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The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
3.79
70k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 90%
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020
3.79
70k+ ratings
InterWorld
by Neil Gaiman • 2007
A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.
3.56
23k+
InterWorld Summary
InterWorld 90%
A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.
by Neil Gaiman 2007
3.56
23k+ ratings
Quantum Radio
by A.G. Riddle • 2023
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
4.08
17k+
Quantum Radio Summary
Quantum Radio 90%
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
by A.G. Riddle 2023
4.08
17k+ ratings
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson • 2020
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
3.93
46k+
The Space Between Worlds Summary
The Space Between Worlds 89%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch • 2016
A physics professor is thrown into a parallel life by the one who knows him best: himself.
4.13
747k+
Dark Matter Summary
Dark Matter 89%
A physics professor is thrown into a parallel life by the one who knows him best: himself.
by Blake Crouch 2016
4.13
747k+ ratings
A Thousand Pieces of You
by Claudia Gray • 2014
Her father's killer escaped into another dimension. She followed and fell in love with him.
3.89
62k+
A Thousand Pieces of You Summary
A Thousand Pieces of You 89%
Her father's killer escaped into another dimension. She followed and fell in love with him.
by Claudia Gray 2014
3.89
62k+ ratings
Those Beyond the Wall
by Micaiah Johnson • 2024
A mechanic discovers his friend's violent death is tied to alternate selves crossing between worlds.
4.05
3k+
Those Beyond the Wall Summary
Those Beyond the Wall 89%
A mechanic discovers his friend's violent death is tied to alternate selves crossing between worlds.
by Micaiah Johnson 2024
4.05
3k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 89%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
Split Infinity
by Piers Anthony • 1980
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
3.97
18k+
Split Infinity Summary
Split Infinity 88%
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
by Piers Anthony 1980
3.97
18k+ ratings
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards • 2015
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
3.97
28k+
Split Second Summary
Split Second 88%
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
by Douglas E. Richards 2015
3.97
28k+ ratings
The Hidden Reality
by Brian Greene • 2011
A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.
4.11
21k+
The Hidden Reality Summary
The Hidden Reality 88%
A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.
by Brian Greene 2011
4.11
21k+ ratings
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami • 2023
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
3.75
41k+
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls 88%
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
by Haruki Murakami 2023
3.75
41k+ ratings
Ten Thousand Skies Above You
by Claudia Gray • 2015
Her boyfriend's soul is scattered across four worlds, and each rescue demands an act of betrayal.
4.05
25k+
Ten Thousand Skies Above You Summary
Ten Thousand Skies Above You 88%
Her boyfriend's soul is scattered across four worlds, and each rescue demands an act of betrayal.
by Claudia Gray 2015
4.05
25k+ ratings
Parallel Realities of Self
by Frederick Dodson • 2007
You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.
4.28
791
Parallel Realities of Self Summary
Parallel Realities of Self 88%
You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.
by Frederick Dodson 2007
4.28
791 ratings
What the Hell Did I Just Read
by David Wong • 2017
Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.
4.18
18k+
What the Hell Did I Just Read Summary
What the Hell Did I Just Read 88%
Three screw-ups hunt a missing girl in a town where memory itself has been corrupted.
by David Wong 2017
4.18
18k+ ratings
Someday
by David Levithan • 2018
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
3.64
10k+
Someday Summary
Someday 88%
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
by David Levithan 2018
3.64
10k+ ratings
Operation Shylock
by Philip Roth • 1993
A novelist discovers his double in Jerusalem, preaching that Jews must leave Israel to survive.
3.78
5k+
Operation Shylock Summary
Operation Shylock 88%
A novelist discovers his double in Jerusalem, preaching that Jews must leave Israel to survive.
by Philip Roth 1993
3.78
5k+ ratings
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King • 2003
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
4.20
204k+
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla 88%
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
by Stephen King 2003
4.20
204k+ ratings
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I
by Darryl Anka • 2017
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
4.53
150
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 88%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 ratings
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison • 1962
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
3.99
1k+
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland 88%
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
by Harlan Ellison 1962
3.99
1k+ ratings
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1944
Libraries without end, worlds dreamed into being, a man who cannot forget: philosophy as fiction.
