Ray Daley was born in Coventry & still lives there. He served 6 yrs in the RAF as a clerk & spent most of his time in a Hobbit hole in High Wycombe. He is a published poet & has been writing stories since he was 10. His current dream is to eventually finish the Hitch Hikers fanfic novel he's been writing since 1986.

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Thomas Eggenberger
Latest book: Tendon from Bone - Part 3. Published on January 8, 2012.

• Bucketheads on May 12, 2011
  
  Kinda odd but in a good way, your initial description of the robots makes them sound like The Iron Man (by Ted Hughes). It peters out at the end like you ran out of ideas, I would have liked it to have been longer. Good read though.
  
• Surviving the Fog on May 12, 2011
  
  This is a right cracking read, well paced, good characters. Deep in the right places and very well written indeed. I'm certainly up for more of the same!
  
• The Last Marathon on May 24, 2011
  
  You may have run all those marathons but you still haven't learned how to leave a line space after a paragraph. Makes it VERY difficult to read.
  
• Marooned on July 18, 2011
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  before publishing this you might want to learn how to add linespaces between paragraphs. in its current state its an unreadable clusterfuck of an ebook. and thats being polite. fix it.
  
• EarthStar: A Steampunk Space Opera - Prelude on July 20, 2011
  
  The story itself is good enough but its spoiled by the fact the author never took the time to proof read or properly format his output. Line spaces between paragraphs are an occasional after thought and there are a few spelling mistakes as well. If these minor points were fixed this would be a pretty decent release.
  
• The Day I Burned The Outhouse Down on Aug. 03, 2011
  
  I hate to be the one to point out AV fuel has an EXTREMELY high combustion point and that mere matches wouldn't set fire to it. If you'd bother to Google "if a lit match is dropped into JP-4, ignition does not occur." I now offically call bullshit!
  
• Aupes on Oct. 19, 2011
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  I finished this yesterday, the start isn't great and could use a bit of work. I would have liked to have had a bit more time on Earth to learn about what caused the poisonous clouds (if its explained in the book then I clearly missed it). I guess Les read the final book in the Forever War trilogy as the sections about the Earth colony are almost identical to Haldemans book, thats not a bad thing as Haldeman is a good writer and Les has emulated him well. The endings not fantastic either, I had the feeling the return to Earth would prove more fruitful so generally the middle (founding and building the colony & working with the Aupsians) is what redeems this work. I'd look forward to reading any more of your work though Les. This was a good read.
  
• All Geeked Up on Oct. 23, 2011
  
  There really needs to be a table of contents or some kind of intro that explains this is supposed to be 3 different stories under 1 main title as I reached the end of story one (which had no real ending, no outcome and left me very annoyed that no resolutions had been reached) and was confused to suddenly be reading a completely whole other story without any warning or indication of THE END. If this book was proofread then it wasn't done well with silly mistakes like rode for road and where for were as well as hypenated words that didn't need to be. Story 1 is terrible, there's WAY too much back story for the characters involved and not enough actual content of story proper. I'm a few pages into story 2 and about to give up on it because you are told she's the most boring character there is so I don't see anything to gain from reading her angle. Using different sized fonts for different stories (and internal thought monologues) was a VERY bad idea and is also intially confusing until you turn a few pages and realise why the font has changed. Again, something the author could have explained in a short intro. I will try to finish this if I can, I can't see me enjoying it though. If the author does read this comment, consider taking this book offline to write an explanatory intro about that its 3 different stories, do thoughts ONLY as smaller font and explain that in the intro and do all 3 stories in the same sized font also fixing the spelling mistakes. I'll have to read some of his other stuff to see if they are as meandering as this.
  
• Light and Dark on Nov. 28, 2011
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  Finally a sensible ghost hunter! I really need to introduce you to those idiots from TAPS.
  
• Dead Land, Malachi and Sebastian on Nov. 28, 2011
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  "This is the first chapter of the post-apocalyptic anthology". Erm, NO. second. Hatch was first.
  
• To End It All on Jan. 23, 2012
  
  For a short its well written, could use a slightly stronger and more defininitive feeling ending though. Nice work!
  
