![]() ![]() The Flash probably comes the closest on my list to a true multiverse idea. (This kind of stuff happens to Barry a lot.) The breaches between dimensions weren’t originally intentional, more of a side effect of Barry trying to fix something else he’d done unintentionally. Barry can do some pretty crazy stuff with his speed powers, including traveling through time and opening portals into other dimensions. I wanted to tend more towards the idea of multiverses, so I haven’t included any stories where there are only two dimensions, such as Star Trek’s mirror universe, the world of Fauxlivia and Walternate in Fringe, and the Light/Dark worlds of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.Īfter scientist Barry Allen was gifted with super speed during an accident with Central City’s particle accelerator, he became the superhero known as the Flash. So here’s my list of some favorite parallel universes in fiction. It can be an interesting way to explore the age-old question “What if?” as well as the idea that even the smallest events or decisions can change the course of lives. The concept appears across a range of speculative fiction, including both sci-fi and fantasy stories, and across a variety of media. Reading the wonderful and wild Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore a few months ago got me thinking about alternate dimensions–specifically, about their use in stories. ![]()
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