If you like science, scifi, and have ever been a fan of MMO games or virtual reality I would really recommend AlterWorld from the Play to Live Series.

https://www.amazon.com/AlterWorld-LitRPG-Play-Live-Book-ebook/dp/B00LYJOII6

This is an amazing book, it wraps up quantum physics, alternate realities, advancing technology, and virtual games together.

It is translated from Russian to English and has a huge following in both languages.

Here is its Description on Amazon

"A new pandemic - the perma effect - has taken over Earth of the near future. Whenever you play your favorite online game, beware: your mind might merge with the virtual world and dump its comatose host. Woe be to those stuck forever in Tetris! And still they're the lucky ones compared to those burning alive eternally within the scorched hulls of tank simulators.
But some unfortunates - the handicapped and the terminally ill, shell-shocked army vets, wronged crime victims and other society misfits - choose to flee real life willingly, escaping to the limitless world of online sword and sorcery MMORPGs.
Once a seasoned gamer and now a terminal cancer patient, Max grasps at this final chance to preserve his life and identity. So he goes for it - goes for the promise of immortality shared with a few trusty friends and the woman he loves. Together they roam the roads of AlterWorld and sample its agony and ecstasy born of absolute freedom."

It doesn't sound that dark, but absolute freedom is something people can only attain with strength, and this book series explores the dark side of what would happen if a population was stuck in a video game cut off from any form of government.

Luckily the series is done now, when i first got into it there was only 3 titles, and I read through those in a day despite just buying the first one on a whim.

Please Enjoy! I hope you check out the book its definitely worth it, and definitely mind expanding.