Dark Matter
Published on 24. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4472-9758-1 (ISBN)
Description
'Brilliant' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series.
'Masterful' - Harlan Coben, author of I Will Find You.
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.
Now a major Apple TV+ series starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly.
'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.
'Exceptional' - Andy Weir, author of The Martian.
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.
Readers love Dark Matter:
'My word, what a ride'
'Crouch surprised me again and again'
'OMG. I loved. Inception + Severance + Interstellar = this book'
'One of the most unique and original stories I have read in a long time'
'MIND-BLOWING'
'I couldn't put it down'
'Masterful' - Harlan Coben, author of I Will Find You.
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.
Now a major Apple TV+ series starring Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly.
'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.
'Exceptional' - Andy Weir, author of The Martian.
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.
Readers love Dark Matter:
'My word, what a ride'
'Crouch surprised me again and again'
'OMG. I loved. Inception + Severance + Interstellar = this book'
'One of the most unique and original stories I have read in a long time'
'MIND-BLOWING'
'I couldn't put it down'
Reviews / Votes
Brilliant. A book to remember. I think Blake Crouch just invented something new -- Lee Child, #1 <i>New York Times</i> 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 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Martian</i> 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 -- Harlan Coben 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, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Gravity</i> It also might be the most helter-skelter, race-to-the-finish-line thriller you'll read all year * The Observer * Terse prose, strong characterisation and clever twists make for a quick, smart, engrossing read * Financial Times * 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 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, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Guilty Minds</i> and <i>Suspicion</i> An addictive read! You're in for an intelligent, breath-taking ride -- John Lescroat, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Fall</i> A mind-blowing sci-fi/suspense/love-story mash-up * Entertainment Weekly * Excellent characterization and well-crafted tension . . . the rousing and heartfelt ending will leave readers cheering * Publishers Weekly * Suspenseful, frightening, and sometimes poignant * Kirkus * Crouch keeps the pace swift and the twists exciting. Readers who liked his Wayward Pines trilogy will probably devour this speculative thriller in one sitting [as will] those who enjoy roller-coaster reads in the vein of Harlan Coben * Booklist *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
294 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4472-9758-1 (9781447297581)
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Additional editions
E-Book
08/2016
Macmillan
€14.49
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Person
Blake Crouch is a bestselling novelist and screenwriter. His novels include the New York Times bestseller Dark Matter, and the international bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy, which was adapted into a television series for FOX. Crouch also co-created the TNT show Good Behavior, based on his Letty Dobesh novellas. He lives in Colorado.