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In Any Lifetime: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Marc Guggenheim (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 875 ratings
#1 Best Seller in Time Travel Romances
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A devoted husband defies fate and risks everything to find the one universe where his beloved wife is still alive in this bold and thought-provoking novel.

Dr. Jonas Cullen has spent his career as a groundbreaking physicist defying the odds. But on the best night of his life—the night his wife, Amanda, tells him they’re finally having a baby—everything is taken away when a tragic car accident claims the lives of Amanda and their unborn child.

Gutted by pain, Jonas sets out to find a way to bring back Amanda—or rather, find a parallel universe in which she’s still alive. But that’s easier said than done. As Jonas comes to understand all too well, the universe favors certain outcomes…and Amanda’s death is one of them.

Guggenheim’s novel takes readers on a suspenseful journey, intercutting scenes of Jonas’s frantic, present-day search across multiple realities with glimpses from the past of his unfolding romance and eventual marriage. Will Jonas and Amanda reunite in some other world, or will fate succeed in taking her from him forever?

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    319 pages
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    August 1, 2024
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THE LAWS OF PHYSICS ARE NO MATCH FOR LOVE

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“Marc Guggenheim is one of the great imaginative minds of our medium and a born storyteller, yarn weaver, and world creator of the highest order. Dive in!” —Guillermo del Toro

“Heartfelt and beautifully written, In Any Lifetime elegantly leaps between science fiction and romance, begging you to ask the age-old question: How far will you go for the one you love?” —Brad Meltzer, #1 bestselling author of The Lightning Road and The Escape Artist

“In Any Lifetime is a special book, the kind that seamlessly weaves genres together to tell a story that feels vibrant and fresh but also timeless. A multiverse thriller/romance that is packed with heart and stakes—I was hooked from page one.” —Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret Identity

“In Any Lifetime is a fantastic Crichton-esque techno-thriller take on parallel words, with a powerful emotional core. Grabbed me from the first chapter.” —Charles Soule, bestselling author of Star Wars: Light of the Jedi and The Oracle Year

“Propulsive, thrilling, well-crafted, and deeply romantic, In Any Lifetime will bend your mind and keep you turning pages late into the night” —Ayelet Waldman, creator of the Netflix series Unbelievable and author of Love and Other Pursuits

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Some go to the ends of the earth for love, but one man will go to the ends of the universe. In Any Lifetime is what would happen if Michael Crichton had written The Time Traveler’s Wife.

When Jonas, a physicist, loses his pregnant wife, Amanda, he puts what had been only theories—until now—into practice, and sets off to find a universe where she is still alive. The odds are against him, because the universe actually seems to believe in destiny, which means there is only one universe out of billions where Amanda still lives. Now, Jonas has to fight not only against fate, but also against alternate versions of himself and the doubts in his own heart to find out whether it’s possible to love someone too much.

I could not read this fast enough, eager to experience Guggenheim’s just-slightly-different versions of our world, and found myself screaming in frustration along with Jonas when he discovered yet another world where Amanda didn’t exist, then crying happy tears while reliving their love story. I hope all versions of you enjoy this spellbinding book that proves that the laws of physics are no match for love.

—Chantelle Aimée Osman, Editor

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CHD2QDV1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (August 1, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4181 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 875 ratings

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Marc Guggenheim

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A native of Long Island, New York, Guggenheim is an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer of television shows (ARROW, DC'S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, TROLLHUNTERS, CARNIVAL ROW), movies (GREEN LANTERN, PERCY JACKSON - SEA OF MONSTERS), comic books (X-MEN GOLD, BLADE), video games (CALL OF DUTY 3, SINGULARITY), and novels (OVERWATCH).

Guggenheim currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife Tara, a fellow TV writer and WGA nominee, and the showrunner of REAPER and AGENT CARTER. They have two daughters and four pets.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
875 global ratings

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Customers find the premise fascinating, interesting, and tragic. They also describe the plot as well-defined, with no glaring plot holes or inconsistencies. Readers describe the book as an interesting, beautiful read that keeps them hooked. They praise the writing style as incredibly written and entertaining to read.

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32 customers mention "Readability"32 positive0 negative

Customers find the book interesting, entertaining, and great. They also say it has romance, science, thrills, and chills. Customers also describe the book as beautiful, unique, and ingenious.

