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Ashton Macaulay

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in Portland, OR, The United States

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Douglas Adams, Michael Crichton, Dan Brown

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Ashton Macaulay is a fiction writer living in Seattle Washington. His latest novel, One Night at Kedasi, is a sci-fi comedy featuring a sarcastic ship captain and her best friend, a five-foot tall talking shrimp. Previous works include Whiteout, the tale of drunken monster hunter, Nick Ventner, Man of the Mountain, an intriguing novella surrounding a man trying to maintain the Bigfoot legend and various short stories.

While Ashton doesn't have any awards to display on this lovely page, Kirkus did call Whiteout: "An often engaging, if sometimes-clichéd, tale with an acerbic lead." Of that lead, they also said: "He often embellishes, either intentionally or as a consequence of his alcohol intake; he’s a wonderfully human protagonist who makes ...more

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Average rating: 4.52 · 170 ratings · 98 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Whiteout: A Nick Ventner Adventure 4.52 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Ambassador to Crustacea 4.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Man of the Mountain 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Aberrant's Compendium of Cosmic Delights by Aberrrant Literature, Jason Peters, Daniel Kurland 4.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Night at Kedasi 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Downpour: A Nick Ventner Adventure 4.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aberrant Tales: A Short Fiction Anthology by Jason Peters (Goodreads Author), Ashton Macaulay (Goodreads Author), Allison Middlebrook 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Runtime: 1h 49m
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