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Nina Allan


Born
Whitechapel, London, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Science Fiction

Influences
Vladimir Nabokov, Iris Murdoch, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul Auster, J.G. B ...more


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Nina Allan's Blog

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Launch night

An enormous thank you to everyone who turned out for the launch of The Illuminated Man at Waterstones Argyle Street on Thursday evening, most especially to the wonderful Camilla Grudova, who led what I hope was a fascinating discussion, Niall Harrison, who spoke so eloquently and with such insight on his experience of publishing Chris’s essay collection The Recollections, Jack and D of Waterst

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Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.59 · 10,102 ratings · 2,053 reviews · 110 distinct works • Similar authors
The Rift
3.34 avg rating — 1,160 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions
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The Dollmaker
3.36 avg rating — 1,145 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions
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The Race
3.35 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions
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The Art of Space Travel
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Conquest
3.51 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions
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The Silver Wind
3.47 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions
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The Good Neighbours
3.53 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions
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Spin
3.77 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Ruby
3.46 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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The Art of Space Travel and...
3.83 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions
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“A clock is the only instrument specifically constructed for measuring a quantity that is intangible.”
― Nina Allan, The Dollmaker
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“All artists are criminals, to a degree.”
― Nina Allan, The Dollmaker
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“I distrust idealism. I've seen enough of it in practice to know it's rarely about the other man. You might even call it the ultimate expression of arrogance, but whatever you call it, it's not worth dying for”
― Nina Allan, The Dollmaker
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Topics Mentioning This Author

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Sci-fi and Heroic...: 2014 BSFA WINNERS Announced 14 52 Apr 07, 2015 01:38AM  
Sci-fi and Heroic...: 2015 John W. Campbell Award Winner Announced 10 29 Jun 16, 2015 08:36PM  
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Sci-fi and Heroic...: "The Common Tongue, The Present Tense, The Known" by Nina Allan 11 18 Sep 16, 2017 05:41PM  
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