth name Mike Carey, adapted the story into a 2016 feature film screenplay that earned a BAFTA Award nomination.
Born in Liverpool, England, in 1959, Michael R. Carey studied English at St. Peter's College, Oxford, and worked as a teacher for fifteen years before becoming a full-time writer. He began his career in comic books during the 1990s, gaining broad recognition for his work with DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. There he penned the long-running The Sandman spin-off series Lucifer from 1999 to 2006 and completed a three-year stint writing Hellblazer. Carey also created independent comic series for Vertigo, including Crossing Midnight and the Hugo Award-finalist The Unwritten with artist Peter Gross, which regularly appeared on the New York Times graphic fiction bestseller list. Expanding into mainstream superhero comics, he wrote lengthy runs for Marvel Comics titles such as X-Men and Fantastic Four, alongside video game writing for X-Men: Destiny.
Transitioning into prose fiction and screenwriting, Carey published the urban fantasy Felix Castor series as Mike Carey before achieving widespread novelistic success as M.R. Carey. In addition to screenplays and radio plays, his speculative fiction expanded to include multiversal science fiction in the Pandominion series, which launched with Infinity Gate and continued in Echo of Worlds. His dark fantasy output also includes co-writing the Bram Stoker Award finalist Darkness Visible with Arvind Ethan David.
Carey's narratives frequently blur the boundaries between speculative genres, combining rigorous world-building with deep character studies and psychological tension. Across comic books, feature films, and prose novels, his work explores themes of identity, moral ambiguity, survival, and complex mythological or scientific systems. Whether crafting cosmic multiverses, supernatural urban landscapes, or biologically grounded post-apocalyptic futures, Carey focuses on human vulnerability and resilience when confronted by overwhelming forces.
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