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The Race
The Race | Nina Allan
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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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JanJan
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The Race was compromised of four novellas tied together loosely at times and closely at others. As much as I wanted to know more about the world Allan built for the first story "Jenna," with the smart dogs and environmental cautions;I was equally happy to read about "Christy" and her struggles in modern day times with her brother. Beautifully written prose and characters made up for any disappointment with what I was getting into on this one.

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JanJan
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Hoping for a badass environmental justice theme and some complex female characters. Also, I'm intrigued by genetically modified dog racing... Greyhounds with human DNA? Hmmm...