10 Best Books Like Dark Matter
If you loved Dark Matter by Blake Crouch, here are the most similar books our readers recommend.
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The best books like Dark Matter are:

When physics professor Jason Dessen is abducted and wakes up in a reality where his wife isn't his wife and his son was never born, he discovers he's somehow become a celebrated scientist who achieved the impossible. Now he must navigate a mind-bending journey through alternate realities to find his way back to the family he loves, battling a terrifying enemy who knows his every move.
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Quick Comparison: Books Like Dark Matter
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Dying For | Lee Child | 4.5 | 2011 | 544 | Closest match |
| The Firm | John Grisham | 4.6 | 1993 | 501 | Similar vibes |
| Better off Dead | Lee Child | 4.2 | 2021 | — | Similar vibes |
| In too deep | Lee Child | 4.2 | 2025 | 432 | Similar vibes |
| Persuader | Lee Child | 4.5 | 2011 | 543 | Similar vibes |
| The Sentinal | Lee Child | 4.3 | 2020 | 389 | Similar vibes |
| The Hard Way | Lee Child | 4.6 | 2006 | 400 | Similar vibes |
| Personal | Lee Child | 4.2 | 2014 | 400 | Similar vibes |
| Past Tense | Lee Child | 4.3 | 2018 | — | Similar vibes |
| Never Go Back | Lee Child | 4.4 | 2014 | 519 | Similar vibes |
Authors Who Write Like Blake Crouch
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Frequently Asked Questions
What books are most similar to Dark Matter?
The most similar books to Dark Matter are Worth Dying For, The Firm, Better off Dead.
What should I read after Dark Matter?
After finishing Dark Matter, readers most commonly pick up Worth Dying For next.
Who writes books like Blake Crouch?
Authors similar to Blake Crouch include Freida McFadden, Gillian Flynn, Alex Michaelides.
What genre is Dark Matter?
Dark Matter is a Thriller novel by Blake Crouch, published in 2016.
How long is Dark Matter?
Dark Matter varies in length depending on edition.
About Dark Matter
A mindbending, relentlessly surprising thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy.“Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man Jason’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible. Is it this world or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how can Jason possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could’ve imagined-one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself even as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe. Dark Matter is a brilliantly plotted tale that is at once sweeping and intimate, mind-bendingly strange and profoundly human-a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of.









