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, and the International Thriller Writers. 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)

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)

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

External links

• Rachel Aukes Official site
• Half Fast Flying Adventures, LLC Official site