"...It has romance, science, thrills and chills. It's fascinating to imagine traveling through worlds like that." Read more

"...The book is well written, well edited and entertaining. Enjoy!" Read more

"...novels and films in many different forms, but although this story was mildly interesting, I kept waiting for a fresh take...." Read more

"...Fun read" Read more

18 customers mention "Plot"14 positive4 negative

Customers find the love story interesting and brutal, with heartbreaking story arcs. They also say that there are no dangling plot threads.

"...It has romance, science, thrills and chills. It's fascinating to imagine traveling through worlds like that." Read more

"...a lot of time and effort went into this book, as there were no glaring plot holes, or inconsistencies...." Read more

"Fast paced and well told, this is first a love story, filled with the expected and anticipated elements amongst a few well positioned surprises...." Read more

"...And after all our protagonist went through I felt the ending was a little too neat." Read more

12 customers mention "Writing style"9 positive3 negative

Customers find the writing style of the book incredible and entertaining to read.

"Excellent writing. A fascinating premise. Mr. Guggenheim does so well with his characters that I feel as if I'm in the story...." Read more

"This is my first experience with this author. I thought this book was well crafted, and the characters likeable (or hateable as appropriate)...." Read more

"...a lot of suspension of disbelief, though, and the writing is just short of clever enough to be considered great...." Read more

"Fast paced and well told, this is first a love story, filled with the expected and anticipated elements amongst a few well positioned surprises...." Read more

9 customers mention "Premise"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the premise fascinating.

"Excellent writing. A fascinating premise. Mr. Guggenheim does so well with his characters that I feel as if I'm in the story...." Read more

"...paced and well told, this is first a love story, filled with the expected and anticipated elements amongst a few well positioned surprises...." Read more

"...and how they change are very interesting. It is the perfect combination of sci-fi, time travel, adventure and romantic love story. It was a wild ride!" Read more

"...The Multiverse is in interesting premise so that that is another nice thing about it..." Read more

5 customers mention "Characterization"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters well defined and developed.

"Excellent writing. A fascinating premise. Mr. Guggenheim does so well with his characters that I feel as if I'm in the story...." Read more

"...I thought this book was well crafted, and the characters likeable (or hateable as appropriate)...." Read more

"...His characters are well defined and developed with some brutal and heartbreaking story arcs that would do George RR Martin proud . Highly recommend" Read more

"...Also, no character development so you don't have to worry about getting to know them...." Read more

5 customers mention "Realism"3 positive2 negative

Customers are mixed about the realism of the book. Some mention that the visuals to refer to made the story easier to follow and have a clearly defined, while others say that it's contrived and unrealistic.

"...Having text rather than visuals to refer to made the story easier to follow and having a clearly defined enemy made a more enjoyable conflict...." Read more

"...The writing doesn’t match the genre - it’s clunky and not as clever as it is trying to be. Would not recommend." Read more

"...He explained the quantum mechanics in the book in a relatively easy and believable way...." Read more

"Everything in this book was way too convenient and slightly implausible - I know it's fantasy/sci fi and unrealistic but both major and minor plot..." Read more

