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E.S. Raye

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E.S. Raye was born in the Zeti Reticuli system and came to Earth as a young isopod with stars in his eyes. After quickly mastering the child-like dominant language of North America, he is now just showing off…

Okay, not really. But the real story is far more mundane.

E.S. Raye was actually born in California’s Bay Area with dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.

Now living in southern Ontario, Canada with his amazingly patient wife, a demanding feline, a stubborn French bulldog, and a happy-go-lucky mutt from Greece, he is a reformed marketing and content writer that has decided to clean up his act and pursue his dream of writing fiction.

To that end, he writes mostly horror and science fiction short stories, novels, and screenplays.

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Average rating: 4.45 · 20 ratings · 15 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Gas Giant Gambit: A Tall Tale from Beyond the Cygnus Rift 4.15 avg rating — 13 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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	Other Tales: Volume IV by E.S. Raye (Goodreads Author), Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury 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
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Most people are familiar with prose (even if they aren’t familiar with the word), but screenplays aren’t general seen by the movie going audience. So, as someone interested in writing one, the other, or both, the differences can be a little mystifying at first. But, as a writer that has found himself experiencing the earliest […]

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