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Ned Hayes
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in Taipei, China
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September 2008
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Ned Hayes is a voracious reader (and writer) from Olympia Washington.
My newest novel is THE EAGLE TREE ("Little A", 2016). The novel was a national bestseller, and was named by New York Times bestselling author Steve Silberman as one of the top 5 books on the autistic experience.
I read in many genres. I especially enjoy historical fiction like Philippa Gregory, Anita Diamant and Hilary Mantel, as well as supernatural historical fiction from Susanne Clarke and Tim Powers. But I've also been known to read -- and teach -- literary fiction such as Annie Dillard, Jorge Borges and Michael Chabon.
I wrote the well-reviewed historical novel SINFUL FOLK, a book set in the 14th century. SINFUL FOLK's cover and a series of love ...more
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The Eagle Tree
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Sinful Folk
— published 2013 — 3 editions |
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Holy Trinity: An Eagle Tree Story
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Coeur d'Alene Waters
— published 2013 — 5 editions |
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Fire (Sinful Folk #1)
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Tree / Monastery (Sinful Folk #2-3)
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Ring (Sinful Folk #6)
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Child / Knot (Sinful Folk #4-5)
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Glossolalia: Speaking in Tongues
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Sinful Folk [Excerpt for Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest]
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A Final word
The note in my pocket says,
politicize my death.
Rip me out
of passive tense
the way I was
from this place:
with a bang.
Executions
don’t
just
happen.
See how complicit you are.
Show me you’ve learned something.
Pay attention, it says,
to the taste of altered carbon
settling against your tongue.
Notice the way it exposes your gums,
and swallow your two cents.
Lap up marrow from shattered bones.
Let it...
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“I must learn to be as the bear in a cage with the stick that pokes it always, through the bars. The bear acts as if the stick is made of air, and takes no notice of it, even when it is sharpened and draws blood. I must do the same.”
― Ned Hayes, Sinful Folk
― Ned Hayes, Sinful Folk
“Trees do not require you to make certain sounds to be understood. They are simply present and ready for you to climb at any time. Trees are easier.”
― Ned Hayes, The Eagle Tree
― Ned Hayes, The Eagle Tree
“I remember the fire, it burns bright, always around me. I close my eyes, and tears stream out. The tides of the past seize me, bear me out to sea.”
― Ned Hayes, Sinful Folk
― Ned Hayes, Sinful Folk
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They clung to the edges of the cases and moved across them in expert scuttles. They wore ropes and hooks and carried picks on which they sometimes hung. Dangling from straps they carried notebooks, pens, magnifying glasses, ink pads, and stamps.
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There was motion below her. There were people on the shelves.
They clung to the edges of the cases and moved across them in expert scuttles. They wore ropes and hooks and carried picks on which they sometimes hung. Dangling from straps they carried notebooks, pens, magnifying glasses, ink pads, and stamps.
The men and women took books from the shelves as they went, checked their details, leaning against their ropes, replaced them, pulled out little pads and made notes, sometimes carried the books with them to another place and reshelved it there.
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I'm Margarita Staples." She bowed in her harness. 'Extreme librarian. Bookaneer.”
― China Miéville
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― China Miéville, The Scar
― China Miéville, The Scar
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Thanks for accepting my friend request, Ned.
Savannah wrote: "Ned, thank you for the friendship."Thanks for connecting on GoodReads!
Thanks for the friend request!Melissa
writergrrlreads.blogspot.co
Hello, how are you? Thanks for the friend request! Look forward to discussing books with you-Haylee
Thank you for connecting with me on goodreads, I look forward to sharing some good books and some not so good good books with you -♥-Sincerely Natasha
Paranormal Goddess [Book Blog]
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Thanks to Connie Davis for her review of "Sinful Folk An absolute "Must Read"!
I read it without stopping as soon as I got it loaded on my Kindle! What a terrific read, and this from a person who is not a fan of historical fiction, mainly because it often has so many inaccuracies. For me, too, the measure of a compelling read is that I continue to think about it long after I have closed the book, and in this case, I have thought of it often.
There were parts where I thought if one more brutal thing happened to Miriam/Mear I couldn't bear it. To accept the plausibility of her treatment (and that of others like the character Nell), I had to remind myself of how harsh life was then, how brutal. I had to remind myself of the prevailing ignorance of people, how filled with superstition many were, and what a truly perilous time it was.
I loved it all, and loved spending my time in that strange and distant era, and got a wonderful education while being thoroughly entertained. Can't ask for more than that! -- Connie Davis ( Review posted at https://www.facebook.com/SinfulFolk )
Hello Ned, it is a pleasure to meet you.
Hope wrote: "Hey Ned,Thanks for the friend request. Washington is favorite place in the world. Go you for living there! Looking forward to hearing more about the books you love...or not so much ;)"
Thanks, Hope. Appreciate your thoughts on WA. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the early chapters of Sinful Folk. Thanks much!
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Hey Ned,Thanks for the friend request. Washington is favorite place in the world. Go you for living there! Looking forward to hearing more about the books you love...or not so much ;)
The first two chapters of my forthcoming novel SINFUL FOLK are now available as an EXCERPT on GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
The entire book will be available soon.
Happy reading! -- Ned Hayes
p.s. your feedback, reviews, and thoughts to the author are always welcome -- I look forward to hearing from you!
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Sarah wrote: "Hi Ned thank you for the friend request! C="Thanks, Sarah -- I look forward to reading your reviews!
Hi Ned, thanks for the friend invite! I'm looking forward to chatting with you!
Holly wrote: "Hi Ned. I noticed you've been adding books at a rapid rate. Are you in the process of cataloging your home library?"Precisely!! I have a couple of days off in between jobs, so I'm using the time to catch up on books, writing, and book cataloguing. Fun! (Also, I have a new blog, so I'm adding my GoodReads list there, and figured I should have it updated -- http://nedhayes.com ) Hope you are doing well. All the best to you, -- Ned.
