For Better or Verse: 5 Fun Multiverse Novels
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Hello, fellow earthlings! Let’s talk about the multiverse, which is the idea that other universes exist right next to ours as we speak. “What if?” It’s a really fun way to imagine the question. Providing many answers. A lot of science fiction has toyed with this idea, including This is how you lose the war of time By Amal Al-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, VE Schwab magic colors series, dark matter By Blake Crouch, ten thousand doors of january by Alix E. Harrow, and more recently, subtle art of turning space By John Chu.
Below you’ll find five more exciting novels about people changing their location. And no matter what method is used to travel to a different universe, these are all fun and thought-provoking reads about escaping our planet, something that may appeal to many readers these days.
meet me at the crossroads By Megan Giddings
When seven doors mysteriously appear on a summer day, people naturally become curious and frightened. But there’s no way of knowing what’s on the other side if they don’t move forward. Ayanna and Olivia are twin sisters in the Midwest, and when one goes missing, it seems to be attached to the door, and her sister fears she has to go after her.
the space between the worlds by Micaiah Johnson
This is a favorite of many rioters! In this novel, time travel is possible, but only if the version of you in the other universe is already dead. For some reason, most of Cara’s alternate personalities are dead, meaning she can go almost anywhere. But when she actually faces the death of one of her own, she is thrown into a larger conspiracy involving diverse journeys and her own world.
in the universes By Emmett North
And it’s a quirky fantasy novel about looking for love in all the ‘verse places. Raffi is a physicist and is in love with a sculptor named Britt. But in this world, Britt is not interested in him in the same way, so Rafi seeks out an alternate universe in which they are both in love. It’s an introspective look at choices, happiness and possibilities.
swords and spaceships
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Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
During the COVID-19 pandemic, food delivery driver Jamie meets an old acquaintance, Tom, who offers him a new job, which he describes as looking after animals. But Jamie soon discovers that these animals do not belong in our world – they exist in a dimension where the planet is devoid of humans. But other worlds have discovered this place, and now their interference could lead to the destruction of these creatures, so Jamie must help save them.
meet me in another life by Catriona Silvey
And last but not least, I’m stretching the idea of the multiverse a bit with this book, but I love it! Instead of traveling to different universes, it’s about returning to the same universe again and again. Thora and Santi repeatedly return to the same town after they die. They have been husband and wife, doctor and patient, student and teacher, work acquaintances and much more. Each time they come back with a different relationship with each other, and each time with a few more memories of their past lives.
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