The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS CHOICE • An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatens the very fabric of the multiverse in this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging.WINNER OF THE COMPTON CROOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD • "Gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance."—Rob Hart, author of The WarehouseONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—NPR, Library Journal, Book RiotMultiverse travel is finally possible, but theres just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying—from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldnt outrun. Caras life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total. On this dystopian Earth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power. She has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She works—and shamelessly flirts—with her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security. But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelgängers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imagined—and reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world but the entire multiverse. "Clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose."—Library Journal (starred review) FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Micaiah Johnson was raised in Californias Mojave Desert surrounded by trees named Joshua and women who told stories. She received her bachelor of arts in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside, and her master of fine arts in fiction from Rutgers University–Camden. She now studies American literature at Vanderbilt University, where she focuses on critical race theory and automatons. Review "[The Space Between Worlds] remained two steps ahead of my imagination, rattling it out of complacency and flooding it with color and heat. . . . Profoundly satisfying."—The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)"The Space Between Worlds is fascinating, complicated, compelling . . . a jewel of a novel."—Locus "[The Space Between Worlds] gripped me from page one and I couldnt stop reading until I reached the final page."—The Nerd Daily "This book took me on one hell of a ride. . . . A really fun and thought-provoking read."—Beckys Book Blog "Sliding Doors meets Mad Max . . . a fast-paced, compelling read."—SciFiNow "Sharp and gripping. If you love queer SFF . . . then definitely pick up The Space Between Worlds."—Utopia State of Mind "The Space Between Worlds is a riveting and detailed parallel universe sci-fi novel with a lot to say about fortune, privilege and belonging."—Dr. Alice Violett "The Space Between Worlds is an incredible debut . . . tightly focused and paced like a rocket launch."—The Quill to Live"Micaiah Johnsons debut is a punk album, presenting a world where even our possibilities are colonized. I loved every twisting minute of it."—Alex White, author of A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe"The Space Between Worlds lands squarely in my sweet spot: gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance."—Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse"A gritty, riveting, and ultimately hopeful novel about the people, choices, and relationships that make us who we are—in this world, and in those we can only imagine."—Kameron Hurley, Hugo and Locus award–winning author of The Light Brigade"Johnsons world-hopping debut uses science fictional tools and an exciting plot to address urgent questions of privilege and position. . . . A compelling stand-alone debut that will leave readers thrilled, thoughtful, and anticipating the authors next book."—Kirkus Reviews"Johnson bursts onto the scene with this thought-provoking, high-concept sci-fi debut that impresses with exceptional worldbuilding and a distinctive protagonist."—Publishers Weekly"This exciting debut is intelligently built, with clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, subtly detailed worlds, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose."—Library Journal (starred review) Excerpt from Book Chapter One When the multiverse was confirmed, the spiritual and scientific communities both counted it as evidence of their validity. The scientists said, Look, we told you there were parallel universes. And the spiritual said, See, weve always known there was more than one life. Even worthless things can become valuable once they become rare. This is the grand lesson of my life. Im at the base of a mountain, looking over a landscape I was never meant to see. On this Earth--number 197--I died at three months old. The file only lists respiratory complications as cause of death, but the address on the certificate is the same one-room shack where I spent most of my life, so I can picture the sheet-metal roof, the concrete floor, and the mattress my mother and I shared on so many different Earths. I know I died warm, sleeping, and inhaling honest dirt off my mothers skin. "Cara, respond. Cara?" Dells been calling me, but shes only irritated now and I wont answer until shes concerned. Not because I like being difficult--though, there is that--but because her worry over a wasted mission sounds just like worry over me. Behind me, information is downloading from a stationary port into a mobile one. When its done, Ill take the mobile back to Earth Zero, our primary Earth, the one the others think of as real. The information I gather is divided up into light data--population, temperature fluctuations, general news--and dark data--what is affecting their stocks that might affect ours, or, if its a future world, a full listing of where every stock will close on a given day. The existence of the dark data is a big secret, though I dont know why anyone would care. Insider trading doesnt even sound like a crime--not a real one, one with blood. "Cara . . ." Still just annoyed. I check the downloads progress. Sixty percent. "Cara, I need you to answer me." There we go. "Im here." Theres a pause while she resets to apathy, but I heard the panic. For a second, she cared. "You dont always have to leave me waiting." "And you dont always have to plant me two miles from my download port, but I guess were both a little petty, eh Dell?" I can hear her smiling but not smiling from 196 worlds away. Ive dodged the physical training for my job since just after my hiring six years ago. Shes so uptight, youd think shed just report me, but forcing me on these long walks is her answer. "Youre wanted back. Theres a file on your desk." "I already have my pulls for the week." "Not a pull. A new file." "No, but . . ." I put my hand against my chest, expecting to feel a divot, some missing chunk of flesh. I want to tell her it cant be true. I want to tell her I would have known. Instead, I tell her I need an hour and cut the link. If I have a new world, it means that particular Earths me isnt using it anymore. Im dead again, somewhere else, and I didnt feel a thing. Im not sure how long I sit, staring out at a horizon thats like mine, but not. The download dings its finish. I could traverse out from here, since theres no one to see me, but I steal a little time exploring the place fate tried to keep from me. Another me is gone. As I walk into the valley, Im a little more valuable walking down the mountain than I was walking up. When I was young and multiverse was just a theory, I was worthless: the brown girl-child of an addict in one of those wards outside the walls of Wiley City that people dont get out of or go to. But then Adam Bosch, our new Einstein and the founder of the institute that pays me, discovered a way to see into other universes. Of course, humanity couldnt just look. We had to enter. We had to touch and taste and take. But the universe said no. The first people sent to explore a parallel Earth came back already dead or twitching and about to die, with more broken bones than whole ones. Some actually did make it through, and survived on the new world just long enough to die from their injuries and have their bodies recalled. It took a lot of smart peoples corpses before they learned that if youre still alive in the world youre trying to enter, you get rejected. Youre an anomaly the universe wont allow, and shell send you back broken in half if she has to. But Boschs device could resonate only with worlds very similar to our own, so most of the scientists--with their safe, sheltered upbringings in a city that had eliminated childhood mortality and vaccinated most viral illness into extinction--had living doppelg Details ISBN0593156919 Author Micaiah Johnson Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0593156919 ISBN-13 9780593156919 Format Paperback DEWEY 813.6 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2021-06-01 NZ Release Date 2021-06-01 US Release Date 2021-06-01 Place of Publication New York UK Release Date 1900-01-01 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 2021-06-01 Imprint Del Rey Books Audience General Pages 352 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132016815;

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