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What’s On My TBR?
Keeping it light this week because I’m extra busy with new projects and a regular hobby jumping into overtime. Add to that the fact that I just finished my first book of the year (yes, I know, I am way behind on my reading goal, and while I have broken…
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Artemis II & Science Fiction
As a life-long enthusiast of science fiction, science fact, and space exploration as a concept, I have always sort of (and perhaps naively) took it for granted that we would one day go back to the moon. It felt like an inevitability to me. Yet, now that it’s finally happening…
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Subgenre Defined: Space-Western
If there’s one constant in all my rantings and ravings about what I watch, what I read, and what I write, it is my love for a good genre mashup. And if I had to choose a favorite from among these niche subgenres, a good space-western would rank very high.…
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My Favorite Book Series: The Dark Tower
Last week, while discussing the books I already own that I’d like to get around to reading, I mentioned that high fantasy has never been one of my favorite genres. And while that is extremely true, it doesn’t mean I don’t like some fantasy. Case in point, my favorite book…
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5 Books I Own That I Need to Finally Read
They say buying books and reading books are different hobbies. If that’s true, then I indulge in both, and thus have a shelf full of books I fully intend to read. I even actually get around to reading some of them too. But, alas, there are still a number that…
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The Yips: How to Break a Reading Slump
As a speculative fiction author, I believe strongly that in order to be a great writer, you must be a great reader. And not just of your preferred genre. You must read wide and often, casting your net as broadly as you can. However, despite that belief, I find myself…
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Shallow Trenches/Open Skies: an Introduction
I’ve spent a great deal of time introducing readers to the world of my space-western Gas Giant Gambit, and rightfully so; it’s my debut novel and I spent a lot of time crafting its characters, settings, and themes. But now I’m working on a follow up, and I think it’s…
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Kirkus Reviews Names Gas Giant Gambit Among 100 Best Indie Books of 2025
Finally, the big news I have been holding on to since October 1st has been announced! Gas Giant Gambit: A Tall Tale From Beyond the Cygnus Rift has been named one of Kirkus’s Best Indie Books of 2025! This is an incredible honor to receive with my debut novel, even…
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My Author Bucket List – Revisit
(I know, I wrote about this topic back in February, but that was before Gas Giant Gambit came out, and before I became an actual published author. So, I’m doing it again, this time with a little more knowledge, experience, and appreciation for what I have already done!) While on…
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Gas Giant Gambit ARCs!
Keeping it short and sweet this week because of the big news: Gas Giant Gambit’s Advanced Review Copies are live! You can read my debut, genre-mashup novel right now! Alex Parker Publishing is using NetGalley and BookFunnel for ARCs, so anyone can sign up and download a free copy for…
E.S. Raye 