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Ashton Macaulay

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in Portland, OR, The United States

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Action Adventure, Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction

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Douglas Adams, Michael Crichton, Dan Brown

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Ashton Macaulay is a fiction writer living in Seattle Washington. His latest novel, One Night at Kedasi, is a sci-fi comedy featuring a sarcastic ship captain and her best friend, a five-foot tall talking shrimp. Previous works include Whiteout, the tale of drunken monster hunter, Nick Ventner, Man of the Mountain, an intriguing novella surrounding a man trying to maintain the Bigfoot legend and various short stories.

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While Ashton doesn't have any awards to display on this lovely page, Kirkus did call Whiteout: "An often engaging, if sometimes-clichéd, tale with an acerbic lead." Of that lead, they also said: "He often embellishes, eith ...more

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Average rating: 4.47 · 178 ratings · 101 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Whiteout: A Nick Ventner Adventure 4.49 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man of the Mountain 4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Ambassador to Crustacea 4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Night at Kedasi 4.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Aberrant's Compendium of Cosmic Delights by Aberrrant Literature, Jason Peters, Daniel Kurland 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Downpour: A Nick Ventner Adventure 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aberrant Tales: A Short Fiction Anthology by Jason Peters (Goodreads Author), Ashton Macaulay (Goodreads Author), Allison Middlebrook 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aberrant Tales: A Short Fiction Anthology by Jason Peters (Goodreads Author), Ben Nardolilli, Tom Foster it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Humor Will Continue Until Morale Improves: 10 Stories About Fascism and Corporate F**kery by Ashton Macaulay (Goodreads Author), ThatGenericSoda (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness, #2)

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