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M.S. Rayed

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M S Rayed is a Bangladeshi‑American novelist whose work braids speculative imagination with the everyday complexity of immigrant life. After earning a degree in Business Administration in Dhaka, he immigrated to the United States nearly a decade ago, trading monsoon skies for the restless glow of New York City. That pivot—from spreadsheets to subway platforms—shapes both his craft and his characters: people caught between inherited duty and self‑invented destiny.

Rayed’s fiction ranges from dystopian fiction set in a Bengal-inspired land and a near‑future cyberpunk meditation on morality to a sprawling historical fantasy epic set in Ancient Rome. Across genres, his stories probe the porous borders between home and exile, faith and futurism, ...more

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M.S. Rayed made a comment in the group Beta Reader Group — Available to read Romance, Mysteries, Fantasy, Sci Fi topic " Jean wrote: "Hi guys, please specify what problematic content your story contains, if any. It’s hard for me to be sure if I am interested in beta read ...more "
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M.S. Rayed made a comment in the group Beta Reader Group — Available Beta Reader: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, & More topic " Hi Amy! I am looking for a beta read for my South Asian Dystopian Fantasy story (76k words). It's about three women from different walks of life naviga ...more "
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M.S. Rayed made a comment in the group Beta Reader Group — free beta reader -- YA/NA Scifi, fantasy, dystopia topic " Hi, I know you're already interested in beta-reading Heath's draft, but would you be open to reading my cyberpunk noir manuscript next if you're inter ...more "
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M.S. Rayed made a comment in the group Beta Reader Group — Partner to Swap for Dystopian Fantasy topic " Hi! I am looking to swap beta reads for my South Asian Dystopian Fantasy story (76k words). It's about three women from different walks of life navigat ...more "
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