The Rift

The Rift, Book 1

De: Douglas E. Richards, Joshua T. Calvert

Narrado por: Adam James Conner

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 (P)2025 Podium Audio

Fun story though poorly read

Although the plot is pretty fantastical, it’s fun, and there’s a great cliffhanger at the end of this book. However, the dialogue as written is awfully corny, narrator’s various international accents are pretty poor, and he reads the story in a monotone no matter what is happening. When the characters are speaking the energy ( if not the accents) are better. This could be a much better book if the script which was written for the characters was more realistic and less cliche, and if it was narrated differently. But because the story is compelling I will probably check out book 2 when it arrives.

Great premise, can’t wait for next one

The storyline was captivating and enjoyable. I found myself questioning everyone and wondering who was really on the right side.

Interesting storyline and holds your interest.

Didn’t like the way the survival from the airplane fall was portrayed- there’s no way it could have happened, especially since James was so far behind leaving the plane. And then they both landed uninjured?!

Did not guess what’s next?

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!!!

Entertaining Sci Fi Thriller Part 1

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.