Branches (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798695375831)

SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE THE WORLD TOOK A WRONG TURN ... WHAT IF IT DID?

A thought-provoking novel for fans of Blake Crouch, Matt Haig and Margaret Atwood, this mind-bending bestseller will make you question everything you know.

"A powerful piece of inventive and topical science fiction [that] will undoubtedly resonate with readers in a way that many stories reach for, but few achieve." -The BookLife Prize

"Rings frightfully true. A precision hit on a raw nerve." -Stella Jorette, author of Harmony Lost

"A story of emotional discovery and depth that left me breathless by the last fateful word." -BookBub review

For one man, the past few years have been a downward spiral. A series of debilitating seizures. The sudden loss of his mother. The rise of a fascist leader and a successful coup to retain power-a nightmare that unfolds through endless doomscrolling online and threatens the safety of his suburban middle-class family.

After a series of tests, he's shocked to discover the explanation for his seizures: he's been living in the wrong universe. A drug trial promises to return him to the timeline where he belongs. With his job gone and tanks in the streets, he jumps at the opportunity.

Take a trip through alternate timelines filled with surprises and second chances. Travel paths not taken. Question the nature of fate. And search for an answer to the biggest question of all: in a world that feels like it's spinning out of control, is it possible for one person to make a difference?

Now an international Amazon bestseller, Branches is a story about facing the constant anxieties of the twenty-first century, the thin line that separates comfort from chaos, and the role we play in determining our fate.

REVIEWS

"Branches by Adam Peter Johnson is a unique piece of time travel fiction, and for a first novel, it's essentially a masterpiece. ... If you've enjoyed Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, or are looking for a science-fiction book dealing with alternate histories and time travel, then I think you'll fall in love with this novel." -Bookwormex

"This book gave me an existential crisis, but in a good way. It's incredibly thoughtful sci-fi." -Kevin E. Carlson, author of Jade Fall

"Several weeks later, the book has stayed with me. Especially the ending, which the author gets absolutely right. He has something important to say." -Paul Clark, author of The Price of Dreams

"Part dystopian, part all-too-familiar reality ... walks an imaginative line between what we think we know and what actually is." -Stories on Stage Davis

"Lovers of alternate histories will find much that fascinates [in] this bold experiment in timelines and trauma." -BookLife

"This is sci-fi with both brains and a heart. ... A brilliantly insightful debut. ★★★★★" -BookBub review

"I did not want to put it down, and I did not stop thinking about it after. ★★★★★" -Amazon review

"If you were a fan of Blake Crouch's Dark Matter, this is for you. ★★★★★" -GoodReads review

Author: Adam Peter Johnson
ISBN-10: 8695375838
ISBN-13: 9798695375831
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2020
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d

Review Citation(s):
PW Booklife Reviews 02/08/2021