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Loved Dark Matter by Blake Crouch? Here are 10 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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  1. 1The Gone World

    The Gone World

    Tom Sweterlitsch

    This dark, breathless sci-fi thriller combines quantum timelines with a desperate race to preserve reality and protect loved ones.

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  2. 2The Space Between Worlds

    The Space Between Worlds

    Micaiah Johnson

    It mirrors Dark Matter's multiverse premise and identity crisis as a traveler encounters dangerous alternate versions of herself.

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  3. 3The Fold

    The Fold

    Peter Clines

    A quantum physics breakthrough turns into a terrifying alternate-dimension nightmare in this high-octane, puzzle-box thriller.

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  4. 4All Our Wrong Todays

    All Our Wrong Todays

    Elan Mastai

    A man accidentally strands himself in an alternate timeline, grappling with identity, regret, and the fight to find his way home.

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  5. 5The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

    The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

    Claire North

    Features a gripping, high-stakes duel across branching lifetimes that echoes Crouch's existential tension and relentless pacing.

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  6. 6Split Second

    Split Second

    Douglas Richards

    A lightning-fast technothriller grounded in quantum physics where characters face split timelines and deadly conspiracies.

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  7. 7Version Control

    Version Control

    Dexter Clarence Palmer

    Explores how a quantum physics experiment subtly rewires a couple's marriage and reality, echoing Crouch's domestic themes.

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  8. 8The 22 Murders of Madison May

    The 22 Murders of Madison May

    Max Barry

    This high-stakes thriller features dimensional travel across parallel realities and a desperate chase involving alternate versions of the same people.

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  9. 9The Anomaly

    The Anomaly

    Hervé Le Tellier

    Like Dark Matter, it explores the jarring psychological fallout and identity crisis when characters are suddenly confronted with exact duplicates of themselves.

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  10. 10The Breach

    The Breach

    Patrick Lee

    Captures Crouch's relentless pacing and paranoia in a high-octane thriller about secret technology that bridges strange alternate dimensions.

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