The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR-NPR, Library Journal, Book Riot “ 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.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.“Clever characters, surprise twists, plenty of action, and a plot that highlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE

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. 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. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. 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 has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands. On this dystopian Earth, however, Cara has survived. Cara’s life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dying-from disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn’t outrun.

“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 Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there’s just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. 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.

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson