Another Dimension of Us, Mike Albo
Another Dimension of Us, Mike Albo
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Another Dimension of Us

Author: Mike Albo

Narrator: Max Meyers, Jordan Cobb, Goddexx, Alex Picard, Ferdelle Capistrano, Vidish Athavale

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/17/2023


Synopsis

In this thrilling trans-dimensional love story, five teens travel across the astral plane at different points in the past, present, and future of the rapidly changing Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.

“Myriad alternating perspectives and well-plotted timeline smartly propel intense action . . . references to the AIDS crisis and an unnamed 2044 virus grounds this imaginative telling in contemporary reality.”—Publishers Weekly

In 1986, Tommy Gaye is in love with his best friend, budding teen poet Renaldo Calabasas. But at the height of the AIDS crisis and amid the homophobia running rampant across America, Tommy can never share his feelings. Then, one terrible night, Renaldo is struck by lightning. And he emerges from the storm a very different boy.

In 2044, Herron High student Pris Devrees jolts awake after having a strange nightmare about a boy named Tommy and a house in the neighborhood the locals affectionately call “The Murder House.” When she ventures to the house to better understand her vivid dreams, she happens upon an old self-help book that she soon realizes is a guide to interdimensional travel.

As bodies and minds merge across the astral plane, Pris, Tommy, and their friends race to save Renaldo from a dangerous demon, while uncovering potent realities about love, sexuality, and friendship.

About The Author

Mike Albo is the author of two novels, Hornito (HarperCollins) and The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life (Bloomsbury, co-written with Virginia Heffernan), as well as the novella The Junket and the short memoir Spermhood: Diary of a Donor (both Kindle Singles). He has written for The New York Times, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Town & Country, TED.com, and many other outlets. As a performer, he has presented more than seven solo shows, including Spermhood and The Junket, which appeared Off Broadway in 2014, and regularly performs comedy at Joe's Pub.


Reviews

Goodreads review by atlas ♡ on November 23, 2022

Another Dimension of Us follows two different timelines before a merge of the two due to Astral Porjection. I was definitely a bit confused with this topic at the beginning. Many time travel novels don't go this route so it was very intriguing. They start of this book immediately captured me. After......more

Goodreads review by Tim on May 26, 2023

A mind-bending delight. As someone who came of age in the 1980s, I identified with the arty goth poetry-writing queer misfits in the first section of the book but I really loved it when the queer kids of the past and the future started meeting up in the astral plane, which was like some kind of wild......more

Goodreads review by ash (smokedshelves) on January 14, 2023

thank you to penguin young readers for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. a queer sci-fi, that’s usually right up my alley. however, and it truly pains me to say this, but it was really not for me. it started off so strong, following tommy and rené, writing their poem......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 12, 2024

Thank you to Penguin Teen for providing me with an advance copy in exchange for an honest review. Another Dimension of Us follows Tommy Gaye in 1986, who’s struggling to reconcile with his (very gay) feelings for his best friend Renaldo. But when René gets sucked into the world of astral projection (......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on January 20, 2023

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Teen for an earc of this book! This is such an interesting mix of historical fiction and sci-fi and time travel but really astral plane travel??? Also like possession? Lmao there is a lot going on. All in all, I really enjoyed this book and the characters. At times t......more


Quotes

"The narrative’s myriad alternating perspectives and well-plotted timeline smartly propel intense action, and references to the AIDS crisis and an unnamed 2044 virus grounds this imaginative telling in contemporary reality."—Publishers Weekly

"Albo explores the universal emotions of adolescence that not only span time and dimension but are ultimately connected in this lucid and thought-provoking novel with appealing and sympathetic characters."—Booklist

"It all comes together in a remarkably smooth way, the layers of story building to an appropriately tragic and beautifully sculpted conclusion . . . while science fiction buffs may be the most likely audience, romance readers will also find a stunning love story within the shifting timelines."—BCCB