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Steve Gay

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Born

in Rugby, The United Kingdom

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https://www.rookabbeypress.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

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Annie Proulx, Cormac McCarthy, Karen Joy Fowler

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Steve Gay is a writer of science fiction, historical fiction and short stories. He grew up in central England, and in Connecticut, and gained his first degree in History and Politics from the University of Southampton. It wasn’t until relatively late in life that he wrote his first novel, completing it on the train as he commuted to London. He left his career to focus on his writing, and completed a masters degree in writing at the University of Warwick. His first published novel, The Birds that do not Sing was the product of those studies, a historical novel set during the Second World War. The Callista Alignment is Steve’s first science fiction novel, the beginning of an ongoing series. Steve lives in the Midlands and is never happier tha ...more

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Average rating: 4.51 · 77 ratings · 41 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Callista Alignment (The Natural Human Saga #1) 4.42 avg rating — 48 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
	The Birds that do not Sing 4.67 avg rating — 21 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
	The Callista Ascendancy (The Natural Human Saga #2) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2025 — 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

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Book Two is here!

I wasn't sure what to expect when The Callista Alignment was released last summer. The start of a series, and my first sci-fi novel, I wasn't sure how it would be received. But in the intervening months it has been read by thousands around the world, and I am grateful to have received so many positive reviews. I certainly wasn't expecting was to receive such positive comments from America's premie Read more of this blog post »

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Steve Gay and 1 other person liked Renée's review of The Callista Ascendancy (The Natural Human Saga #2): "I was looking forward to this installment after how amazing the first one was! I was glad to be back in this world with our characters, both old and new. And new there was! What a new villain we get, I was quite anxious for Callista the whole book. Th" Read more of this review »
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