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A gripping thriller with a touch of the impossible, if not outright leap into science fiction, the new novel by the creator of WAYWARD PINES is already fast-tracked for the big screen and this is no surprise. Jason Desen's life is perfect if ordinary until the day he is suddenly abducted and finds himself kidnapped to a parallel world by another Jason, whose life took another path at some decision-making point. His alter ego is both a millionaire, a brilliant scientist and full of regrets at his own earlier decision not to pursue a normal, family life, and has forcibly switched worlds with him. How will our meeker Jason return to his world, rescue his wife and son when all is heavily weighed against him? The pace is frantic and never lets go, while the plot twists are clever and devious and lurking on the corner of every scene. A true page-turner. ~ Maxim Jakubowski
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Dark Matter Synopsis
'Brilliant' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series.
Now a major Apple TV+ series starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly.
Jason Dessen has been abducted. His life has been stolen. To get it back, he will go on a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could have possibly imagined. Dark Matter is a relentlessly surprising alternate-universe sci-fi thriller from Blake Crouch.
'Are you happy in your life?'
Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious.
Before he awakes to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits.
Before the man he's never met smiles down at him and says, 'Welcome back.'
In this world he's woken up to, Jason's life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible.
In this other life, Jason has created a box. Transport into infinite alternate universes - every possible outcome of his life, one behind each door. In this other life, Jason chose a door. And he stole the life he wanted.
If Jason Dessen wants his life back, he will have to find it among infinite possibilities. And he will have to battle a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe: himself.
From the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, Dark Matter is sweeping and intimate, mind-bendingly strange and profoundly human. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things and Ready Player One.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781447297581 |
| Publication date: |
24th August 2017 |
| Author: |
Blake Crouch |
| Publisher: |
Pan Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
401 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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Blake Crouch Press Reviews
'Brilliant. A book to remember. I think Blake Crouch just invented something new' -- Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
'It's been a long time since a novel sucked me in and kept me turning pages the way this one did. Exceptional' -- Andy Weir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian
'Dark Matter is the kind of book the word thriller was coined for - it's a shooting star through multiple genres, posing fundamental questions about identity and reality before revealing itself as, at its core, a love story' -- Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Guilty Minds and Suspicion
'Wow. I gulped down Dark Matter in one sitting and put it down awed and amazed by the ride. It's fast, smart, addictive - and the most creative, head-spinning novel I've read in ages' -- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Gravity
'A masterful, truly original work of suspense. Crouch delivers laser-focused prose ... and a touching, twisted love story that plays out in ways you'll never see coming' -- Harlen Coben
'An addictive read! You're in for an intelligent, breath-taking ride' -- John Lescroat, New York Times bestselling author of The Fall
'Blake Crouch's Dark Matter is a mind-bending thriller of the first order, not merely a rollicking entertainment but a provocative investigation into the nature of second chances. I dare you to put it down, because I sure couldn't' -- Justin Cronin, New York Times bestselling author of The Passage Trilogy
About Blake Crouch
Blake Crouch is best known for the Wayward Pines trilogy, which has sold more than a million copies, been translated into thirty languages, and adapted into a prime-time event series on FOX. He lives in Colorado.
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