Rachel Aukes

Rachel Aukes
Rachel Aukes at the 20Books conference in 2019.
Born	Rachel Recker Manchester, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist
Alma mater	Drake University (MPA) University of Northern Iowa (BA)
Period	2011–present
Genre	Horror, science fiction, genre fiction, dark fantasy, post-apocalyptic fiction
Website
www.rachelaukes.com

Rachel Aukes is an American horror / science fiction / fantasy novelist best known for the Deadland Saga. She is a Wattpad Star, her stories having over eight million reads. Aukes earliest five books and two short stories were released under the pen name Berinn Rae. Several of her books are self-published under Waypoint Books LLC, her publishing company. She was born in Manchester, Iowa, U.S.A. in 1972 and attended West Delaware high school. She received her undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems and Communications from University of Northern Iowa and a masters of public administration at Drake University. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. She lives in the Midwest. ^[1]

Selected works

Guardians of the Seven Seals series

Paranormal Romance, written as Berinn Rae

• Knightfall (Crescent Moon Press, 2011, ISBN   978-0-9828200-1-8)
• Hellbound (Crescent Moon Press, 2012, ISBN   978-1-937254-43-8)

Colliding Worlds Trilogy

Science Fiction Romance, written as Berinn Rae

• Collision (Simon & Schuster, 2012, ISBN   978-1-4405-5239-7), (Waypoint Books, 2018)
• Implosion (Simon & Schuster, 2013, ISBN   978-1-4405-6115-3), (Waypoint Books, 2018)
• Explosion (Simon & Schuster, 2013, ISBN   978-1-4405-6113-9), (Waypoint Books, 2018)

Deadland Saga

Horror/Apocalyptic Science Fiction This three-book series is a modern remake of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy with a zombie apocalypse twist.

• 100 Days in Deadland (Waypoint Books, 2013, ISBN   978-0989901802)
• Deadland's Harvest (Waypoint Books, 2014, ISBN   978-0989901819)
• Deadland Rising (Waypoint Books, 2014, ISBN   978-0989901826)

Fringe Series

Science Fiction

• Fringe Runner (Waypoint Books, 2016, ISBN   978-0989901864)
• Fringe Station (Waypoint Books, 2016, ISBN   978-0989901871)
• Fringe Campaign (Waypoint Books, 2017, ISBN   978-0989901888)
• Fringe War (Waypoint Books, 2018, ISBN   978-0989901895)
• Fringe Legacy (Waypoint Books, 2019, ISBN   978-1732844902)

Tidy Guides

Non-Fiction

• The Tidy Guide to Writing A Novel (Waypoint Books, 2018, ISBN   978-1-7328449-1-9)
• The Tidy Guide to Self-Editing Your Novel (Waypoint Books, 2019, ISBN   978-1-7328449-2-6)
• The Tidy Guide to Publishing Your Novel (Waypoint Books, 2019, ISBN   978-1-7328449-5-7)

Bounty Hunter Series

Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction

• Bounty Hunter (Waypoint Books, 2020, ISBN   978-1732844964)
• Bounty Hunter: Dig Two Graves (Waypoint Books, 2020, ISBN   978-1732844971)
• Bounty Hunter: Nothing to Nobody (Waypoint Books, 2020, ISBN   978-1732844988)
• Bounty Hunter: Rake and Scrape (Waypoint Books, 2020, ISBN   978-1732844995)

Flight of the Javelin Series

Science Fiction

• Black Sheep (Aethon Books, 2020, ISBN   979-8645362140)
• Free Station (Aethon Books, 2020, ISBN   979-8654918123)
• Rogue Planet (Aethon Books, 2020, ISBN   979-8670040877)

Space Troopers Series (co-written with Jamie McFarlane)

Science Fiction

• Rebel's Call (Aethon Books, 2021, ISBN   979-8509460630)
• Rebel's Run (Aethon Books, 2021, ISBN   979-8472697088)
• Rebel's Strike (Aethon Books, 2022, ISBN   979-8797093503)

Waymaker Wars Series

Science Fiction

• Space Junk (Aethon Books, 2022, ISBN   979-8441749350)
• Freezer Burn (Aethon Books, 2022, ISBN   979-8832946030)
• Malfunction Junction (Aethon Books, 2022, ISBN   979-8839176317)