4.40
80k+
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones 88%
Libraries without end, worlds dreamed into being, a man who cannot forget: philosophy as fiction.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944
4.40
80k+ ratings
My Murder
by Katie Williams • 2023
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
3.62
36k+
My Murder Summary
My Murder 88%
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
by Katie Williams 2023
3.62
36k+ ratings
Child of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
4.28
6k+
Child of Another Kind Summary
Child of Another Kind 88%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 87%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
The Peripheral
by William Gibson • 2014
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
3.89
34k+
The Peripheral Summary
The Peripheral 87%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ ratings
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1980
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
3.63
13k+
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast 87%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ ratings
The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2020
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
3.87
11k+
The Doors of Eden Summary
The Doors of Eden 87%
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2020
3.87
11k+ ratings
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment
by Chris Niebauer • 2014
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
4.18
61
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment Summary
The Neurotic's Guide to Avoiding Enlightenment 87%
The self you're improving isn't real. Split-brain science on why effort undermines itself.
by Chris Niebauer 2014
4.18
61 ratings
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
Me Summary
Me 87%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 87%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves • 2024
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
3.30
10k+
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere 87%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ ratings
Desfile
by Rachel Cusk • 2024
Artists invert reality. Their wives learn to live upside down or split themselves in two.
3.50
7k+
Desfile Summary
Desfile 87%
Artists invert reality. Their wives learn to live upside down or split themselves in two.
by Rachel Cusk 2024
3.50
7k+ ratings
Reality Transurfing 1
by Vadim Zeland • 2004
Every version of your life already exists. Emotional charge, not desire, determines which you live.
4.26
3k+
Reality Transurfing 1 Summary
Reality Transurfing 1 87%
Every version of your life already exists. Emotional charge, not desire, determines which you live.
by Vadim Zeland 2004
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig • 2020
Nora wanted to end her life. Instead, she lands in a library of unlived possibilities.
3.98
2.5M+
The Midnight Library Summary
The Midnight Library 87%
Nora wanted to end her life. Instead, she lands in a library of unlived possibilities.
by Matt Haig 2020
3.98
2.5M+ ratings
Luminarium
by Alex Shakar • 2011
With his twin brother in a coma, a man joins a neuroscience experiment that simulates transcendence.
3.47
851
Luminarium Summary
Luminarium 87%
With his twin brother in a coma, a man joins a neuroscience experiment that simulates transcendence.
by Alex Shakar 2011
3.47
851 ratings
After Dark
by Haruki Murakami • 2004
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
3.74
191k+
After Dark Summary
After Dark 87%
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
by Haruki Murakami 2004
3.74
191k+ ratings
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers • 1983
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
3.90
18k+
The Anubis Gates Summary
The Anubis Gates 87%
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
by Tim Powers 1983
3.90
18k+ ratings
The Captain
by Will Wight • 2023
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
4.27
10k+
The Captain Summary
The Captain 87%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch • 2018
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
3.91
30k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World 87%
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 87%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ ratings
The Echo Wife
by Sarah Gailey • 2021
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
3.60
39k+
The Echo Wife Summary
The Echo Wife 87%
Her husband replaced her with her clone. When he dies, the two women build a replacement.
by Sarah Gailey 2021
3.60
39k+ ratings
School's Out—Forever
by James Patterson • 2006
A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.
4.14
125k+
School's Out—Forever Summary
School's Out—Forever 87%
A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.
by James Patterson 2006
4.14
125k+ ratings
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2024
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
3.57
13k+
Absolution Summary
Absolution 87%
On a forgotten coast, scientists discover the ecosystem they came to catalog is cataloging them.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024
3.57
13k+ ratings
The Life You Were Born to Live
by Dan Millman • 1993
One digit from your birth date holds your purpose and the obstacle that defines it.
4.14
3k+
The Life You Were Born to Live Summary
The Life You Were Born to Live 87%
One digit from your birth date holds your purpose and the obstacle that defines it.
by Dan Millman 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Fourth Dimension
by Rudy Rucker • 1984
The fourth dimension decoded: from Flatland to wormholes, where geometry bends mind and cosmos.
4.14
804
The Fourth Dimension Summary
The Fourth Dimension 87%
The fourth dimension decoded: from Flatland to wormholes, where geometry bends mind and cosmos.
by Rudy Rucker 1984
4.14
804 ratings
Plowing the Dark
by Richard Powers • 2000
One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.
3.65
1k+
Plowing the Dark Summary
Plowing the Dark 87%
One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.
by Richard Powers 2000
3.65
1k+ ratings
The Other Side of Now
by Paige Harbison • 2025
A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.
4.17
21k+
The Other Side of Now Summary
The Other Side of Now 87%
A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.
by Paige Harbison 2025
4.17
21k+ ratings
Humans
by Robert J. Sawyer • 2003
Between parallel Earths: a human, her Neanderthal lover, and the bullet that could close the portal.
3.83
6k+
Humans Summary
Humans 87%
Between parallel Earths: a human, her Neanderthal lover, and the bullet that could close the portal.
by Robert J. Sawyer 2003
3.83
6k+ ratings
John Dies at the End
by David Wong • 2007
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
3.86
85k+
John Dies at the End Summary
John Dies at the End 87%
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
by David Wong 2007
3.86
85k+ ratings
Other Worlds
by Paul C.W. Davies • 1980
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
3.86
188
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds 87%
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980
3.86
188 ratings
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