Version Control: A Novel

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A fresh and compelling novel about the effects of science and technology on our relationships and our selves. Although Rebecca Wright has pieced her life back together after a major tragedy, she can't shake a sense that the world around her feels off-kilter. Meanwhile, her husband's dedication to his invention, "the causality violation device" (which he would greatly prefer you not call a time machine) has effectively stalled his career-but he may be closer to success than either of them can possibly imagine. Emotionally powerful and wickedly intelligent, Version Control is a stunningly prescient novel about the effects of science and technology on our lives, our friendships, and our sense of self that will alter the way you see the future-and the present.

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An NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Vox, and Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year
One of The Washington Posts best science fiction and fantasy books of the year

Exhilarating. . . . A thoughtful, powerful overhaul of the age-old time travel tale. NPR

With time travel as a fascinating backdrop, Palmer delicately examines the layers of stories we create when trying to differentiate the information from the truth. The Washington Post

"One of 2016s best science fiction novels. . . .Version Controlshould be on the reading list of every fan of smart sci-fi." GQ

Engrossing and strange. . . . A knowing, frequently funny and often very sad novel that explores love, marriage and loss in the age of social media. San Francisco Chronicle

Brilliant and richly satisfying: a novel that is utterly true to the complicated and science fictional world we live in today. Buzzfeed

Author Bio

Dexter Palmer's first novel, The Dream of Perpetual Motion, was selected as one of the best fiction debuts of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews. Palmer lives in Princeton, New Jersey.