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In Universes

By: Emet North
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus, Xe Sands
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A Lilith Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2024 • A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Book of 2024

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

"Bafflingly 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, featuring a bonus chapter exclusive to the audio edition.

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’t—or won’t—understand. 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 them…and just like that, Raffi and Britt are thirteen years old, best friends and maybe something more.

In Universes is 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, Raffi—alongside their sometimes-friends, sometimes-lovers Britt, Kay, and Graham—reaches for a life that feels authentically their own.

Blending realism with science fiction, In Universes explores 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, part Everything Everywhere All At Once, In Universes insists on the transgressive power of hope even in the darkest of times.

©2024 Em North (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic reviews

A Lilith Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2024 • A Literary Hub Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Book of 2024

"Brainy, surprising. . . and completely real."—Ramona Ausubel, author of The Last Animal

"An assured and wildly imaginative debut."Sequoia Nagamatsu, author of How High We Go in the Dark

"A breathtaking introduction to a brilliant new voice.”–Danielle Evans, author of The Office of Historical Corrections

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Absolutely brilliant. The prose, the story, the physics, the narration—exceedingly well done. Characters are flawed and interesting and real, and the ending was absolutely incredible with how it pulled everything together

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