Parallel Universes

[Claire]

I recently read the description of Through To You and have become very intrigued by the idea of parallel universes. Any recommendations for other books on this topic?

[Mir]

There are a huge number of parallel-world books. Do you want just YA books? Do they need to have romance?

Here are a few recs to start. Only the first has romance.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone
A Crack in the Line
The Marbury Lens
MirrorMask: The Illustrated Film Script
Charmed Life

I have a list, although they're not all the same kind of parallel universe that it sounds like Through to you has.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

[Claire]

Miriam wrote: "There are a huge number of parallel-world books. Do you want just YA books? Do they need to have romance?

Here are a few recs to start. Only the first has romance.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone
A Cr..."

The one that sounds the most interesting out of that list is A Crack in the Line. I don't need it to be young adult, and there doesn't need to be a romance.

The more realistic the better (if that makes sense when talking about parallel universes), like I want to read something that's fiction, but also intellectual.

Does that make more sense? And I'm off to peruse your list now! Thankyou!

[Mir]

Realistic like both universes are basically similar versions of our world? Yeah, A Crack in the Line would be most like that.

[Kay]

Hm, one that I can think off the top of my head is Timeline, though it's more action driven than intellectual. It's about a group of scientists who travel to the Medieval era via parallel universes. Neverwhere was also quite good, though it's more about the London underground rather than sci-fi parallel universes.

[Claire]

Kay wrote: "Hm, one that I can think off the top of my head is Timeline, though it's more action driven than intellectual. It's about a group of scientists who travel to the Medieval era via parallel universe..."

I've tried reading both of those, and I just couldn't get into them!!

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

The Beginning~Referee Viator Series
Parallel
Undercurrent
Pivot Point
Outrageous Fortunes: a Novel of Alternate Histories
A Crack in the Line
Perchance To Dream
Hominids
Portal
Blubber Island
The Reintegrators
Out of Sight
Solaris
Vanished

[Claire]

Sam~ on sleepless roads the sleepless go~ wrote: "The Beginning~Referee Viator Series
Parallel
Undercurrent
Pivot Point
Outrageous Fortunes: a Novel of Alternate Histories
A Crack in the Line
Perchance To Dream
Hominids
Portal
Blubber Island
The R..."

oh my goodness, I'm so excited to read all of these! Thankyou!

[Sam~~ we cannot see the moon, and yet the waves still rise~~]

Claire wrote: "Sam~ on sleepless roads the sleepless go~ wrote: "The Beginning~Referee Viator Series
Parallel
Undercurrent
Pivot Point
Outrageous Fortunes: a Novel of Alternate Histories
A Crack in the Line
Perch..."

No problem. I put a few of them on my to-read list too! Let me know what you think of them when you're done. :)