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Dark Matter

By: Blake Crouch
Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
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'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.

Psychological Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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I enjoyed this; it was better than the tv show. An engaging read, and will read more from Blake Crouch

better than the tv show

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This is a great premise and a well written book, but it was intense aaaaall the way through. if you are used to novels with a bit of humor to relieve the tension, then be aware that you won't get that here. But you will keep turning the pages because there is a lot of action to get through.

Emphasis on the dark

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Amazing everything. Story. Narrator. Suspense. Very easy to follow the story. One of the best books hands down.

Absolutely loved this

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Really well written, not as thrilling as I would expect but still a great story!

Amazing Writing Style

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It’s been a while since a book gripped me like this. I loved everything about this book-the narration, the twists and turns, the sci fi and the love. I could not stop listening!!

Finished it in 2 days!

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