13. Echo of Worlds by #MRCarey.

Picks right up from the first book. Not as good though, but just by a little. This happens with a lot of great writers and stories: super interesting set-up, world-building, characters, etc. But where to take them and how to end is harder to pull off.

The characters from Book 1 are brought to our Earth by an AI to stop a multiversal war between the Pandominion and the Machine Hegemony. Something subtle is lost with this larger story and bigger stakes. Still, an enjoyable duology that I’d recommend. There’s a third book in this world, different time and characters, that’s in my pile now. I’m still invested.

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