THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION
"Both breathtaking and heartbreaking." -- Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post
"A compact novella that reads like a superb science fiction inversion of Ernest Hemingway’s 'The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber'" -- Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times
"Impassioned and impressive . . . an uncompromising climate fiction that strikes like a spear to the gut." -- Publishers Weekly
“A 'read in one sitting, think about for days' book." -- Indie Next List
"Nayler’s compelling sci-fi thriller contemplates human greed and de-extinction through science. Highly recommended for readers of ecoterrorism thrillers and climate fiction." -- Library Journal starred review
"Part action thriller and part profound comment on the nature of existence . . . Open-minded and open-hearted throughout, this is speculative fiction at its very best. -- The Big Issue
“Delv[es] into the vital issues on which the human future may depend. The Tusks of Extinction is a masterful work.” -- SciFi Mind
"Both breathtaking and heartbreaking." -- Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post
"A compact novella that reads like a superb science fiction inversion of Ernest Hemingway’s 'The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber'" -- Amal El-Mohtar, The New York Times
"Impassioned and impressive . . . an uncompromising climate fiction that strikes like a spear to the gut." -- Publishers Weekly
“A 'read in one sitting, think about for days' book." -- Indie Next List
"Nayler’s compelling sci-fi thriller contemplates human greed and de-extinction through science. Highly recommended for readers of ecoterrorism thrillers and climate fiction." -- Library Journal starred review
"Part action thriller and part profound comment on the nature of existence . . . Open-minded and open-hearted throughout, this is speculative fiction at its very best. -- The Big Issue
“Delv[es] into the vital issues on which the human future may depend. The Tusks of Extinction is a masterful work.” -- SciFi Mind
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Ray Nayler is the author of the critically acclaimed, Locus Award winning novel The Mountain in the Sea, published in the US by MCDxFSG and in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The Washington Post called Mountain "(a) poignant, mind-expanding debut" and Slate called it "(a) wondrous novel." David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, said: "I loved this novel’s brain and heart, its hidden traps, sheer propulsion, ingenious world-building and the purity of its commitment to luminous ideas." Positively reviewed in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly (starred review) and many others, The Mountain in the Sea was a best book of the year at The Times as well as Amazon and Slate. The Mountain in the Sea was a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction.
Called "One of the up-and-coming masters of SF short fiction" by Locus, Ray Nayler's critically acclaimed stories have seen print in Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Analog, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Vice, and Nightmare, as well as in many "Best Of" anthologies, including The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. His story "Yesterday's Wolf" won the 2022 Clarkesworld Readers' poll. In the same year, his story "Muallim" won the Asimov's Readers' Award, his story "Father", in French translation, won the Bifrost readers' award, and his novelette "Sarcophagus" was a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Award. Ray's work has been translated into over a dozen languages.
For nearly half his life, he has lived and worked outside the United States in the Foreign Service, the Peace Corps, and in international development. He was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, and recently served as international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He is currently a diplomatic fellow and visiting scholar at the George Washington University's Institute for International Science and Technology Policy.
Ray is represented by Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company.
Full bio and bibliography here
Ray Nayler is the author of the critically acclaimed, Locus Award winning novel The Mountain in the Sea, published in the US by MCDxFSG and in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The Washington Post called Mountain "(a) poignant, mind-expanding debut" and Slate called it "(a) wondrous novel." David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, said: "I loved this novel’s brain and heart, its hidden traps, sheer propulsion, ingenious world-building and the purity of its commitment to luminous ideas." Positively reviewed in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly (starred review) and many others, The Mountain in the Sea was a best book of the year at The Times as well as Amazon and Slate. The Mountain in the Sea was a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction.
Called "One of the up-and-coming masters of SF short fiction" by Locus, Ray Nayler's critically acclaimed stories have seen print in Asimov's, Clarkesworld, Analog, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Vice, and Nightmare, as well as in many "Best Of" anthologies, including The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. His story "Yesterday's Wolf" won the 2022 Clarkesworld Readers' poll. In the same year, his story "Muallim" won the Asimov's Readers' Award, his story "Father", in French translation, won the Bifrost readers' award, and his novelette "Sarcophagus" was a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Award. Ray's work has been translated into over a dozen languages.
For nearly half his life, he has lived and worked outside the United States in the Foreign Service, the Peace Corps, and in international development. He was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, and recently served as international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He is currently a diplomatic fellow and visiting scholar at the George Washington University's Institute for International Science and Technology Policy.
Ray is represented by Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company.
Full bio and bibliography here
Read "Yesterday's Wolf", winner of the 2021 Clarkesworld Reader's Choice Poll
Read "Sarcophagus", Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalist
Read "Sarcophagus", Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalist