Rachel Aaron

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (6 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2010
  • Latest Book:
    February 2024
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About the Author

Rachel Aaron grew up wanting to be an author and a super villain. Unfortunately, super villainy proved surprisingly difficult to break into, so she stuck to writing and everything worked out great. She currently lives in Athens, GA with her perpetually energetic toddler, extremely understanding husband, overflowing library, and obese wiener dog.

Full Series List in Order

The Crystal Calamity

1 - The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow (Jun-2022)
2 - The Battle of Medicine Rocks (Feb-2023)

Detroit Free Zone (DFZ)

1 - Minimum Wage Magic (Nov-2018)
2 - Part-Time Gods (May-2020)
3 - Night Shift Dragons (Jul-2020)

DFZ Changeling

1 - By a Silver Thread (May-2023)

Forever Fantasy Online (FFO)

1 - Forever Fantasy Online (Jun-2018)
2 - Last Bastion (Jul-2019)
3 - The Once King (Jan-2020)

Heartstrikers

1 - Nice Dragons Finish Last (Jul-2014)
2 - One Good Dragon Deserves Another (Aug-2015)
3 - No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished (Aug-2016)
4 - A Dragon of a Different Color (Jul-2017)
5 - Last Dragon Standing (Mar-2018)

The Legend of Eli Monpress

0.5 - Spirit's Oath (Feb-2012)
1 - The Spirit Thief (Oct-2010)
2 - The Spirit Rebellion (Nov-2010)
3 - The Spirit Eater (Dec-2010)
4 - The Spirit War (Jun-2012)
5 - Spirit's End (Nov-2012)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • The Spirit Thief

    The Legend of Eli Monpress - 1

    ELI MONPRESS IS TALENTED. HE'S CHARMING. AND HE'S A THIEF. But not just any thief. He's the greatest thief of the age -- and he's also a wizard. And with the help of his partners -- a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no ...

  • The Spirit Rebellion

    The Legend of Eli Monpress - 2

    ELI MONPRESS IS BRILLIANT. HE'S INCORRIGIBLE. AND HE'S A THIEF. He's also still at large, which drives Miranda Lyonette crazy. While she's been kicked out of the Spirit Court, Eli's had plenty of time to plan his next adventure. But now the tables h...

  • The Spirit Eater

    The Legend of Eli Monpress - 3

    ELI MONPRESS IS CLEVER. HE'S MAGNETIC. AND HE'S A THIEF. With the pressure on after his success in Gaol, Eli Monpress, professional thief and degenerate, decides it's time to lie low for a bit. Taking up residence in a tiny seaside village, Eli and ...

  • Spirit's Oath

    The Legend of Eli Monpress - 0.5

    Four years before the events of The Spirit Thief, Miranda Lyonette was a young apprentice Spiritualist on the cusp of a promising career. But on the eve of her return from bonding a wind spirit, a night that should have been a celebration, she finds ...

  • The Spirit War

    The Legend of Eli Monpress - 4

    Eli Monpress is vain. He's cocky. And he's a thief. But he's a thief who has just seen his bounty topped and he's not happy about it. The bounty topper, as it turns out, is his best friend, bodyguard, and master swordsman, Josef. Who has been keep...

  • Spirit's End

    The Legend of Eli Monpress - 5

    Eli Monpress is clever, he's determined, and he's in way over his head. First rule of thievery: don't be a hero. When Eli broke the rules and saved the Council Kingdoms, he thought he knew the price, but resuming his place as the Shepherdess's fav...

  • Nice Dragons Finish Last

    Heartstrikers - 1

    As the smallest dragon in the Heartstriker clan, Julius survives by a simple code: keep quiet, don’t cause trouble, and stay out of the way of bigger dragons. But this meek behavior doesn't fly in a family of ambitious magical predators, and his mo...

  • One Good Dragon Deserves Another

    Heartstrikers - 2

    After barely escaping the machinations of his terrifying mother, two all-knowing seers, and countless bloodthirsty siblings, the last thing Julius wants to see is another dragon. Unfortunately for him, the only thing more dangerous than being a usele...

  • No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished

    Heartstrikers - 3

    When Julius overthrew his mother and took control of his clan, he thought he was doing right by everyone. But sharing power isn’t part of any proper dragon’s vocabulary, and with one seat still open on the new ruling Council, all of Heartstriker ...



