Information: - Tim Pratt (born December 12, 1976) is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop. He moved to Santa Cruz, California in 2000, and currently resides in Oakland with his wife Heather Shaw and son River. He currently works as a senior editor at "Locus Magazine". - Santa Cruz is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California. As of 2013 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated Santa Cruz's population at 62,864. - Fantasy is a fiction genre set in an imaginary universe, often but not always without any locations, events, or people from the real world. Most fantasy uses magic or other supernatural elements as a main plot element, theme, or setting. Magic and magical creatures are common in many of these imaginary worlds. Fantasy is generally distinguished from the genres of science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of scientific and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three, all of which are subgenres of speculative fiction. - Appalachian State University (also referred to as Appalachian, App State, App, ASU) is a comprehensive (Master's L), public, coeducational university in Boone, North Carolina, United States. - The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl is a 2005 novel by Tim Pratt . This is Pratt 's first full length novel . ' Rangergirl ' takes place in present day but with science fiction and western themes found throughout the story . - Dudley is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States, about 9 miles south of Goldsboro. Part of this area includes the Brogden CDP. Dudley is included in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. Given the information above, choose from the list below the object entity that exhibits the relation 'narrative location' with the subject 'the strange adventures of rangergirl'. Choices: - california - north carolina - oakland - santa cruz - universe
The answer to this question is:
california