Secondhand Spaceman Series

Science Fiction

• Secondhand Spaceman (Waypoint Books, 2024, ISBN   978-1956120059)
• Secondhand Starship (Waypoint Books, 2024, ISBN   978-1956120073)
• Secondhand Singularity (Waypoint Books, 2024, ISBN   978-1956120080)

Sam Brodie Series

Science Fiction Thriller

• The Lazarus Key (Waypoint Books, 2024, ISBN   978-1956120042)

Redline Corps Series

Science Fiction

• Expendable (Aethon Books, 2024, ISBN   979-8340920140)
• Besieged (Aethon Books, 2024, ISBN   979-8345625767)
• Vanguard (Aethon Books, 2024, ISBN   979-8302535016)

Short fiction

• Stealing Fate (Waypoint Books, 2012, ISBN   978-1-4762368-0-3)
• Envy's Revenge, Tales from the SFR Brigade, Vol.1 anthology (2013, ISBN   978-1-3012091-9-4)
• Beer, Bugs, and the End of the World, Stories On The Go (2014, ASIN B00R1GECO6)
• Cracked, At Hells Gates, Vol. 1 anthology (2015, ISBN   978-1502545398)
• Perfect, Fat Zombie anthology (Permuted Press, 2015, ISBN   978-1618684387)
• Control+Alt+Delete, Never Fear anthology (13Thirty Books, 2015, ISBN   978-0692408469)
• A Tale of Three Deaths, Out of Tune, Volume 2 anthology (Journalstone, 2016, ISBN   978-1942712732)
• Sweeton's Shangri-La, Run anthology (Seaside Publications, 2016, ISBN   978-1539653936)
• The Seeker, Imagines anthology (Gallery Books, 2016, ISBN   978-1501130809)
• Bat Johnson, the Mad Mortician of Mars, Pew! Pew! anthology (Wooden Pen Press, 2017, ISBN   978-1546902126)
• The Teardrop that became a Torrent, Galactic Frontiers anthology (Shatterhouse Press, 2017, ISBN   978-1618684387)
• The Fall of Fort Bragg, Missions from the Extinction Cycle Volume 1 anthology (Great Wave Publishing, 2019, ISBN   978-1724159786)
• Outpost 46: Deadwood, Missions from the Extinction Cycle Volume 2 anthology (Great Wave Publishing, 2019, ISBN   978-1092191715)
• Golems of War, The Expanding Universe Volume 5 anthology (LMBPN Publishing, 2019, ISBN   978-1691851812)
• Ragged Old Golem, We Dare: No Man's Land anthology (Theogony Books, 2021, ISBN   978-1648551727)
• The Bounty Hunter's Creed, We Dare: Wanted, Dead or Alive anthology (Theogony Books, 2022, ISBN   978-1648553813)
• Heavy Metal Night at the Met, Mega Metal Attack audio anthology (Soundbooth Audio, 2023)
• Brown 26, Learning to be Human Short Stories (Flame Tree Press, 2024, ISBN   978-1804177792)
• Three-Headed Problem, Weird Tales Magazine No. 368 (Weird Tales Magazine, 2024)

Awards and honors

• Named "Best of 2013" by Suspense Magazine (100 Days in Deadland) ^[2]
• Named "Best Zombie Books" by Huffington Post (100 Days in Deadland) ^[3]
• 2013 RWA Silken Sands Star Award for Best Short Story (Stealing Fate) ^[4]
• 2012 Stealing Fate listed as a Recommended Read by USA Today ^[5]
• 2012 EPIC Award finalist for Best Fantasy Romance (Knightfall)
• 2012 Bookie Award nominee for Best Fantasy Romance (Knightfall)

References

1. Aukes, Rachel. "About the Author". Rachel Aukes Official Website.
2. "Suspense Magazine". Best of 2013.
3. "Huffington Post". Best Zombie Books. 25 October 2013.
4. "RWA Silken Sands Star Award". Best Short Story.
5. "USA Today". Recommended Reads for September 2012.

External links

• Rachel Aukes Official site