Berinn Rae

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, ) Hellbound (Crescent Moon Press, 2012, )

Colliding Worlds Trilogy Science Fiction Romance, written as Berinn Rae Collision (Simon & Schuster, 2012, ), (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018) Implosion (Simon & Schuster, 2013, ), (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018) Explosion (Simon & Schuster, 2013, ), (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, ) Deadland's Harvest (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2014, ) Deadland Rising (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2014, )

Fringe Series Science Fiction Fringe Runner (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2016, ) Fringe Station (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2016, ) Fringe Campaign (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2017, ) Fringe War (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018, ) Fringe Legacy (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2019, )

Tidy Guides Non-Fiction The Tidy Guide to Writing A Novel (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2018, ) The Tidy Guide to Self-Editing Your Novel (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2019, ) The Tidy Guide to Publishing Your Novel (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2019, )

Bounty Hunter Series Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Bounty Hunter (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, ) Bounty Hunter: Dig Two Graves (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, ) Bounty Hunter: Nothing to Nobody (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, ) Bounty Hunter: Rake and Scrape (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2020, )

Flight of the Javelin Series Science Fiction Black Sheep (Aethon Books, 2020, ) Free Station (Aethon Books, 2020, ) Rogue Planet (Aethon Books, 2020, )

Space Troopers Series (co-written with Jamie McFarlane) Science Fiction Rebel's Call (Aethon Books, 2021, ) Rebel's Run (Aethon Books, 2021, ) Rebel's Strike (Aethon Books, 2022, )

Waymaker Wars Series Science Fiction Space Junk (Aethon Books, 2022, ) Freezer Burn (Aethon Books, 2022, ) Malfunction Junction (Aethon Books, 2022, )

Secondhand Spaceman Series Science Fiction Secondhand Spaceman (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, ) Secondhand Starship (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, ) Secondhand Singularity (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, )

Sam Brodie Series Science Fiction Thriller The Lazarus Key (Surprisingly Adequate Publishing, 2024, )

Redline Corps Series Science Fiction Expendable (Aethon Books, 2024, ) Besieged (Aethon Books, 2024, ) Vanguard (Aethon Books, 2024, )

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, ) Envy's Revenge, Tales from the SFR Brigade, Vol.1 anthology (2013, ) Cracked, At Hells Gates, Vol. 1 anthology (2015, ) Perfect, Fat Zombie anthology (Permuted Press, 2015, ) Control+Alt+Delete, Never Fear anthology (13Thirty Books, 2015, ) A Tale of Three Deaths, Out of Tune, Volume 2 anthology (Journalstone, 2016, ) Sweeton's Shangri-La, Run anthology (Seaside Publications, 2016, ) The Seeker, Imagines anthology (Gallery Books, 2016, ) Bat Johnson, the Mad Mortician of Mars, Pew! Pew! anthology (Wooden Pen Press, 2017, ) The Teardrop that became a Torrent, Galactic Frontiers anthology (Shatterhouse Press, 2017, ) The Fall of Fort Bragg, Missions from the Extinction Cycle Volume 1 anthology (Great Wave Publishing, 2019, ) Outpost 46: Deadwood, Missions from the Extinction Cycle Volume 2 anthology (Great Wave Publishing, 2019, ) Golems of War, The Expanding Universe Volume 5 anthology (LMBPN Publishing, 2019, ) Ragged Old Golem, We Dare: No Man's Land anthology (Theogony Books, 2021, ) The Bounty Hunter's Creed, We Dare: Wanted, Dead or Alive anthology (Theogony Books, 2022, ) 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, ) 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) Named "Best Zombie Books" by Huffington Post (100 Days in Deadland) 2013 RWA Silken Sands Star Award for Best Short Story (Stealing Fate) 2012 Stealing Fate listed as a Recommended Read by USA Today 2012 EPIC Award finalist for Best Fantasy Romance (Knightfall) 2012 Bookie Award nominee for Best Fantasy Romance (Knightfall)