• One Man Army: Part One on Feb. 25, 2012
  
  try proof reading at least 4 times before you upload, some sentences appear to have words missing so don't make sense. You should always captilize the first letter in a name (which you both do then don't, terrible habit, get out of it now!). Smashwords frowns on ppl uploaded incomplete stories. If you're gonna write something, finish it, then upload it.
  
• The Recycling Kid on Feb. 27, 2012
  
  It seems I have to rewrite my original review as the author didn't quite get my intended meaning. This a GOOD read. A VERY good read. It's detailed enough to give great imagery but because I read a lot of horror it's something I have definitely seen before. Mr Stark's work looks more like that of a professional writer. Someone who has been doing it for at least a decade & who has sold enough of his work to be able to make a decent amount of money. It does remind me of IT by Stephen King (which isn't a bad thing, it's an excellent book), but it felt too much like that piece. Some writing can be too good, and make you suspect the "writer" of not having "written" all of it. I am NOT saying that is the case here. It's more than possible to use similar situations and make them your own, I know I've done it plenty of times. Edwin seems to have a pretty good horror mindset, I think he'll do well in this genre (his cyberpunk is pretty damn good too!) and look forward to seeing more in this series. I've now read a couple of Mr Starks samples and one thing is certain, he can write very well indeed. I was surprised to discover English isn't his 1st language as this particular title is exceptionally detailed. A.I. Rebellion did display the hallmarks of someone still picking up the little nuances of the English langauge. But it did remind me William Gibson. So Mr Stark has managed to emulate 2 of my favourite authors very well. My one piece of advice for his horror town? Perhaps consider anagramming the towns name, It was immediately obvious where you were going once you said what it was called. But otherwise? Keep up the good work.
  
• Yesterday, I died (The Devil's Forge) on March 27, 2012
  
  That's a right cracking little read for such a short story. Nice Going!
  
• Ménage à Moi on April 18, 2012
  
  It makes a change to read erotica written by someone who actually does sound like they've HAD sex more than once. Unlike a lot I tend to see.
  
• Socks on April 22, 2012
  
  Instead of sticking to a thousand word limit, you should develop this into something longer. It'd be cool to see the world before, perhaps as a prologue so you can meet some the characters who go underground. Maybe learn about the bombing & the reasons behind it. develop out the quest for the library, the discovery then the search for the equipment to read it. possibly even have a few inserts from the ppl in the bunker. I reckon you have more than enough to work into a novella here. Go for it!
  
• Wrong Frequency on April 23, 2012
  
  This is an odd little story, it's not bad but a little muddled at the end. As a child I actually WAS haunted myself so I was reading it to see what other people make of the subject. I know the most basic rule of horror is that less is more and the 2nd rule is normally wait as long as possible to reveal the scare, but in this case whatever it was never came so this ended up being more psychological horror than actual horror. weird but readable, see what you think.
  
• Perry's requiem. on April 23, 2012
  
  This isn't half bad for a short, spotted a spelling mistake though. "A raven haired mad sat up". You probably meant man? Lose that 6 at the end too. Both easily fixed though. Zombies unlike any I've read about before, impressive. More, please!
  
• Camp Triple on May 09, 2012
  
  Google "Percy Jackson". Also less than 2000 words is 5 chapters? NO. You need to proof read this. And it's VERY bad form to upload an unfinished piece. And very cheeky to consider charging for something this short that isn't finished.
  
• Baby, It's Cold Outside on May 10, 2012
  
  An interesting idea, using the lyrics of a well known song to base a story around. Quite cleverly done.
  
• The Gift on May 24, 2012
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  This would be a lot easier on the eyes with paragraph breaks in it.
  
• Frontier 9 on May 28, 2012
  
  paragraph breaks would greatly aid the readability of this.
  
• All About Aliens: (Are Aliens Real?) on June 22, 2012
  
  Bad news, Roswell wasn't Aliens. It was German tech stolen by the Russians.
  
