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ⓘ About Ray Nayler
Ray Nayler is a literary fiction author from Quebec, Canada who is best known for his debut novel “The Mountain in the Sea.” He was born to a hardware engineer and spent much of his childhood in Fremont, California. When he was a child, he loved to read and remembers that at some point he had so many overdue books that the librarian had to show up at his house to pick them up. He also loved to skateboard and still snowboards with his best friend who he met in seventh grade. When he was in his teenage years, he went to UC Santa Cruz where he was a student of modern literature majoring in film noir and genre fiction. He would then go to the University of London and the Center of International Studies for a global diplomacy master’s degree.
All Book Series by Ray Nayler
The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2018
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2018
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Fourth Annual Collection
Book 3 of 6 · published 2023
The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI
Book 4 of 6 · published 2023
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: 2025
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ray Nayler?
Ray Nayler is a literary fiction author from Quebec, Canada who is best known for his debut novel “The Mountain in the Sea.” He was born to a hardware engineer and spent much of his childhood in Fremont, California. When he was a child, he loved to read and remembers that at some point he had so many overdue books that the librarian had to show up at his house to pick them up. He also loved to skateboard and still snowboards with his best friend who he met in seventh grade.
Which Ray Nayler series should I start with?
Ray Nayler's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Mountain in the Sea (2022).
How many books has Ray Nayler written?
Ray Nayler has 10 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2018 and 2026. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Anthologies and Standalone Novels.
In what order should Ray Nayler's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 10 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Ray Nayler's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ray Nayler's 10 books into categories rather than numbered series: Anthologies (6 books); Standalone Novels (4 books).