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H2ONU is a novel by Ray Culver — a story written over eight years and designed to be more than a story.

The book

H2ONU is a love story wrapped inside a thriller wrapped inside a warning. 752 pages. 80 chapters. Premium hardcover, full color, every page illustrated. First edition limited to a single print run.

It's built page by page with precision, symbolism, and intent. It rewards a careful reader. The story stands on its own; the design rewards a second pass.

The author

Ray Culver lives and writes from Hawai'i. H2ONU is his first novel.

Why H2ONU

The name is the question. H2O — water. NU — new. Or: H2O, n, u — and you. A code people don't notice until they do. The book is sized, structured, and written so the act of reading it becomes its own kind of reveal.

What's next

We're publishing the book as a first object and building the rest of the world around it — apparel, art, an evolving web experience for people who want to go deeper. Sign up on the home page if you want to know when each piece arrives.

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A portion of every H2ONU book sale helps protect Hawaiian wildlife for generations to come.

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H2ONU

A novel by Ray Culver. Set in Hawaiʻi. Nothing is accidental.

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