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Rachel Aaron

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in Atlanta, The United States

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Fantasy

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

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August 2011

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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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	Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 14,093 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 — 9,495 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 — 10,002 ratings — published 2010 — 30 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) 4.28 avg rating — 7,016 ratings — published 2016	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 — 7,111 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 — 6,230 ratings — published 2012 — 18 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 — 5,705 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 — 5,925 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) 4.32 avg rating — 5,236 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) 4.24 avg rating — 5,321 ratings — published 2012 — 14 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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“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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“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

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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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Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier, 405p

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Red Sister by Mark Lawrence, 342p

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Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron, 287p

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