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The Space Between Worlds

Auteur(s): Micaiah Johnson
Narrateur(s): Nicole Lewis
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NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens the very fabric of the multiverse in this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging.

WINNER OF THE COMPTON CROOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD • “Gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance.”—Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—NPR, Library Journal, Book Riot

Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying—from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn’t outrun. Cara’s life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total.

On this dystopian Earth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power. She has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She works—and shamelessly flirts—with her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security.

But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imagined—and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world but the entire multiverse.

“Clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.”—Library Journal (starred review)
Aventure Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Science-fiction Fiction Univers parallèle Utopian Fiction
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­“[The Space Between Worlds] remained two steps ahead of my imagination, rattling it out of complacency and flooding it with color and heat. . . . Profoundly satisfying.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

“The Space Between Worlds is fascinating, complicated, compelling . . . a jewel of a novel.”—Locus

“[The Space Between Worlds] gripped me from page one and I couldn’t stop reading until I reached the final page.”—The Nerd Daily

“This book took me on one hell of a ride. . . . A really fun and thought-provoking read.”—Becky’s Book Blog

“Sliding Doors meets Mad Max . . . a fast-paced, compelling read.”—SciFiNow

“Sharp and gripping. If you love queer SFF . . . then definitely pick up The Space Between Worlds.”—Utopia State of Mind

“The Space Between Worlds is a riveting and detailed parallel universe sci-fi novel with a lot to say about fortune, privilege and belonging.”—Dr. Alice Violett

“The Space Between Worlds is an incredible debut . . . tightly focused and paced like a rocket launch.”—The Quill to Live

“Micaiah Johnson’s debut is a punk album, presenting a world where even our possibilities are colonized. I loved every twisting minute of it.”—Alex White, author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe

“The Space Between Worlds lands squarely in my sweet spot: gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance.”—Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse

“A gritty, riveting, and ultimately hopeful novel about the people, choices, and relationships that make us who we are—in this world, and in those we can only imagine.”—Kameron Hurley, Hugo and Locus award–winning author of The Light Brigade

“Johnson’s world-hopping debut uses science fictional tools and an exciting plot to address urgent questions of privilege and position. . . . A compelling stand-alone debut that will leave readers thrilled, thoughtful, and anticipating the author’s next book.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Johnson bursts onto the scene with this thought-provoking, high-concept sci-fi debut that impresses with exceptional worldbuilding and a distinctive protagonist.”—Publishers Weekly

“This exciting debut is intelligently built, with clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, subtly detailed worlds, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.”—Library Journal (starred review)

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Loved it, start to finish. Multiverse jumping is interesting in most stories, this is very an excellent example of a story that uses that concept well. Love the narration too. Finally women of color doing cool shit in science fiction! Also, good L or B representation in the LGTBQ2! Hits of a lot my boxes of interest. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

DAMN GOOD

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This is a thought provoking and captivating science fiction novel that weaves together themes of identity, privilege, and the complexities of parallel universes.

Cara, a 'traverser' can navigate between alternate Earths, as being born in Ashtown a dystopian wasteland she is able to travel to other Earths where she has already died. This is contrasted with Wiley City where she lives and works (where the goal of becoming a permanent resident is a remote possibility) is affluent, does not experience food poverty, or avoidable deaths due to the environment. Wiley City and Ashtowns' stark disparities - the societal divides (plus on every world the consequences of unchecked ambition) are constantly explored.

Cannot believe this was a debut novel. Narration was superb.

Incredible Multiverse Novel

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The characters are well realised and the relationship are unique. It's a character study seen through the veil of sci-fi. What kind of person would you be if a butterfly flapped its wing? How would your relationships change? What if you knew? How would you view of them?

Also the narrator is superb. Her voice is top notch. She transitions well from different characters to narration.

Really liked it

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a story of loss, revenge, consequences, identity, and hope for a life beyond your own

protagonist was true to herself

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Good book, held my attention the whole time. I wish they went more in depth on how the world works and what day to day life is like in it. I also would have liked more different worlds.

Interesting

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