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In Universes

A Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Tor.com, Bustle, Literary Hub, Autostraddle, Gizmodo, IGN, and Lilith MagazineA Parade Best New Book Release

"An explosion of creative beauty and heart."Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Chain-Gang All-Stars

"Baffingly good." Jordy Rosenberg, author of Confessions of the Fox

"A miracle of physics and art." Julia Phillips, author of Disappearing Earth

For fans of Emily St. John Mandel and Kelly Link, a profoundly imaginative debut novel set in numerous universes, which follows a queer physicist's search for belonging across time and space.

Raffi works in an observational cosmology lab, searching for dark matter and trying to hide how little they understand their own research. Every chance they get, they escape to see Britt, a queer sculptor who fascinates them for reasons they also don'tor won'tunderstand. As Raffi's carefully constructed life begins to collapse, they become increasingly fixated on the multiverse and the idea that somewhere, there might be a universe where they mean as much to Britt as she does to themand just like that, Raffi and Britt are thirteen years old, best friends and maybe something more.

In Universesis a mind-bending tour across parallel worlds, each an answer to the question of what life would be like if events had played out just a little differently. The universes grow increasingly strange: women fracture into hordes of animals, alien-infested bears prowl apocalyptic landscapes. But across them all, Raffialongside their sometimes-friends, sometimes-lovers Britt, Kay, and Grahamreaches for a life that feels authentically their own.

Blending realism with science fiction,In Universesexplores the thirst for genius, the fluidity of gender and identity, and the pull of the past against the desire to lead a meaningful life. Part Ted Chiang, part Carmen Maria Machado, partEverything Everywhere All At Once,In Universesinsists on the transgressive power of hope even in the darkest of times.