Dark Matter; A Novel

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A “mind-blowing” (Entertainment Weekly) speculative thriller from Blake Crouch, bestselling author of Upgrade, Recursion, and the Wayward Pines trilogy—exploring the nature of reality, identity, and the choices that define us.

“Are you happy with your life?”

These are the last words Jason Dessen hears before he is kidnapped and knocked unconscious.

When he wakes, everything is different. He’s strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. A man he doesn’t recognize smiles at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.”

But this world is not his own. His wife isn’t his wife. His son was never born. And he is no longer an ordinary college professor—instead, he’s a renowned genius who has accomplished something extraordinary. Something impossible.

Is this new reality a dream or a nightmare? And if the life he remembers is real, how can he get back to the family he loves?

A gripping and thought-provoking thriller, Dark Matter takes readers on a breathtaking journey through alternate realities, exploring the infinite paths our lives could take—and how far we’d go to reclaim the one that matters most.