Aeryn Rudel is a writer from Tacoma, Washington. He is the author of the baseball horror novella Effectively Wild, the Iron Kingdoms Acts of War novels, and the flash fiction collection Night Walk & Other Dark Paths. His short stories have appeared in Dark Matter Magazine, On Spec, and Pseudopod, among others. Learn more about Aeryn's work at www.rejectomancy.com or on Twitter @Aeryn_Rudel.
Books
Effectively Wild
Grinnin Skull Press, 2022
Night Walk & Other Dark Paths
Molotov Cocktail, 2021
Acts of War: Stormbreak
Privateer Press, 2019
Acts of War: Aftershock
Privateer Press, 2017
Acts of War: Flashpoint
Privateer Press, 2016
Scars of Caen
2015
Unleashed Legends: Sacred Charge
Privateer Press, 2015
Unleashed Legends: Blood in the Water
Privateer Press, 2015
On a Black Tide
2014
Through the Darkness: The Story of Machinations
Privateer Press, 2013
Selected work
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Thicker than Water
Radon Journal, 2025
Rijal's Run
Black Cat Weekly, 2025
Removal Day
Factor Four Magazine, 2024
The Last Labor of Larry Lizard
Shotgun Honey Flash Fiction, 2024
Taste Test
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter, 2024
Time On My Hands
Black Cat Weekly, 2024
Take Your Medicine
Thirteen Horror Podcast, 2024
The Past, History
Black Cat Weekly, 2024
The Smile Price
Black Cat Weekly, 2023
Brave New Apocalypse
Factor Four Magazine, 2023
When Gods Walk
Radon Journal, 2023
Coffee Fiend
Factor Four Magazine, 2023
Tending Terry
Creepy Podcast, 2023
Hell to Pay - Installment Plans Available!
Tales to Terrify, 2023
The Downer
On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic, 2023
Reporting for Duty
Flash Point SF, 2023
The Woman in the Moon
The Molotov Cocktail, 2022
The Death of Me
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2022
Where the Bodies Are Buried
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2022
Hunting Snowmen
Radon Journal, 2022
Drums
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2022
Fertilizer
Radon Journal, 2022
Left is Right
Shotgun Honey Flash Fiction, 2022
What You Pay For
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2022
Mixed Signals
Flash Point SF, 2022
Just Knock
Ellipsis Zine, 2021
Grave Concerns
MetaStellar, 2021
Special Order
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2021
The Scars You Keep
Wyldblood Magazine, 2021
Wish You Well
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2021
Rhymes with Dead
Wyldblood Magazine, 2021
News From Home
Wyldblood Magazine, 2021
Caroline
Dark Matter Magazine, 2021
Giving Up the Ghost
Flash Point SF, 2021
The Night, Forever, and Us
Love Letters to Poe, 2021
Things That Grow
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter, 2021
The Past, History
Dark Matter Magazine, 2021
Fair Pay
Flash Fiction Magazine, 2020
AERYN RUDEL: Futility Defined
50-Word Stories, 2020
Second Bite
MetaStellar, 2020
Stall Number Two
Ellipsis Zine, 2020
Toward the Sun
The Molotov Cocktail, 2020
Childish Things
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2020
Don't Laugh
Mystery Tribune, 2020
Outdoor Space
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2020
His Favorite Tune
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter, 2020
Dead Bugs
50-Word Stories, 2020
Liquid Courage
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2020
Reading the Room
The Overcast, 2020
Bites
Flame Tree Publishing, 2020
The Back-Off
On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic, 2020
Where They Belong
Ellipsis Zine, 2020
Small Evil
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2019
The Grove
The Molotov Cocktail, 2019
The Thing That Came with the Storm
The Molotov Cocktail, 2019
His True Name
50-Word Stories, 2019
Ditchers
Aphotic Realm, 2019
Big Problems
Jersey Devil Press, 2019
Paint-Eater
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2019
Treed
50-Word Stories, 2019
The Sitting Room
Mystery Tribune, 2019
The Father of Terror
Mystery Tribune, 2019
The Rarest Cut
Ellipsis Zine, 2018
Far Shores and Ancient Graves
NewMyths.com, 2019
A Point of Honor
Radix Magazine, 2019
Luck Be a Bullet
EconoClash Review, 2018
When the Lights Go On
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2018
Time Waits for One Man
Factor Four Magazine, 2018
Old as the Trees
Ellipsis Zine, 2018
Bear Necessity
The Molotov Cocktail, 2018
What Kind of Hero
Ellipsis Zine, 2018
The Last Scar
Trembling With Fear, 2018
Do Me A Favor
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2018
The Inside People
Ellipsis Zine, 2018
Burning Man
Havok, 2018
Two Legs
The Molotov Cocktail, 2018
Simulacrum
Ellipsis Zine, 2018
Scare Tactics
Flame Tree Publishing, 2018
The Food Bank
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2018
New Arrivals
Havok, 2018
Little Sister
The Molotov Cocktail, 2017
Reunion
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2017
Cowtown
The Arcanist: The Literary Fantasy Magazine, 2017
An Incident on Dover Street
The Molotov Cocktail, 2017
Scare Tactics
The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine , 2017
Masks
The Molotov Cocktail, 2016
The Father of Terror
The Molotov Cocktail, 2016
Caroline
2016
Paper Cut
Red Sun Magazine, 2016
The Sitting Room
The Molotov Cocktail, 2016
Shadow Can
QuickFic, 2016
Night Walk
QuickFic, 2016
Big Problems
Havok, 2016
A Man of Many Hats
The Molotov Cocktail, 2016
Night Games
Pseudopod, 2016
Where They Belong
Dark Fuse, 2016
Beyond the Block
The Molotov Cocktail, 2015
Scare Tactics
Devilfish Review, 2015
The Rarest Cut
EGM Shorts, 2015
Side Effects
The Molotov Cocktail, 2015
Night Walk
The Molotov Cocktail, 2015
Shadow Can
The Molotov Cocktail, 2014
At the Seams
The Molotov Cocktail, 2014
One Last Spell, My Love
Allegory Magazine, 2014
Night Games
Devilfish Review, 2014