The Rift (Allan novel)

The Rift
First edition cover
AuthorNina Allan
Cover artistJulia Lloyd
LanguageEnglish
GenresScience fiction, literary fiction[1]
PublisherTitan Books
Publication date
July 2017
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePaperback, ebook
Pages423 (trade paperback)
Awards
ISBN978-1-78565-037-6

The Rift is a 2017 science fiction and literary fiction[1] novel by English writer Nina Allan. It was first published in July 2017 in the United Kingdom as a trade paperback by Titan Books. It is the second book of a two-book deal Allan signed with Titan in 2015; the first is the second edition of her debut novel, The Race, published in 2016.[2]

The novel is about two sisters, Selena and Julie, who become separated when Julie disappears. Twenty years later she returns, claiming to have been on another planet, and Selena is conflicted over whether to believe Julie's story or not.

The Rift was generally well received by critics. It won two awards, the 2018 British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel,[3] and the 2018 Red Tentacle Award for Best Novel,[4] and was nominated for the 2018 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.[5] The Rift was translated into French by Bernard Sigaud as La Fracture and published by Tristram in 2019.[6]

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