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Rachel Aaron

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Born

in Atlanta, The United States

Website

http://www.rachelaaron.net/

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Rachel_Aaron

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Fantasy

Influences

Elizabeth Moon, Terry Pratchett, Patricia C. Wrede, Ursula LeGuin

Member Since

August 2011

URL

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Hello, my name is Rachel Aaron, and I write the Heartstriker books, a new Urban Fantasy series about misfit dragons, starting with Nice Dragons Finish Last. I also wrote The Legend of Eli Monpress fantasy series for Orbit Books about a wizard thief and the poor bastards who have to try and stop him. PLUS I'm also the author of the new, rolicking fun Science Fiction romance Fortune's Pawn under the name Rachel Bach.

I was born in Atlanta, but I currently live a lovely, nerdy, bookish life in Denver, CO with my lightspeed son, perpetually understanding husband, and far too many plants. Besides my own books, the internet knows me best for writing very fast. The best way to get to know me is probably to read my blog or follow me on Twitter. ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 117,418 ratings · 10,361 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 14,493 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Good Dragon Deserves Another (Heartstrikers, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 9,743 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit Thief (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 10,148 ratings — published 2010 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished (Heartstrikers, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 7,241 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minimum Wage Magic (DFZ, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 7,394 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit War (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 6,319 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dragon of a Different Color (Heartstrikers, #4) 4.24 avg rating — 5,924 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit Rebellion (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 6,026 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Last Dragon Standing (Heartstrikers, #5) 4.33 avg rating — 5,458 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirit's End (The Legend of Eli Monpress, #5) 4.25 avg rating — 5,403 ratings — published 2012 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Welcome, sentient races one and all, to the centennial season of the greatest collaboration between mortals and gods! The most thrilling, most deadly, most watched spectacle ever put on in any realm…Mana Runners!

The infinite dungeon below Whitepeak, famous City of Wizards, has reset itself once again, bringing new traps,

Series by Rachel Aaron

Heartstrikers (5 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 43,173 ratings

The Legend of Eli Monpress (5 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 39,634 ratings

DFZ (3 books)
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4.24 avg rating — 16,364 ratings

Tear Down Heaven (5 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 5,584 ratings

DFZ Changeling (3 books)
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4.18 avg rating — 3,831 ratings

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“First rule of thievery,' Eli said, grinning, 'only run if you're not coming back.' (...) 'First rule of thievery, never use the same entrance twice.' Miranda rolled her eyes. 'How many 'first rules' of thievery do you have?' 'When one mistake can mean your head on a pike, every rule's a first rule,' Eli said cheerfully.”
― Rachel Aaron, The Spirit Thief

tags: funny, humor, rules-to-live-by, witty

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“Why are mortals always so eager to declare things impossible, anyway? It’s not like things do or don’t exist just because you say so.”
― Rachel Aaron, Nice Dragons Finish Last

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“How did you get in here?' (...) 'How I got here isn't important, because I could do it twenty times again, each time a different way.”
― Rachel Aaron, The Spirit Thief

tags: badass, badass-boast, cocky, funny, humor

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Polls

What should our May 2019 pick be? Our theme is Dragons.

How to Date Your Dragon - Molly Harper (Paranormal Romance)

17 votes 20.2%

Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron (Urban Fantasy) (write-in)

15 votes 17.9%

Dragon Bound - Thea Harrison (Paranormal Romance)

14 votes 16.7%

Dragon Marked - Jaymin Eve (NA Paranormal Romance)

8 votes 9.5%

Legend of the Highland Dragon - Isabel Cooper (Paranormal Romance)

8 votes 9.5%

Skyborn - Leia Stone (Paranormal Romance)

6 votes 7.1%

Elvenborn - Andre Norton (Fantasy) (write-in)

6 votes 7.1%

First Truth - Dawn Cook (YA Fantasy)

5 votes 6.0%

A Boy and His Dragon - R. Cooper (Paranormal Romance)

3 votes 3.6%

Scorched - Misty Malloy (Paranormal Romance)

2 votes 2.4%

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