: Some authors have published fan-made narratives under the H.G. Tannhaus pseudonym. For example, A Journey Through Time: The Beginning of Everything is available on platforms like Amazon and Kobo .

While the full scientific text as described in the show does not actually exist, fans have created several real-world versions that you can find online:

The central moral quandary in Dark —whether one may sacrifice the present to rescue a lost loved one—echoes the classic “grandfather paradox.” Tannhaus’s utilitarian calculus (maximizing happiness across all worlds) is critiqued for its reductionism. By foregrounding relational ethics (the obligations to one’s immediate community), the series ultimately privileges a care‑ethical approach, emphasizing that temporal interventions are ethically permissible only when they do not exacerbate systemic harm.

are actually notebooks with the iconic "Penrose Triangle" cover or short fan-fiction novellas. The "Amelia Wood" Version