Rachel Aukes

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 six 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 from University of Northern Iowa and a masters of public administration at Drake University. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She lives in the Midwest.[1]

Rachel Aukes
BornRachel Recker
Manchester, Iowa
OccupationNovelist
Alma materDrake University (M.P.A., 2000), University of Northern Iowa (B.A., 1996)
Period2011–present
GenreHorror, science fiction, genre fiction, dark fantasy, post-apocalyptic fiction
Website
www.rachelaukes.com

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

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)

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)

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".
  4. "RWA Silken Sands Star Award". Best Short Story.
  5. "USA Today". Recommended Reads for September 2012.
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