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China Miéville, Keanu Reeves, Random House Worlds: The Book of Elsewhere (Hardcover, 2024, Random House Worlds)

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic …

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I was sent a pre-release of this book via NetGalley and the publisher.

In short, a very interesting Sci-Fi narrative picking apart the idea of immortality, as presented in the figure of Unute, the main protagonist. The core of the story takes place in a Government facility, but regular flashbacks and side narratives allow exploration of the character’s journey to this point.

It took a minute to get into, probably as a result of the comic-book approach to scenes (one panel at a time), but both the writing style and the idea for the story are superb. I would heartily recommend.