Rachel Aaron

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Rachel Aaron
Born1982
Pen nameRachel Bach
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Genres
Notable awards Audie Award for Fantasy (2016)
Website
rachelaaron.net

Rachel Aaron (born c. 1982) is an American author of fantasy [1] and (under the pen name Rachel Bach) science fiction. [2]

Contents

Work

The first book in the Paradox Series, Fortune's Pawn (2013), is a type of space opera which was called "lots of fun" by Kirkus Reviews . [2] Fortune's Pawn also marked Aaron's first time publishing science fiction. [3] Publishers Weekly , however, felt that the tropes of the first book in the series were cliché and made up of "stock set pieces." [4] Aaron's Paradox Series, including Honor's Knight (2014) deals with ethical questions amid "great space battles, awesome shootouts and enough betrayals and alliances to rival 'A Game of Thrones,'" according to The Washington Post . [5] Kirkus also called Heaven's Queen (2014) a "stunning conclusion" to the Paradox Series. [6] Publishers Weekly wrote that Heaven's Queen was a "satisfying conclusion." [7]

Aaron's fantasy work on the Eli Monpress series revolves around a "legendary and lovable con man." [8] The first book in the series, The Spirit Thief (2010) starts slow, according to the Publishers Weekly, but becomes a "romp of lighthearted fantasy." [9]

Awards

On May 11, 2016, Rachel Aaron won the Best Fantasy Audie Award for her work, Nice Dragons Finish Last, as narrated by Vikas Adam. [10] [11]

Bibliography

Fiction

DFZ Changeling

  • (2023). By a Silver Thread. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9781952367212.
  • (2023). With a Golden Sword. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9781952367229.
  • (2024). To the Bloody End. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9781952367236.

The Crystal Calamity

  • (2022). The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9781952367052.

DFZ

Heartstrikers

  • (2014). Nice Dragons Finish Last. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   9781500506339.
  • (2015). One Good Dragon Deserves Another. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   9781519249968.
  • (2016). No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   9781535289986.
  • (2017). A Dragon of a Different Color. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   9781974466795.
  • (2018). Last Dragon Standing. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN   9781987552980.

Forever Fantasy Online

  • ; Bach, Travis (2020). Forever Fantasy Online. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9781952367021.
  • ; Bach, Travis (2020). Last Bastion. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9780578568331.
  • ; Bach, Travis (2020). The Once King. Aaron Bach LLC. ISBN   9781952367038.
The Legend of Eli Monpress

Attack on Titan

  • (2018). Attack on Titan: Garrison Girl. Quirk Books. ISBN   9781683690610.

The Paradox Trilogy

Non-fiction

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