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A child is kidnapped with consequences that extend across worlds... A writer reaches into the past to discover the truth about a possible murder... Far away a young woman prepares for her mysterious future... In a future scarred by fracking and ecological collapse, Jenna Hoolman s world is dominated by illegal smartdog racing: greyhounds genetically modified with human DNA. When her young niece goes missing that world implodes... Christy s life is dominated by fear of her brother, a man she knows capable of monstrous acts and suspects of hiding even darker ones. Desperate to learn the truth she contacts Alex, who has his own demons to fight... And Maree, a young woman undertaking a journey that will change her world forever.
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"Totally assured - this is a literate, intelligent, gorgeously human and superbly strange SF novel that will continually skewer your assumptions." - --Alastair Reynolds, on The Race
"A unique and fascinating near-future ecological SF novel. Buy it!" --Jeff Vandermeer, author of the Annihilation trilogy
"The perfect showcase for [Allan's] interest in how stories work, and for the skill and sheer readability of her writing... it'll grip you and scramble your brain with some stunningly beautiful imagery" --SFX Magazine
“The best debut of the year to date... absolutely remarkable.” Tor.com
“Allen’s voice is strong. Her prose is very readable and her characters very engaging.“ - Nudge Book Review
'I can say with hand on heart, please read this. It’s got more beauty in it than anything else you’ll pick up this year.' - Project Fandom
“Allan’s beautifully written ‘The Race’ works four characters and two versions of Britain into a heart-wrenching story about the difficulties of human connection.” - The Guardian
"A text so very revelatory that I’ll read anything its author has a hand in from here on out” Tor.com Reviewers Books of the Year pick.
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"A unique and fascinating near-future ecological SF novel. Buy it!" --Jeff Vandermeer, author of the Annihilation trilogy
"The perfect showcase for [Allan's] interest in how stories work, and for the skill and sheer readability of her writing... it'll grip you and scramble your brain with some stunningly beautiful imagery" --SFX Magazine
“The best debut of the year to date... absolutely remarkable.” Tor.com
“Allen’s voice is strong. Her prose is very readable and her characters very engaging.“ - Nudge Book Review
'I can say with hand on heart, please read this. It’s got more beauty in it than anything else you’ll pick up this year.' - Project Fandom
“Allan’s beautifully written ‘The Race’ works four characters and two versions of Britain into a heart-wrenching story about the difficulties of human connection.” - The Guardian
"A text so very revelatory that I’ll read anything its author has a hand in from here on out” Tor.com Reviewers Books of the Year pick.
Nina Allan has won the BSFA Award for Short Fiction, the prestigious Grand Prix de l'lmaginaire, and the Aeon Award. She has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award four times and was a finalist for the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award. The Race is her first novel.
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