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Kindle Customer ebsierra
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Novel
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
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Excellent writing. A fascinating premise. Mr. Guggenheim does so well with his characters that I feel as if I'm in the story. It has romance, science, thrills and chills. It's fascinating to imagine traveling through worlds like that.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
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This is my first experience with this author. I thought this book was well crafted, and the characters likeable (or hateable as appropriate). It's obvious that a lot of time and effort went into this book, as there were no glaring plot holes, or inconsistencies. The book is well written, well edited and entertaining. Enjoy!
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napria
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, But Not a Fresh Take
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
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The idea of parallel universes has been in novels and films in many different forms, but although this story was mildly interesting, I kept waiting for a fresh take. And after all our protagonist went through I felt the ending was a little too neat.
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ZaphodBeeblebrox
5.0 out of 5 stars a sci-fi love story
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
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Fast paced and well told, this is first a love story, filled with the expected and anticipated elements amongst a few well positioned surprises. As Science fiction, it takes acceptable license with imagination and a future, including the chapters that address one that’d terrifying. Fun read
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Mark Luebker
4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of paradoxes…
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
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…both in the story and in my reaction to it. During the first third of the book, so much happens so quickly that I had a hard time imagining how the author could keep up the pace. Then everything kind of slows down and turns into adventures in the multiverse, crossed with “The Fugitive.” Throughout, the protagonist, Jonas, keeps making choices that left me wondering why a guy so smart wouldn’t see where they might take him. And they do. Then, the last third of the story kind of explodes back into all kinds of action, plunging ahead to a resolution that may or may not be satisfying, because a lot of rules suddenly seem to have changed. Still, I didn’t what to put it down and it kept me engaged, even during the more leisurely paced parts of the story. And while that story does leave a lot of unanswered questions, there are no significantly dangling plot threads as might easily have been left with this kind of story. Well, maybe one up on the roof, but I’m going to go back and take another look at the ending to be sure. So good, but not great—an easy four stars, and probably would make a good movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read! Suspensful page turner
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2024
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Marc writes with a compelling style. His plot unfolds with a steady throttling of suspense that builds to a satisfying crescendo to the last page. His characters are well defined and developed with some brutal and heartbreaking story arcs that would do George RR Martin proud . Highly recommend
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NJD
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024
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I really enjoyed this book. The description and details of the different cities/universes
and how they change are very interesting. It is the perfect combination of sci-fi, time travel, adventure and romantic love story. It was a wild ride!
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nora rozin
2.0 out of 5 stars would be a great super hero comic book story
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2024
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. Super light read the plot repeats itself which is helpful if you expect to be interrupted a lot or can only read a little bit at a time. Also, no character development so you don't have to worry about getting to know them. The Multiverse is in interesting premise so that that is another nice thing about it

Would be a great manga or comic book type read with lots of angry kapow! Zowee! moves and crying love scenes (picture giant eyeball with trembling tear )

You can open any page and not be lost
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TwoAwesomeBros
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible , Outstanding, Best book of 2024 for me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2024
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I am absolutely blown away, what an incredible read from start to finish.
I cried , cried and cried some more , tears of sadness and tears of joy.
I hope to read more by Marc Guggenheim , a true genius. Thank you for the pleasure of this beautiful story
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Wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars An unusual story.
Reviewed in Australia on July 17, 2024
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This was one of my two Amazon First Reads for July. I am so glad I chose it.

Doctor Jonas Cullen had developed a theory that there are multi universes. When he and his wife Amanda have a car accident and she is killed, he is determined to find her in one of the other universes.

Jonas sets out to find a parallel universe where Amanda is still alive. However, things do no always work out for him.

The story is fast paced, with trauma, love, hate, friends and enemies.

This is an interesting story and I loved it.
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The Cat's Mother
4.0 out of 5 stars Nobel prize winning doctor travels between universes like Doctor Who - but without a tardis
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2024
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Well this was something different, although I can't pretend to understand all the mumbo jumbo about quantum physics and slipping from one universe to another (I don't understand Doctor Who half the time either). Jonas embarks on an epic journey, travelling between infinite parallel universes, meeting people who are aleady dead in his own world, all with the hope of reuniting with his beloved wife after they were involved in a tragic road accident two years ago. It sounds a bit like fantasy science fiction nonsense, but it's written in a way that makes you wonder if it could be possible. The book skips backwards and forwards in time so you get an idea of how Jonas and Amanda came together and the depth of their relationship. If you skip over the technical scientific bits, and suspend disbelief sometimes (in particular the ease and lightning speed he manages to get a credit card and passport in a world where he's been dead for two years), it's a beautiful story. I read it quite quickly as I had to find out if Jonas and Amanda were reunited in another universe somewhere. But I won't give anything away!
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Lee Dowthwaite
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit too obvious for me
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2024
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I'm never really happy when an author mixes science fiction with romance. When I digested all the classic sci-fi books across the years (Asimoth, Heinlein, Clarke etc), I was happy to suspend belief in the science for a jolly good read. This book, although well written by someone who knows his science, for me slips into love and romance a little too easily. The first chapter of the book gripped me tightly but, as the story unfolded, the ease at which the characters 'cropped up and died' became a little tiresome and even obvious. Things happen, often in a predicatable manner and on a repetitive basis. Maybe, at the end of the day, I'm sad that I just can't believe that anyone could love someone that much. In fact I'd rather believe the science!
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ICT Biker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story with lots of twists and turns
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2024
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A really different kind of story that kept me guessing. I can recommend this to anyone who likes "what ifs". I won't give anything away but if you're the right age then MIKA's Any Other World came to mind when I'd finished it.
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