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Author · Storyteller
Ruby West
@rubywest
Independent writer working mainly in science fiction, with an interest in craft, books and the practical side of publishing.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Ruby West is a science fiction writer interested in how stories work, how readers respond to them and how technology is changing the way writers create and publish.
A story only works when somebody has something to lose.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Ruby West
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Quiet Index
In a city where every household device reports on language use, Mara Vale repairs second-hand e-readers for people who do not want their reading habits logged. When she finds an old device containing a hidden record of banned books and private messages, she begins to see how much of the city’s order depends on keeping ordinary people isolated and predictable. The more she reads, the harder it becomes to tell whether she is preserving memory or helping to trigger the next crackdown.
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