Rachel Aaron is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She has written several series of novels, including the Heartstrikers, the Legend of Eli Monpress, the DFZ, the Paradox Trilogy, the Crystal Calamity, and now Tear Down Heaven. She also writes under the pen name Rachel Bach. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, where she developed a passion for reading and writing from a young age. Her parents encouraged her to explore different genres and styles of books, which influenced her diverse and imaginative storytelling. She graduated with a degree in English Literature in 2004. Her most popular series is the Heartstrikers, which she started in 2014. The series has five books and has won the Best Fantasy Audie Award in 2016 for the first book, Nice Dragons Finish Last. Between writing sessions, Rachel Aaron reads, watches too much anime, cooks a lot, and plays video games. Travis Bach is a forever DM from Georgia with 30 years of experience across many TTRPGs such as AD&D 2nd Ed, D&D 5e, Rifts, Shadowrun (2&3e), BESM, FATE, the Dresden RPG, and more. He's also a professional editor who's worked with Rachel Aaron on over 30 novels for fifteen years.With a shared love of MMOs, Travis and Rachel teamed up to write their portal fantasy gamer-fiction series, Forever Fantasy Online.
"""Forever Fantasy Online is one of my first LitRPG novels, but thanks to the powerhouse couple of Rachel Aaron and Travis Bach, it will not be my last... if you are looking for a riveting and fast-paced read that also has a good dose of geek humour to boot, I recommend picking this title up."" --TS at Booknest.eu"