1. Introduction

The Multiverse as Fictional Formation

2. Towards the Multiverse as a Theory for Speculative Fictions, a Proposal

PART I The Multiverse as Theoretical Method for Written-Visual Fictions

3 The Quest for Reality as Lost Paradise: Philip K. Dick’s “False Worlds” Series

4 “Traveling through a Dimension Other than Space:” Multidimensional Consciousness in Molly Cochran’s The Third Magic

5 The Multiverse as Ontological Catalyst in Sheri S. Tepper’s The Margarets

6 Parallel Universes in Superhero Comics

7 Thursday Next Series: Transmedia Fiction as a “Multi-Media” Multiverse

8 Fighting across Reality: Otherworlds, Parallel Dimensions, and the Multiverse in Martial Arts Fiction

PART II The Multiverse as Theoretical Method for Audio-Visual Fictions

9 From Representation to Simulation: Narrative Inconsistencies in Cyberspatial Otherworlds

10 Bridging Multiverse and Media/Video Game Studies: Nobunaga’s Ambition as a Multiverse

11 The Invisible Affects the Visible: A Socio-Cultural Perspective on the Portrayal of the Spirit and the Physical Worlds in Nigerian and Cameroonian Video Films

12 “Okay, Which World do You Think is Real?” ? Complex Shared Dream-within-a-Dream Worlds in Doctor Who: “Amy’s Choice” (2010) and “Last Christmas” (2014)

13 Black Mirror: Flat-line Multiverses and Mutations of the Possible