• The War Machine on June 26, 2012
  
  hmm, interesting but that ending really fizzles out. could do with a bit of tweaking. Its also a bit hard to think anyone making something doesn't kow (or bother asking anyone) how what they are making is used pretty much right away.
  
• The Island - Part 1 on June 26, 2012
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  Unless you are releasing the MOBI/PRC version of this on Amazon I am a bit puzzled why you chose to publish every format but those here on Smashwords? The Kindle exists.
  
• 7:45 Evil Time on July 12, 2012
  
  Hard to read? Insanely hard to read! Seriously, learn what a line space is.
  
• Diary of Infection: The Turning on July 31, 2012
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  any chance of you fixing the info mettags on all 3 of these so they don't show up with terrible tmp filenames on the Kindle?
  
• Why 'The Devil Came Down to Georgia' Is a Stupid Song on Aug. 30, 2012
  
  Pretty funny
  
• Samuel the Sliding Sausage - Boodles HooHa House Origins on Oct. 10, 2012
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  Unfortunately all the images are missing.
  
• Flesh Eaters on Oct. 12, 2012
  
  My review of Flesh Eaters by Alisha Adkins. This is a very well formatted weird little horror/survival piece that's long enough to be considered a book but also short enough to be considered a novella. It's a fairly easy read as it's so well laid out with very good chapter lengths which aren't too long as to leave you feeling bored. The book progresses along nicely and lends itself to a very easy reading experience. We follow the life of Adrienne (whose name and in fact also gender we don't learn until chapter 4!). Adrienne's introduction is weird and never really explained, how she got to where she started could stand to be expanded a little but her meeting with Timmy and travels with him show a softer side to her personality. It initially appears to be a horror book about zombies and there's a nice little inner debate about "Does eating zombie flesh turn you into a zombie" which is very well thought out. The existance of guns in England (as the piece is mainly set in London but no specific location is mentioned which is clever as it means the author doesn't have to reference specific landmarks and it's left to the readers mind to establish scenery and location, very cleverly done and rather sneakily too!) is explained very well, I gave Alisha an A+ for that idea. I also like the usage of song lyrics at the beginning of each part, they reflect the content very well. Along the way we are fed various bits of useful information such as zombies will keep eating even if they can't process food (A rather awesomely disgusting description worthy of anything written by Shaun Hutson follows that), we also discover that with most food sources used up canabalism is quickly accepted as the norm. There are some nice references to pop culture such as the character John Locke (wasn't he the guy in the wheelchair from LOST?) and I thought it was very cool that Alisha showed some love for Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. I have apologise for being anal and point out the mistake of saying Tabula Rosa (I assume Alisha meant Rasa?) talking about a blank slate. The story moves along well enough, initially its the survival against zombies but then it's the survival against hunger then other people. There are a few odd ideas, like zombies have bad peripheral vision (its a useful plot device that's never really used though) or that the zombies in England are so stupid they have no idea how to leave the country. I assume there Alisha forgot they might eventually discover the Euro Tunnel. Eventually the group Adrienne joins (and subsequently leaves) starts to implode by killing each other as sources for food when things get increasingly more desperate. Adrienne eventually seals her own fate (after a terrible occurance I won't spoil) and leaves to live in the country as she starts to cut herself up for food. It's odd ending to a very weird but very readable piece that will stand up to many re-reads too. Highly recommended!
  
• Teeny Time Travel Tales on Oct. 30, 2012
  
  Interesting little collection, seems to have covered most time travel tropes.
  
• Survivor on Feb. 03, 2013
  
  It's not entirely terrible. Factually you need to learn how DNA works (not the way you think it can here, go watch Blade Runner and Roy Batty talking to Eldon Tyrell near the end) and how people recycle used rifle rounds (also not the way you describe, your magnet method is totally unnecessary because there are boxes designed to catch ejected rounds). On the whole its not a bad story, gets into the idea easily enough. Worth carrying on with, maybe go twice as long next time.
  
• Hunting Comp. on June 10, 2013
  
  Kinda reminds me of Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" which inspired the story which inspired you. Nice twist at the end and the science sounds pretty cohesive too! Oh, and thanks for all the reads & reviews. Most appreciated.