RAY NAYLER
  • ABOUT
  • Bio and Bibliography
  • Reviews and Interviews
  • 2022 Year in Review
  • Better Dreaming: Conversations in SF
  • On Writing, Genre, and Philosophy
  • STORIES ONLINE
    • A Rocket for Dimitrios
    • Año Nuevo
    • Muallim
    • Eyes of the Forest
    • Father
    • Winter Timeshare
    • The Disintegration Loops
    • Mutability
    • Incident at San Juan Bautista
    • A Threnody For Hazan
    • Do Not Forget Me
    • Audio: The Death of Fire Station 10
    • Audio: Beyond the High Altar
    • Audio: The Ocean Between the Leaves (SF)
    • Audio: Fire in the Bone (SF)
  • ABOUT
  • Bio and Bibliography
  • Reviews and Interviews
  • 2022 Year in Review
  • Better Dreaming: Conversations in SF
  • On Writing, Genre, and Philosophy
  • STORIES ONLINE
    • A Rocket for Dimitrios
    • Año Nuevo
    • Muallim
    • Eyes of the Forest
    • Father
    • Winter Timeshare
    • The Disintegration Loops
    • Mutability
    • Incident at San Juan Bautista
    • A Threnody For Hazan
    • Do Not Forget Me
    • Audio: The Death of Fire Station 10
    • Audio: Beyond the High Altar
    • Audio: The Ocean Between the Leaves (SF)
    • Audio: Fire in the Bone (SF)
REVIEWS OF THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA 
 -- Slate 
 -- Science Magazine 
-- Booklist
-- Publishers Weekly
-- New Scientist
-- Amazon
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REVIEWS OF SHORTER WORK

"A Rocket for Dimitrios" in L'épaule d'Orion
"Yesterday's Wolf" at L'épaule d'Orion
"Father" at L'épaule d'Orion
"A Rocket for Dimitrios" at ​Tangent Online
​"The Swallows of the Storm" at Quick Sip Reviews
 "Albedo Season" at Quick Sip Reviews
"Eyes of the Forest" at ​The 1000 Year Plan
"Eyes of the Forest" at Rocket Stack Rank
"The Disintegration Loops" at Black Gate
"The Disintegration Loops" at L'épaule d'Orion
"Beyond the High Altar" at Quick Sip Reviews​
"The Ocean Between the leaves" in Tangent Online
Rich Horton's review of "Incident at San Juan Bautista" in Locus Online
​"Fire in the Bone" at Reviews and Robots
​"Fire in the Bone" at Tangent Online
"Incident at San Juan Bautista," at Tangent Online
INTERVIEWS
"Don't be Afraid of Your Own Depth" Interview with Eliot Peper on The Mountain in the Sea 
"Translator Interview: Ray Nayler"
with Samovar
"A Conversation in Progress" interview with Professor Earl Jackson, Jr. on "A Rocket for Dimitrios" 
"A Study in Mutability" podcast interview with Andy Cahill ​on The Wonderdome
Interview with Arley Sorg on "The Swallows of the Storm" at Lightspeed
Interview with The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction on "Eyes of the Forest"
​Arley Sorg interview for "The Death of Fire Station 10" at Lightspeed
Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali interview for "Beyond the High Altar"​ at Nightmare
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Interview on "Evrim's Children" with Dark Matter Magazine
​Interview with Asimov's for "A Threnody for Hazan"
Interview with Asimov's for "An Incident at San Juan Bautista"
QUOTES FROM SHORT FICTION INTERVIEWS

​"The one story this year that came out of nowhere to stun me was 'Mutability'" – Rich Horton, Editor, The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy

"I feel a sense of loss whenever I finish a truly memorable story. Why couldn’t it go on? Why do I have to leave this wonderful world? This is how I felt after reading 'Incident at San Juan Bautista' Perhaps it was the elegant writing, or maybe the attention to setting detail, but ultimately, I think it was the sheer originality that grabbed me."  --  Tangent Online

"Nayler’s works . . . always can be trusted to be wondrous, mind bending and philosophical . . . 'The Disintegration Loops,' demonstrates his skill ably. I couldn’t help but imagine how this story would make such a cool movie or TV series, it’s crafted with such a cinematic sophistication." -- ​Black Gate

"Ray Nayler has been consistently producing exceptional work since his magnificent first Asimov’s story, 'Mutability', appeared in 2015. 'The Ocean Between the Leaves' is another gem." -- Locus Online

"Nayler’s descriptions throughout ['Eyes of the Forest'] are absolutely breathtaking. The way every scene pops with color and raw, unfiltered life drives home both the strangeness and beauty of this new world. Combined with the tight plot and dark humor layered within it was an absolute pleasure to read." -- Tangent Online

​More reviews and interviews here