Under Story

Under Story is phenomenal, and one of the best books I’ve read in years. Wondrous, wildly ambitious, an epic love story that I’m so grateful exists in the world * Ann Napolitano, New York Times Bestselling Author of Hello Beautiful *A fiendishly clever, utterly original novel that gets to the heart of what it means to be alive. Under Story is dazzling, it will change you * Emilia Hart, Sunday Times bestselling author of Weyward and The Sirens *A mind-bending, head-popping sci-fi love story full of intrigue and tenderness * Claire Fuller, Author of Our Endless Numbered Days and Hunger and Thirst *Count on Benjamin to ask the big questions-what makes a life worth living? What is the nature of time? Where do we belong?-and entertain us fully all the while. Cannot wait to read… * Lit Hub, Most Anticipated Reads 2026 *Under Story is a book that contains multitudes. Stunning and moving and ludicrously inventive, it’s a remarkable feat of imagination. I’ve never read anything like it, and I won’t soon forget it. * Bobby Palmer, author of Isaac and the Egg and Main Characters *The best book I have read in years, a brilliant speculative novel * Gillian McAllister, multi-million copy bestselling author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time *

Chloe Benjamin is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Immortalists, and The Anatomy of Dreams. The Immortalists was a Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR Best Book of 2018. Her work has been translated into 30 languages. She lives with her husband in the San Francisco Bay area.