Rhiannon Frater


Biography

Rhiannon Frater was born and raised a Texan. Though she has lived in various towns all over the state, she finally settled in Austin, Texas where she met her husband and worked as a governmental consultant.
During her travels for her job, she was inspired to write the story of two women fleeing into the Texas Hill Country in an attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. Originally published as a serial online under the title AS THE WORLD DIES, she later self-published the series in three novels to satisfy the many fans of the story. The first novel in the series, THE FIRST DAYS, won the 2008 Dead Letter Award for Best Book (Fiction). The second book, FIGHTING TO SURVIVE won the 2009 Dead Letter Award in the same category.

The AS THE WORLD DIES books were purchased by Tor in 2010.The first book, THE FIRST DAYS, was released in July 2011 and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. The second, FIGHTING TO SURVIVE, will be released on November 8, 2011. The third book, SIEGE, will be released in early 2012.

She is also the author of THE LIVING DEAD BOY AND THE ZOMBIE HUNTERS, PRETTY WHEN SHE DIES: A Vampire Novel and two novels in the Vampire Bride Series (THE TALE OF THE VAMPIRE BRIDE and THE VENGEANCE OF THE VAMPIRE BRIDE). All her works have been optioned for either TV or film.

Rhiannon continues to live in Austin, Texas with her husband and is now a full-time writer.
She is represented by Hannah Gordon of the Foundry Literary + Media agency.



Contact her at rhiannonfrater at gmail.com

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Books

The Midnight Spell    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $3.99 USD. 99880 words. Published on January 7, 2013. Fiction.

When a great evil arrives in town that threatens everything they hold dear, the best friends realize that finding a boyfriend is the least of their worries. Soon Adam and Christy will have to battle a force of darkness that has killed in their town before, and will again.
Pretty When She Kills (Pretty When She Dies #2)    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $3.99 USD. 82070 words. Published on September 7, 2012. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Amaliya Vezorak never believed in happy endings… When Amaliya’s grandmother, a powerful medium, experiences terrible visions that reveal there is another necromancer vampire and she is crying out for help, Amaliya realizes happy endings do not come easily…
Blood & Love And Other Vampire Tales    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $1.99 USD. 29080 words. Published on July 12, 2012. Fiction.

Award-winning author Rhiannon Frater delves deep into the vampire mythos in her new short story collection featuring the beautiful, but deadly undead. Spanning a hundred years and a diverse cast of characters, Rhiannon explores the themes of loneliness, revenge, blood and love in seven tales. How far will the bloodthirsty vampires go to find love, revenge, and family?
The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $3.99 USD. 119680 words. Published on June 11, 2012. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Vanguard Maria Martinez has lived her entire life within the towering walls of steel. She yearns for a life away from the overcrowded streets, rolling blackouts, and food shortages, but there is no hope for anyone as long as the Inferi Scourge howl outside the high walls.
As The World Dies Untold Tales Volume 2    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $2.99 USD. 46910 words. Published on March 16, 2012. Fiction.

In the second volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead. Two best friends fight to escape their zombie-infested town... A woman learns to kill... A trapped family must face the truth that sometimes zombies are not the worst monster...
The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $2.99 USD. 126060 words. Published on September 22, 2011. Fiction.

In THE VENGEANCE OF THE VAMPIRE BRIDE, Glynis learns to embrace the title of Countess Dracula as she sets into motion her plans to seek revenge on those who betrayed Glynis and her family to Dracula and to reunite with the man she loves. Set in the 1820s against the lush gothic backdrop of Buda, Hungary, the tale of one vampire bride’s quest for love and revenge.
As The World Dies Untold Tales Volume 1    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $2.99 USD. 47540 words. Published on August 3, 2011. Fiction.

THE FIRST DAYS: AS THE WORLD DIES introduced Jenni and Katie and their harrowing journey to the makeshift fort in the Texas Hill Country. But theirs is not the only tale to be told. In the first volume of the AS THE WORLD DIES UNTOLD TALES experience three terrifying tales of those who are forced to face the unrelenting and hungry walking dead.
The Living Dead Boy and The Zombie Hunters    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $2.99 USD. 43220 words. Published on October 27, 2010. Fiction.

Josh Rondell is twelve years old and known as the "living dead boy." As the head of the Zombie Hunters Club, he's obsessed with preparing for the zombocalypse. When zombies do shamble into his schoolyard, Josh finds himself the leader of the dwindling band of zombie hunters, and he is charged with protecting them all. Trapped in his treehouse surrounded by the dead, will he be able to save them?
The Tale of the Vampire Bride    by Rhiannon Frater
Price: $2.99 USD. 166800 words. Published on March 27, 2010. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
All Lady Glynis Wright ever wanted was the freedom to live her life as she pleased. When her family becomes guests to one of the most fearsome and powerful vampires of all time, Glynis finds her fate is far more terrible than an arranged marriage. The Tale of the Vampire Bride is sure to thrill fans of the terrible, yet romantic vampires of literary past.

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