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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both...
                                       -Robert Frost 

A lot of people wonder about "the road not taken"--speculating what their life would be like if they had only made different choices. Well, you can't go backwards in life. But what if you could go sideways? If you couldn't turn around on the road of life, what if you could turn onto a side street and get over to that "road not taken"? 

That's the premise of Dark Matter. Jason Dessen gets to see what his life would have been like if only he had given a higher priority to his research. Well, gets is probably not the right word. You see, Jason is kidnapped, taken to, and dumped onto "the road not taken." The story, then, is what he discovers about his alternate life and his attempts to get back onto the right "road". 

Y'know, years back I had a very similar story idea. Of course, my version of this concept was nowhere near as developed or interesting as Mr. Crouch's tale. His story is much more entertaining, filled with well rounded, relatable characters. He puts them through a journey that's poignant and thrilling. 

Check it out!
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// posted by John @ 4:13 PM