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Clara Ward spends their days in or near the Pacific Ocean in California. Their new novella, Dream the Deep, and their previous novel, Be the Sea, explore sea creature perspectives, marine technology, and chosen family, while delving into our oceans, our selves, and how all futures intertwine.

Their shorter works are featured in The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters, Strange Horizons, and Tales & Feathers by Augur. When not using words to teach or tell stories, Clara uses wood, fiber, and glass to make practical or completely impractical objects.

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Elevenzes, Tea Time, and Night Beats

Does thinking of Odo Proudfoot this Hobbit Day lead you to thoughts of the other Odo? (Oh come on, I can’t be the only one!) After serving yourself elevenses or afternoon tea, treat yourself to my (other) Odo references in today’s Night Beats interview about Dream the Deep:
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Published on September 22, 2026 07:12 • Tags: ds9, hobbit, night-beats, star-trek, tolkien

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	Be the Sea 4.07 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters by Anthony Francis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Liza Olmsted (Goodreads Author) (editor), Tobias S. Buckell (Goodreads Author) 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Dream the Deep 3.52 avg rating — 25 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
	Decoded Pride Issue #1 by Sarah Century, Clara Ward (Goodreads Author) (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 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
	The Color of Fear 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Out of Touch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Desert Spirals (Uncertain Ground, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 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
	Island Auras (Uncertain Ground, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 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
	Turning Tides (Uncertain Ground, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2017 — 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
	Dream the Light 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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Clara Ward and 77 other people liked Chantaal's review of The Dragon Has Some Complaints: "PLEASE BE A REFERENCE TO THIS MEME ===== (wow this new review page is UGLYYYYYYYY Goodreads WTF) This was a goddamn delight of a novel. First off though, why on earth does the book summary say an "elite dragon rider academy", making this seem like it's" Read more of this review »
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Clara Ward liked Kayte's review of Moss'd in Space (Moss'd in Space, #1): "Super enjoyable book. Great characters, especially Moss. Was a great mostly cozy book, loved all the settings. One silly complaint, despite what the title would have you think, they weren’t ever really lost in space. And the picture on the cover of t" Read more of this review »
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Why are there only two reviews for this fabulous book? Forest and fungus lovers need to discover it, and others who discover it may develop greater fondness for both. (I say this as someone who’s generally more into sea creatures and kelp forests, bu ...more
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The young protagonist asks, “If all of us want this to be better, why do I still have to hide?” An older character calls the question naïve, but what stood out to me as a reader was that no one within the society of Lord’s Dome could offer a truly we ...more
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Clara Ward and 4 other people liked Tessa's review of Lord's Dome: "I really enjoyed reading this. I really liked the way the worldbuilding is done, you form an image of how things are, and you slowly learn more and more and keep adjusting/expanding it that way. (This may sound very 'Yes, Tessa, that is how worldbuil" Read more of this review »
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This is the tale of rexenification and noblefolk I never knew I needed! Jo Miles takes portal fantasies and the rewilding movement to a strange and wonderful place, with symbiosis as a political system and communication issues that prove both prickly ...more
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“If our own government might be as dangerous as terrorists, then our greatest safety comes from watching out for each other, for all kinds of each other.”
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“Each person, typ or not, spoke a personal language, and he saw how he could borrow from each one.”
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“Our species doesn't operate by reality. It operates by stories.”
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