An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatensthe very fabric of the multiversein this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. ';Gorgeous writing,mind-bendingworld-building,razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attentionand your allegiance.'Rob Hart, author ofThe Warehouse Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there's just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dyingfrom disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn't outrun. Cara's life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total. On thisdystopianEarth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands.Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power.She has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She worksand shamelessly flirtswith her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security. But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelgngers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imaginedand reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse. ';Clever characters,surprise twists,plenty of action, and a plot thathighlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.'Library Journal(starred review)

An outsider who can travel between worlds discovers a secret that threatensthe very fabric of the multiversein this stunning debut, a powerful examination of identity, privilege, and belonging. ';Gorgeous writing,mind-bendingworld-building,razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attentionand your allegiance.'Rob Hart, author ofThe Warehouse Multiverse travel is finally possible, but there's just one catch: No one can visit a world where their counterpart is still alive. Enter Cara, whose parallel selves happen to be exceptionally good at dyingfrom disease, turf wars, or vendettas they couldn't outrun. Cara's life has been cut short on 372 worlds in total. On thisdystopianEarth, however, Cara has survived. Identified as an outlier and therefore a perfect candidate for multiverse travel, Cara is plucked from the dirt of the wastelands.Now what once made her marginalized has finally become an unexpected source of power.She has a nice apartment on the lower levels of the wealthy and walled-off Wiley City. She worksand shamelessly flirtswith her enticing yet aloof handler, Dell, as the two women collect off-world data for the Eldridge Institute. She even occasionally leaves the city to visit her family in the wastes, though she struggles to feel at home in either place. So long as she can keep her head down and avoid trouble, Cara is on a sure path to citizenship and security. But trouble finds Cara when one of her eight remaining doppelgngers dies under mysterious circumstances, plunging her into a new world with an old secret. What she discovers will connect her past and her future in ways she could have never imaginedand reveal her own role in a plot that endangers not just her world, but the entire multiverse. ';Clever characters,surprise twists,plenty of action, and a plot thathighlights social and racial inequities in astute prose.'Library Journal(starred review)