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The Space Between Worlds
Micaiah Johnson
The multiverse business is booming, but there's just one catch: no one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive.
Enter Cara. Of the 382 realities that have been unlocked, Cara is dead in all but eight.
On this earth, however, she survived. Identified as an outlier, and a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the wastelands and given a job and a comfortable apartment in the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. Cara knows what it's like to feel hungry, and scared, so she's more than happy to reap the benefits of her new position. As long as she keeps her head down, she's on a sure path to citizenship and security for life.
But when one of her eight remaining doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined - and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse.
Enter Cara. Of the 382 realities that have been unlocked, Cara is dead in all but eight.
On this earth, however, she survived. Identified as an outlier, and a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the wastelands and given a job and a comfortable apartment in the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. Cara knows what it's like to feel hungry, and scared, so she's more than happy to reap the benefits of her new position. As long as she keeps her head down, she's on a sure path to citizenship and security for life.
But when one of her eight remaining doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, Cara is plunged into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and future in ways she never could have imagined - and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse.
GENRE
Sci-Fi; Fantasy; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
August 2020
Sci-Fi; Fantasy; Thriller
UK PUBLICATION
August 2020
Praise
"I can’t stress how much I want people to read The Space Between Worlds! Sometimes I can’t even fathom how to pitch this better than saying “read it!” But her amazingly vivid and immersive cross-dimensional, multiverse story will automatically bring you in. Even better are the amazingly written characters, gems of humor, and exploration of the economic disparities that exist in a world not too different from ours (of course, minus the technological advancements). If you’re looking for a self-contained standalone adventure that isn’t a behemoth of a book, this is for you."
Goodreads' Speculative Fiction Rising Stars
"Johnson's debut is a rare bird in any reality: a novel that is twisting, suspenseful and prodfound."
Max Gladstone
"Profoundly satisfying . . . [it] remained two steps ahead of my imagination, rattling it out of complacency and flooding it with color and heat."
New York Times
"A strong new voice in science fiction."
Sunday Times
"Johnson excels at contrasting lives of privilege and poverty, and at drip-feeding information that gradually reveals Cara's complex character."
Guardian
"A dark, provocative read that's both challenging and satisfying."
SFX
"Johnson bursts onto the scene with this thought-provoking, high-concept sci-fi debut that impresses with exceptional world-building and a distinctive protagonist."
Publisher's Weekly
"A gritty, riveting, and ultimately hopeful novel about the people, choices, and relationships who make us who we are - in this world, and in those we can only imagine."
Kameron Hurley
Goodreads' Speculative Fiction Rising Stars
"Johnson's debut is a rare bird in any reality: a novel that is twisting, suspenseful and prodfound."
Max Gladstone
"Profoundly satisfying . . . [it] remained two steps ahead of my imagination, rattling it out of complacency and flooding it with color and heat."
New York Times
"A strong new voice in science fiction."
Sunday Times
"Johnson excels at contrasting lives of privilege and poverty, and at drip-feeding information that gradually reveals Cara's complex character."
Guardian
"A dark, provocative read that's both challenging and satisfying."
SFX
"Johnson bursts onto the scene with this thought-provoking, high-concept sci-fi debut that impresses with exceptional world-building and a distinctive protagonist."
Publisher's Weekly
"A gritty, riveting, and ultimately hopeful novel about the people, choices, and relationships who make us who we are - in this world, and in those we can only imagine."
Kameron Hurley
Rights Sales for THE SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS
UK & Commonwealth (exc. Canada): Hodder & Stoughton
USA: Crown
USA: Crown