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The Race
Nina Allan
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Description for The Race
Paperback. 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.. The Race weaves together story threads and realities to take us on a gripping and spellbinding journey. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 334.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785650369
SKU
V9781785650369
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Nina Allan
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.
Reviews for The Race
"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