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Dark Matter - A sci-fi thriller that is way too fun to put down!

Episode Summary

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch is a sci-fi thriller done just right! It's exciting, its surprising, it follows its own rules, and its got great characters to root for. If you're looking for a book to get you out of a reading slump, or just want a fun read - this one is for you!

Episode Notes

Jason Dessen is walking home one night when he realizes he is being followed. A strange man in a geisha mask abducts him at gunpoint, drives him to an abandoned building, takes his phone and clothes, and injects him with a strange drug. 

When Jason wakes up, he’s surrounded by strangers congratulating him for something he’s supposed to have achieved. In this world he’s not a college professor - they say he’s created something that seems impossible. He looks for his wife - but in this world she says she’s not his wife. His son was never born.

Is this world real, or a dream? And no matter what this place is, how can he get back to the people he loves?

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