- New Arrivals
Fiction- Historical FictionCrime & ThrillersMysteryScience-FictionFantasyPoetryRomanceChildren’s BooksYoung Adult
- Biographies & MemoirsHistoryCurrent AffairsTech & ScienceBusinessSelf-DevelopmentTravelThe ArtsFood & WineReligion & SpiritualitySportsHumor
Children’s BooksListsBlogGift CardsMy ListsGames- About & Help
- About Tertulia
- Membership & Co-Ownership
- Shipping & Delivery
- Orders & Payments
- Contact Support
- Send App Feedback
- Follow us
- Download the app
The co-op bookstore for avid readers
Lightbreakers
Reader Score
74%
74% of readers
recommend this book
Critic Reviews
Great
Based on 4 reviews on
Named a Most Anticipated Book by LA Times, LitHub, The Millions, and Harper's Bazaar 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 marriage has a shadow over it: Serena, the child Noah had with his first wife, who died before she turned four. When Noah is invited by the Janus Project to unravel the secrets of time travel, he jumps at the opportunity. At a laboratory deep in the Texas desert, he begins participating in a dangerous experiment that could result in something he thought impossible: seeing his daughter again. Meanwhile, Maya embarks on a journey back to her own past in Japan, and to a formative lover who once shattered her heart. As Noah and Maya grapple with hope and despair, new information emerges that the experiments might not be exactly what they seems. A heartachingly moving novel, Lightbreakers plumbs the mysteries of human connection, and explores how to love in a world where time is both a healer and a thief.
Book Details
- Publisher: Riverhead Books
- Publish Date: Nov 4th, 2025
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.30in - 1.40in - 1.10lb
- EAN: 9780593329702
- Categories: • Family Life - General• Time Travel• Literary
About the Author
Aja Gabel is the author of the novel The Ensemble. Her prose can be found in The Cut, the Los Angeles Times, Oprah Daily, and elsewhere. Her short story "Little Fish" was adapted into a feature film, and she has written extensively for television. She lives in Los Angeles.
Critics’ reviews
Praise for this book
"Exists in a category all its own: a novel about grief, ambition, and love that is somehow both gripping and deeply felt, as breath-taking as it is mind-bending. Aja Gabel's prose is like music, vivid with wisdom, curiosity, and emotion." -Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans
"Compassionate and prismatic, an intellectual adventure as well as a deeply human meditation on memory, family, and reinvention. Aja Gabel's second novel is my favorite kind: soulful science fiction that speaks to the mind as well as the heart." -Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists "A magisterial and moving novel about love and grief that is somehow unsentimental and yet extraordinarily tender...Lightbreakers is complex, startling, and impossibly alive." -Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here
"A marriage story that twists into a sci-fi thriller, posing questions about the elusiveness of the past and the time-jumping nature of grief. Like walking down a hall of mirrors, mesmerized by its reflections and refractions, reading Lightbreakers made me see things anew." -Ling Ma, author of Severance "Audaciously tackles life's most formative experiences: love and loss." -Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Entitlement "You will love this genre-busting book. . . A cross of literary fiction and sci-fi, it's also a beautiful meditation of grief, time, and love." -Samin Nosrat, author of Salt Fat Acid Heat "A deeply moving, mind-bending read." -Real Simple
"Satisfying...Gabel hits a winning combination in this tale of modern love and time travel." -Publishers Weekly "A phenomenal portrait of profound grief." -Booklist, starred review "Gabel beautifully explores the ways the past echoes endlessly in the present and into the future--and the unimaginable lure of being with the ones we love no matter the cost. A poignant and sharp novel about love, loss, and finding light in the darkness." -Kirkus Reviews "Absolutely fascinating." -Literary Hub "Readers will love the novel's impressive pacing, and the ideas it presents about the intersection of art and science will linger in the mind." -Bookpage, starred review
"Compassionate and prismatic, an intellectual adventure as well as a deeply human meditation on memory, family, and reinvention. Aja Gabel's second novel is my favorite kind: soulful science fiction that speaks to the mind as well as the heart." -Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The Immortalists "A magisterial and moving novel about love and grief that is somehow unsentimental and yet extraordinarily tender...Lightbreakers is complex, startling, and impossibly alive." -Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Nothing to See Here
"A marriage story that twists into a sci-fi thriller, posing questions about the elusiveness of the past and the time-jumping nature of grief. Like walking down a hall of mirrors, mesmerized by its reflections and refractions, reading Lightbreakers made me see things anew." -Ling Ma, author of Severance "Audaciously tackles life's most formative experiences: love and loss." -Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Entitlement "You will love this genre-busting book. . . A cross of literary fiction and sci-fi, it's also a beautiful meditation of grief, time, and love." -Samin Nosrat, author of Salt Fat Acid Heat "A deeply moving, mind-bending read." -Real Simple
"Satisfying...Gabel hits a winning combination in this tale of modern love and time travel." -Publishers Weekly "A phenomenal portrait of profound grief." -Booklist, starred review "Gabel beautifully explores the ways the past echoes endlessly in the present and into the future--and the unimaginable lure of being with the ones we love no matter the cost. A poignant and sharp novel about love, loss, and finding light in the darkness." -Kirkus Reviews "Absolutely fascinating." -Literary Hub "Readers will love the novel's impressive pacing, and the ideas it presents about the intersection of art and science will linger in the mind." -Bookpage, starred review