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Raima Larter

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Raima Larter is a writer and scientist. A former college professor and government scientist, she is the author of numerous short stories, three novels, and the popular science book, "Spiritual Insights from the New Science: Complex Systems and Life," published by World Scientific in 2021. Her newest novel is "The Kiss Catastrophe," published in 2024. Raima's first novel, "Fearless," was published by New Meridian Arts Press in February, 2019. Her second novel, "Belle o' the Waters" was published by Mascot Books in April, 2019. Her short stories have been nominated for awards, including the Pushcart Prize. Raima authors the blog, Complexity Simplified, covering topics from science to religion and spirituality and also contributes articles abo ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 54 ratings · 33 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Belle o' the Waters 4.17 avg rating — 12 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
	Silver Rush: a Silverton novella 3.80 avg rating — 10 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
	Fearless 4.63 avg rating — 8 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
	The Omega Upgrade - A Short Story 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Kiss Catastrophe 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Spiritual Insights from the New Science: Complex Systems and Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, Vol. V #2 by Raima Larter (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Nina Shepardson, Anna Madden (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Motherhood and Other Magical Realms it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002 — 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 Black Forest 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 Gate of Heaven and Other Story Worlds really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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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It’s almost July, which means the year will be half over in a couple of days. Time for my usual mid-year reset, which I almost always end up doing. I set out goals for the year in January but by this point I usually find I’ve either changed my mind about what I want to do, or life has changed my mind for me. I’ll be thinking about this over the next few days and reassessing my plans from now

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Raima Larter rated a book it was ok It Could Be Otherwise: Science in the Age of Uncertainty by Stuart Firestein	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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Raima Larter rated a book it was ok Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author)	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
Good writing, but I could not get into this story at all. Also, i don't want to read about other author's trials and tribulations. I get enough of that in my own life. ...more
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Raima Larter rated a book it was amazing Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim (Goodreads Author)	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
Amazing debut! Masterful writing, and the way Kim handles a very complex POV challenge is impressive. The story is timely and, like good science fiction, makes a relevant point about our actual world through a speculative story where the world is ver ...more
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Raima Larter rated a book it was amazing Angel Down by Daniel Kraus (Goodreads Author)	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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Raima Larter made a comment on their status in Nettle & Bone " Hildie wrote: "oh I liked that one!" I just finished it! It was great. I think I'll be reading more of this author. ...more "
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Raima Larter rated a book really liked it Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher	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
This is the second book by this new-to-me author and I really liked it. I would probably not have picked up this book and even started it, since I'm just not drawn to fantasy, especially with princesses and kingdoms and magic. But, this story was ver ...more
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Raima Larter rated a book really liked it The Best American Short Stories of the Century by John Updike	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
There are some amazing stories in this collection, especially those from the 1930s and 40s. Also the 50s! I actually did not finish the entire thing since the last few (from the 1990s) were just so depressing and I didn't want to be in the worlds the ...more
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