<p>''<i>In Universes </i>is a dazzling and inventive exploration of the many people we might become, the possibilities we might discover, and the heartbreak we can''t run from. <b>This novel is a breathtaking introduction to a brilliant new voice</b>'' Danielle Evans, author of <i>The Office of Historical Corrections </i><br><br>Raffi is a physicist who spends their days removing stars from pictures of the night sky, dreaming about parallel universes. In this one, they¿re falling for a queer sculptor named Britt who they almost met when they were kids ¿ if only they¿d had the courage to say hello.<br><br>What if Raffi <i>had</i> said hello? The question catapults Raffi across alternate universes, each an answer to the question of what their life might be like if things had happened just a little differently.<br><br>Each universe is beautiful and dangerous for Raffi. Where apocalyptic landscapes teem with bears, mothers fracture into hordes of animals, and glistening sandcastles stand t