
Book
Lightbreakers
A Novel
Aja Gabel
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · November 4, 2025
Reading lane: Time Travel Fiction
A Belletrist Book Club Pick One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Fall: LA Times , Harper's Bazaar, LitHub, The Millions “Riveting . . .
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Why It Works
A moody genre blend that keeps the mechanics and feelings in motion.
Come here for
- time-bending, grief-touched suspense
- a literary sci-fi setup with room to think
Expect
- crime-noir pressure
- book-club conversation without the homework
Book Details
- Authors
- Aja Gabel
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Time Travel Fiction · Genetic Engineering Sci-Fi
- Reading lane
- Time Travel Fiction
Affinity
Publisher Categories
Literary Fiction
Time Travel Fiction
Family Life
About This Book
A Belletrist Book Club Pick One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Fall: LA Times , Harper's Bazaar, LitHub, The Millions “Riveting . . . Lightbreakers is a marvel. . . propulsive and unforgettable.”– Washington Post “You will love this genre-busting book. . . A beautiful meditation of grief, time, and love.” –Samin Nosrat What would you give to relive the past? Maya, an artist, and Noah, a quantum physicist, share an insatiable curiosity about the world. But their happy m...
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