Rai Aren

Canada

My name is Rai Aren & I am the co-author of the mystery/alternate historical fiction novel about ancient Egypt, Secret of the Sands. I have been fascinated by ancient Egypt since childhood. My co-author & I are hard at work on the sequel to our novel, entitled Destiny of the Sands. I also have three other solo novels in various stages of development, one is a mystery, one is a horror/sci-fi thriller, and the other a horror/thriller.

Secret of the Sands is a multiple-time Amazon.com Bestseller in a number of categories.

J.R.R. Tolkien, David Eddings, JK Rowling, James Rollins, Dan Brown, Anne Rice, Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Roverandom, The Belgariad, The Harry Potter series, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point, Memnoch the Devil, Sandstorm, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Reading, writing novels, kindness to animals, animal rights, traveling, beaches, oceans, palm trees, exploring the world within and without and the nature of existence.

"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." - Edgar Allan Poe

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams ~ Henry David Thoreau"

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.
-Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965)

"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
- William James

All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life.
-Buddha

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