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Rachel Aaron is an American author of fantasy and (under the pen name Rachel Bach) science fiction.

The first book in the Paradox Series, Fortune's Pawn (2013), is a type of space opera which was called "lots of fun" by Kirkus Reviews. Fortune's Pawn also marked Aaron's first time publishing science fiction. Publishers Weekly, however, felt that the tropes of the first book in the series were cliché and made up of "stock set pieces." Aaron's Paradox Series, including Honor's Knight (2014) deals with ethical questions amid "great space battles, awesome shootouts and enough betrayals and alliances to rival 'A Game of Thrones,'" according to The Washington Post. Kirkus also called Heaven's Queen (2014) a "stunning conclusion" to the Paradox Series. Publishers Weekly wrote that Heaven's Queen was a "satisfying conclusion."