Ray Nayler

Ray Nayler is an American science fiction writer. Two of his works have so far been translated into Chinese, The Mountain in the Sea and The Tusks of Extinction, and are commonly categorized as foreign literature. His writing often takes the ocean as a central setting and explores the tension between marine intelligence and the ethics of technology, examining the relationships among humans, technology, and nature within science-fictional frameworks. Based on the available material, Nayler tends to approach ecological and technological issues in a speculative mode, giving his work an evident ethical concern that extends beyond genre fiction. Public information about his birth and death dates, education, and writing career is limited; what can be confirmed at present is mainly the above works and their thematic orientation, with further details awaiting later works and critical discussion.