How to Live Safely in Science Fiction Universe
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe is a novel by Charles Yu about a time machine repairman, also named Charles Yu, who searches for his missing father, the inventor of time travel, while fixing other people's time machines in "Minor Universe 31". The book blends classic sci-fi tropes (rayguns, sexbots, time loops) with a poignant, often humorous, exploration of memory, regret, and the father-son relationship, using the structure of a time-travel manual to frame the narrative. The protagonist's journey involves fixing paradoxes, dealing with his mother stuck in a time loop, and a central mystery involving a book (the novel itself) that holds the key to finding his father.