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Ray Nayler is the author of the Locus Award-winning novel The Mountain in the Sea and the Hugo Award-winning novella The Tusks of Extinction. Born in Quebec and raised in California, Ray lived and worked abroad for two decades in Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. Ray most recently served as international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and as visiting scholar at the George Washington University's Institute for International Science and Technology Policy. He lives in Washington, DC.
""[Where the Axe is Buried] boldly imagines how we might escape authoritarianism . . . Deserves to be read and discussed for its futuristic, philosophical exploration of our era's problems. The questions [Nayler] asks could not be more timely or better formed."" --Jacob Brogan, The Washington Post ""Where the Axe is Buried shows how the embers of hope smolder long after they should have been extinguished, and how they are always ready to be kindled into a roaring, system-consuming wildfire"" --Cory Doctorow, author of Picks and Shovels ""Roll over, George Orwell: This post-apocalyptic dystopia makes Airstrip One look like a summer camp. . . A richly detailed evocation of a grim future that is, sadly, absolutely believable."" --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ""Nayler's twisting, turning political thriller has spectacular surprises, grounded by realistic, complex characters who are determined to change their world, however hopeless it may seem. A bold, epic sf story and an inspiring tale about taking down all forms of authoritarianism."" --Booklist (starred review) ""Nayler blends quantum theory and gulag history . . . The scene-setting is on point . . . Nayler's writerly bravado impresses."" --Publishers Weekly ""An engrossing exploration of consciousness, autocracy and global politics . . . A cybernetically enhanced thriller with the pacing of a literary novel. . . Where the Axe Is Buried successfully strikes a balance between creating a global narrative and a deeply personal one."" --Bookpage ""Thought-provoking in the extreme . . . will trap fans of technothrillers in its web."" --Library Journal
