Science fiction has a long history of predicting the future, especially where technology is concerned.
But in the following email interview with writer Blake Crouch about his new “sci-fi” thriller Upgrade (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook), he discusses how the gene editing at the heart of it is not something we’ll have to deal with later, it’s happening right now, and it could influence more than just this book.
The idea that there are parallel universes where other versions of us exist is one that’s been explored in everything from Michael Moorcock’s Elric novels and both DC’s and Marvel’s comics to such movies and TV shows as Star Trek, Family Guy, and The Flash.
But just as there may be infinite versions of our universe, so too are there infinite ways to explore the multiverse in fiction. Which is why, in this universe — and maybe others — I spoke to Wayward Pines writer Blake Crouch about his smart and engaging new multiverse-exploring novel Dark Matter (paperback, hardcover, digital).