Rachel Aukes
American writer
Rachel Rae Recker (born October 3, 1972), professionally known as 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. Her earliest five books and two short stories were released under the pen name Berinn Rae. Several of her books are self-published under Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 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.
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), (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018)
Implosion (Simon & Schuster, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4405-6115-3), (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018)
Explosion (Simon & Schuster, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4405-6113-9), (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 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 (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2013, ISBN 978-0989901802)
Deadland's Harvest (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-0989901819)
Deadland Rising (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-0989901826)
Fringe Series
Science Fiction
Fringe Runner (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2016, ISBN 978-0989901864)
Fringe Station (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2016, ISBN 978-0989901871)
Fringe Campaign (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2017, ISBN 978-0989901888)
Fringe War (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018, ISBN 978-0989901895)
Fringe Legacy (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2019, ISBN 978-1732844902)
Tidy Guides
Non-Fiction
The Tidy Guide to Writing A Novel (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018, ISBN 978-1-7328449-1-9)
The Tidy Guide to Self-Editing Your Novel (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2019, ISBN 978-1-7328449-2-6)
The Tidy Guide to Publishing Your Novel (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2019, ISBN 978-1-7328449-5-7)
Bounty Hunter Series
Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction
Bounty Hunter (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, ISBN 978-1732844964)
Bounty Hunter: Dig Two Graves (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, ISBN 978-1732844971)
Bounty Hunter: Nothing to Nobody (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, ISBN 978-1732844988)
Bounty Hunter: Rake and Scrape (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 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 (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, ISBN 978-1956120059)
Secondhand Starship (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, ISBN 978-1956120073)
Secondhand Singularity (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, ISBN 978-1956120080)
Sam Brodie Series
Science Fiction Thriller
The Lazarus Key (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 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)
Infinity Upgrade Series (co-written with JN Chaney)
Science Fiction
Infinity Upgrade (Variant Publications, 2026)
All Systems Go (Variant Publications, 2026)
Expansion Pack (Variant Publications, 2026)
Short fiction
Black Box (Variant Publications, 2026)
Stealing Fate (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 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 (Indanth, 2014, ASIN B00R1GECO6)
Cracked, At Hells Gates, Vol.
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