Branches - Paperback

by Adam Peter Johnson (Author)

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

For one man, the past few years have been a downward spiral. A series of unexplained 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 grows worse by the day. But there's a way out.

Explore alternate realities and the paths not taken in this thought-provoking novel about a man who discovers he's living in the wrong timeline and seeks to escape a dystopian life that readers will find eerily familiar. Take a trip through alternate presents that could soon become our future. And find an answer to the biggest question of all: what matters most in a world that's spinning out of control?

Read the controversial Amazon bestseller about facing the constant anxieties of the twenty-first century, the thin line that separates comfort from chaos, and the role fate plays in our lives. Branches is perfect for readers of mind-bending books like Dark Matter and The Midnight Library that ask readers to consider how life could have gone very differently.

REVIEWS

"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

"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