Echo of Worlds

Meh. I have read several of his books, the best being, “The Girl With All the Gifts” (and the prequel to this). Maybe I know all his gimmicks now so that I am immune. I would call this Zootopia meets Warhammer sorta; its the continuation of a duology about the apocalyptic struggle between two multiversal empires.
But it never felt like like the stakes were truly serious or I never committed to this book. Mr. Carey can write though:

The children with their bulging bellies full of nothing but air, their xylophone ribs and exophthalmic stares. The listless men and women, exhausted by the endless wait for death.