  • A Dragon of a Different Color

    Heartstrikers - 4

    To save his family from his tyrannical mother, Julius had to step on a lot of tails. That doesn’t win a Nice Dragon many friends, but just when he thinks he’s starting to make progress, a new threat arrives. Turns out, things can get worse. Heart...

  • Last Dragon Standing

    Heartstrikers - 5

    Dear Listener, There is no way to write a blurb for this final book without spoiling all of the others. Suffice it to say, mysteries resolve, dragons war, pigeons abound, and Julius must risk himself in ways he never dreamed possible as Bob's grand...

  • Forever Fantasy Online

    Forever Fantasy Online (FFO) - 1

    In the real world, twenty-one-year-old library sciences student Tina Anderson is invisible and under-appreciated, but in the VR-game Forever Fantasy Online she's Roxxy--the respected leader and main tank of a top-tier raiding guild. In the real world...

  • Garrison Girl

    This original YA novel features all-new characters and a new story set in the world of ATTACK ON TITAN, the pop culture phenomenon and manga mega-hit. When the last vestige of the human race is threatened by unstoppable carnivorous giants, a brave...

  • Minimum Wage Magic

    Detroit Free Zone (DFZ) - 1

    The DFZ, the metropolis formerly known as Detroit, is the world's most magical city with a population of nine million and zero public safety laws. That's a lot of mages, cybernetically enhanced chrome heads, and mythical beasties who die, get into...

  • Last Bastion

    Forever Fantasy Online (FFO) - 2

    Bastion was supposed to mean safety. It was supposed to mean a break from fighting for their lives and a chance to talk to someone who might actually know what's going on. Access to their gold and some beer would have been nice, too. They got none ...

  • The Once King

    Forever Fantasy Online (FFO) - 3

    Leylia's secret could unite them all or lead them to an eternity of undeath.After the loss of Bastion, everyone who's not a zombie has holed up in FFO's sole remaining safe haven: the lowbie town of Windy Lake. But the undead armies never rest, and i...

  • Part-Time Gods

    Detroit Free Zone (DFZ) - 2

    Life in the magical mess of the Detroit Free Zone is never easy. When you're laboring under the curse of a certain prideful, overbearing dragon, it can be down right impossible.

    My name is Opal Yong-ae, and I'm a Cleaner. At least, I used to...

  • Night Shift Dragons

    Detroit Free Zone (DFZ) - 3

    They say family always sticks together, but when you're your dad's only lifeline and the whole world-humans, dragons, and gods-wants you dead, family bonding takes on a whole new meaning.My name is Opal Yong-ae, and I'm in way over my head. I thought...

  • The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow

    The Crystal Calamity - 1

    Magic in the Great Sioux War!Introducing a new Epic Fantasy of the West!Hungry darkness, haunted guns, tunnels that move like snakes--the crystal mines of Medicine Rocks, Montana are a place only the bravest and greediest dare. Discovered in 1866, th...



  • The Battle of Medicine Rocks

    The Crystal Calamity - 2

    Magic in the Great Sioux War! The thrilling sequel to The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow!When Mary Good Crow came out of the crystal into the arms of her sister, the last thing she wanted was another fight. But war is coming to the Great Plains. With c...

  • By a Silver Thread

    DFZ Changeling - 1

    Return to the world of modern dragons and awakened cities in a new stand-alone trilogy from the author of NICE DRAGONS FINISH LAST and MINIMUM-WAGE MAGIC!In the world's most magical metropolis where spirits run noodle shops and cash-strapped dragons ...

  • With a Golden Sword

    Standing up to Victor was only the beginning.Three weeks ago, Lola put her soul on the line to save her sister and stop an abusive blood mage from making himself a god. But while she managed to derail the worst of Victor's plans, the rest of the worl...

  • To the Bloody End

    The epic conclusion to the DFZ Changeling trilogy!No Victor lasts forever.Victor thought he won when he became the Hero. He thought he won when he took over the DFZ. He thought he'd made himself untouchable.He's wrong.Lola isn't the sad little monste...

Award-Winning Books by Rachel Aaron

No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished
2016 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Digital or Self-Published Urban Fantasy
One Good Dragon Deserves Another
2015 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Indie Urban Fantasy Romance


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rachel Aaron has published 23 books.

Rachel Aaron does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, To the Bloody End, was published in February 2024.

The first book by Rachel Aaron, The Spirit Thief, was published in October 2010.

Yes. Rachel Aaron has 6 series.
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