If you had the chance to change your future, would you take it? From first-time author Femi Fadugba comes The Upper World, a mind-bending YA sci-fi novel that follows two teens whose fates collide across time – and outside of it. The Upper World is currently being developed into a major Netflix movie starring Daniel Kaluuya, the star of Get Out, Black Panther and Judas and the Black Messiah).

The Upper World follows Esso, a young man who realizes he can access a world where he can see glimpses of the past and future. But if what he sees is true, he might not have long to live, unless he can use his new gift to change the course of history. Meanwhile, a generation away, a young woman named Rhia meets a new physics tutor, Dr. Esso, who needs her help to unravel a tragedy that happened fifteen years ago.

Author Femi Fadugba has a Master's degree from Oxford University, where he published in Quantum Physics and subsequently studied as a Thouron Scholar at University of Pennsylvania. According to Femi, “Studying physics showed me from a young age that we live in a mysterious and miraculous universe. I wanted to combine the everyday story of a few kids from South London with the otherworldly physics of space and time – and make it gripping and relatable enough that both the nerds and the jocks would enjoy it.”