MORE PRAISE FOR
Dark Matter

“Draws on questions and anxieties we all wrestle with in the dark hours ... Crouch has invested [sci-fi motifs] with scientific plausibility, and more unusually, with emotional depth.”

—Wall Street Journal

“A whole bag of barbecue chips ... just sitting there waiting for you to devour in one long rush.”

—NPR.org

“Propulsive ... Dark Matter has plenty of heady concepts and phantasmagorical plotting. But it is also beguilingly rooted in [its hero's] desperate travails, elevating this page-turning adventure into an entirely different dimension.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“A gripping page-turner [that is] concerned above all with the heart, and what we do to it—or let happen to it—over time. Dark Matter is It's a Wonderful Life for the twenty-first century.”

—AVClub.com

“I can't remember when I last sat down and blew through a book in literally a single sitting.”

—The Verge

“A dazzling book for summer [with] a mind-bending premise, a head-spinning plot that's dialogue-driven and adrenaline-fueled, and a gut-wrenching climax that gave me goose bumps.”

—Minneapolis Star Tribune

“[A] mind-blowing speculative-science thriller that throws in an old-fashioned love story for good measure.”

—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“A pacy, action-driven SF thriller [featuring] terse prose, strong characterization, and clever twists.”

—Financial Times

“Exceptional. An exciting, ingeniously plotted adventure about love, regret, and quantum superposition. It's been a long time since a novel sucked me in and kept me turning pages the way this one did.”

—Andy Weir

“A book to remember. I think Blake Crouch just invented something new.”

—Lee Child

“Crouch delivers laser-focused prose, a plot that melds science fiction and thriller to brilliant effect, and a touching, twisted love story that plays out in ways you'll never see coming. It all adds up to one hell of a ride.”

—Harlan Coben

“Wow. I gulped down Dark Matter in one sitting and put it down awed and amazed by the ride. It's fast, smart, addictive—and the most creative, head-spinning novel I've read in ages.”

—Tess Gerritsen

“A mind-bending thriller of the first order [and] a provocative investigation into the nature of second chances. I dare you to put it down, because I sure couldn't.”

—Justin Cronin

“The kind of book the word thriller was coined for—a shooting star through multiple genres, posing fundamental questions about identity and reality before revealing itself as, at its core, a love story. Smart, fast, powerful, and ultimately touching.”

—Joseph Finder

“An addictive read! When the quantum mechanics kick in (no kidding!), hold on to your horses—you're in for an intelligent, breathtaking ride.”

—John Lescroart

“Blake Crouch yet again proves himself to be a master. A crescendo of pursuit, danger, and romance all the way to a surprising and satisfying slam-bang conclusion.”

—Barry Eisler F5SDXLtcJLovEvW1/xNApURQzzqE4sXG633Di9sZux7FsW7ou/YGKB5Q4wxD3cpT