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The Rift

The Rift, Book 1

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By: Douglas E. Richards, Joshua T. Calvert
Narrated by: Adam James Conner
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A coming interdimensional war. A race against time. A thrill ride like no other.

Multimillion-copy bestselling authors Douglas E. Richards and Joshua T. Calvert team up for the first time to deliver an explosive, high-stakes science-fiction thriller, one that will leave you breathless.

Deep in Antarctica, two researchers find an enigmatic black sphere suspended in the heart of a huge crater. Neither man is ever seen again.

Decades later, reality fractures. A Manhattan skyscraper vanishes into thin air. An airplane crashes in the Sahara Desert—its existence defying logic. Across the globe, breathtaking technology and mysterious artifacts appear, all leading to one chilling truth: a parallel Earth is breaching the boundary between realities. And with every artifact that crosses over, the fabric of existence tears further apart.

Enter Dr. James Barron, a man haunted by his past who is thrust into a fight he didn't choose. As secret organizations and shadowy forces battle to control the growing breach, Barron becomes humanity's reluctant champion. Can he stop an invasion from a world bent on conquest? Or will the widening rift doom both Earths to annihilation?

The Rift is the electrifying first entry in a trilogy of epic science-fiction thrillers.

©2025 Douglas E. Richards and Joshua T. Calvert (P)2025 Podium Audio
First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Fiction Aviation
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I thought this was going to be a great book. The writeup sounded interesting and the preview told me that it would be well narrated, and the beginning of the book seemed promising. The first half of the book was not bad, but then it seemed to go off the rails. I am prepared to give sci-fi books a lot of latitude when they vary from the known and rational but I do have limits and this book went right past them about half way through. From that point on it was painful for me to listen and I kept hoping that it would get better. Sometimes I am too much of an optimist.

The best thing I can say about this book is that I finally finished it, but from my perspective the story lacked credibility although the narration was well done. Your mileage may vary.

Tedious and predictable

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Couldn’t predict Anything! The science is phenomenal and the writing is incredible. Can’t wait to start book 2. Enjoy

Intriguing

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Never knew what was going to happen next. A little slow, at times, but the writers had a lot to set up. LOVED the BOOK!!!

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This was an imaginative and entertaining science fiction thriller with appealing characters and cliff hanger break at the end to encourage purchase of part 2.

Entertaining Sci Fi Thriller Part 1

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It's been something different, adventures, and new twist and turns just when something makes since to get ya rethinking. Definitely a good listen and well performed from author and voice acted.

Entertaining!

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