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  • Written by: Blake Crouch
  • Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
  • Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (617 ratings)

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Dark Matter

Written by: Blake Crouch
Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
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Publisher's Summary

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • COMING SOON TO APPLE TV+ •

A “mind-blowing” (Entertainment Weekly) speculative thriller about an ordinary man who awakens in a world inexplicably different from the reality he thought he knew—from the author of Upgrade, Recursion, and the Wayward Pines trilogy

“Are you happy with your life?”

Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious.

Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits.

Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.”

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 professor but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible.

Is it this life or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how will Jason make it back to the family he loves?

From the bestselling author Blake Crouch, Dark Matter is a mind-bending thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of.

©2016 Blake Crouch (P)2016 Random House Audio

What the critics say

"Brilliant. A book to remember. I think Blake Crouch just invented something new." (Lee Child, New York Times best-selling author of the Jack Reacher series)
"Exceptional. An exciting, ingeniously plotted adventure about love, regret, and quantum superposition. It's been a long time since a novel sucked me in and kept me turning pages the way this one did." (Andy Weir, New York Times best-selling author of The Martian)
"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. A truly remarkable thriller." (Tess Gerritsen, New York Times best-selling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series)

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Enlightening message

Sometimes we choose fortune instead of love when making a decision, sometimes it is the other way around, the similarity is that we can never fully reverse our decisions. This book provides a moving insight on how we should treat every decision in our lives. It is more than just a story, it is an inspiration.

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The most annoying protagonist…

Well written book. Implausible story but who cares, it’s scifi… but… the protagonist is so dumb and toxic it ruins everything. I hope the author did not pour himself into the character, because Jason is so self absorbed he should never have a wife. It’s all me me mine my me me I want I I I my Chicago, my son, my wife… nothing else matters. He thinks he is a hero. He is not. Also, he is dumb, which is problematic in a scifi, as he does not understand anything even if the reader already figured everything out. Has no revelations thought the story, does not learn anything even as mind boggling events happen around him. A dumb jerk. Sorry!

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Wow! Best book I’ve read in years 100% recommend

This book is very unique. Thrilling suspense, thought provoking on what it means to love and exist, and rich believable characters.

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not for scifi fans

this is more of a romance story than scifi story. the protagonist makes some horrible illogical choices that frustrates me to no end.
the scifi concept is a fairly common one and the story reads decently

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dark matter

sucks you in from page one, keeps you wondering and wanting more. Couldn't stop listening!

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Interesting use of a quantum theory, but characters and plot a bit dry

Interesting idea on travelling the multiverse. The protagonist was really hard to like though because he was so one-dimensional and single minded during the entire story; no development and no growth. The same was true for all the other characters only more-so.
I think it would fit well in the YA bookshelves.

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Mindf*ck Central!

Fantastic story! Had some really cool ideas about the nature of reality and the multiverse. Had a lot of moments that stopped me in my tracks for deeper contemplation. I cannot say enough good things about it. Just WOW!

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Mind bending story about father and his love for his family

Yes, it’s a sci-fi novel with twists and turns it keeps the reader engaged. As a father, you start to think what would I do in such a situation. It also highlights the conflict we all have or what could’ve been at the end you realize what’s most important to you and you do anything to protect that.

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Ok, I get it already...he loves his wife..geesh!

This one was disappointing. I wish it was more science fiction and less love story.

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Sucked me in from the very first chapter

I flew through this book in 2 days! I just couldnt stop. The story kept me engaged and wanting more!

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