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
Order from Lost City Books for signed and personalized copies
order from Amazon
order from Barnes & Noble
order from Amazon
order from Barnes & Noble
Ray Nayler is the author of the Locus Award winning novel The Mountain in the Sea. Positively reviewed in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Publisher's Weekly and many others, The Mountain in the Sea was a best book of the year at the London Times, and has been named one of Esquire’s best science fiction books of all time. Mountain has been translated into over a dozen languages. Ray's second book, the novella The Tusks of Extinction, was published in January 2024 by Tordotcom.
For nearly half his life, Ray 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. He most recently served as international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and as 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
For nearly half his life, Ray 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. He most recently served as international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and as 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