Rachel Aukes

Rachel Rae Recker, 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.