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Jean Rabe


USA flag (b.1957)

Jean Rabe is a fantasy and sci-fi author and editor who has worked on the Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, and BattleTech series, as well as many others. Early in her career she worked for the Quincy Herald-Whig in Quincy, Illinois, and then for the Evansville Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana. She went on to work for TSR, Inc., for the RPGA, writing magazine articles, writing and editing Dungeons & Dragons and Gamma World gaming modules and eventually novels. Some of her more notable works includes her collaboration with Mercedes Lackey in the Halfblood Chronicles.
 

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
 
Series
Finest Trilogy
   1. The Finest Creation (2004)
   2. The Finest Choice (2005)
   3. The Finest Challenge (2006)
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Blackguards
   Mainon (2015)
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Love-Haight Case Files (with Donald J Bingle)
   1. The Love-Haight Case Files (2015)
   2. The Love-Haight Case Files, Book 2 (2021)
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Piper Blackwell Mystery
   1. The Dead of Winter (2016)
   2. The Dead of Night (2017)
   3. The Dead of Summer (2019)
   4. The Dead of Jerusalem Ridge (2020)
   5. The Dead of Autumn (2022)
   6. The Dead of Sled Run (2023)
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Novels
   Swamplight (1993)
   Scoundrel's Folly (1996)
   Fenzig's Fortune (2007)
   Dragon Mage (2008) (with Andre Norton)
   The Cauldron (2015) (with Gene DeWeese)
   Pockets of Darkness (2015)
   The Bone Shroud (2018)
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Collections
   Way of the Witch (2002) (with others)
   Pirates Of The Blue Kingdoms (2008) (with others)
   This And That And Tales About Cats (2008)
   Uncanny Encounters: Roswell (2009) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   Historical Hauntings (2001) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Sol's Children (2002) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Renaissance Faire (2005) (with Andre Norton)
   Furry Fantastic (2006) (with Brian M Thomsen)
   Time Twisters (2007) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Pandora's Closet (2007) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Terribly Twisted Tales (2009) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Spells of the City (2009) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Timeshares (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Stalking the Wild Hare (2010) (with John Helfers, Chris Pierson and Marc Tassin)
   Steampunk'd (2010) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Boondocks Fantasy (2011) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   Hot and Steamy (2011) (with Martin H Greenberg)
   A Hero By Any Other Name (2013)
   Time-Traveled Tales (2013)
   Athena's Daughters (2014)
   Dragons! (2017)
   Turning the Tied (2021) (with Robert Greenberger, Jonathan Maberry and D J Stevenson)
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Series contributed to
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Endless Quest
   39. Secret of the Djinn (1994)
   44. Night of the Tiger (1995)
   49. Sands of Deception (1996)
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Dragonlance : Dhamon Saga
   1. Downfall (2000)
   2. Betrayal (2001)
   3. Redemption (2002)
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Sovereign Stone
   The Taan (2000) (with Janet Pack)
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Shadowrun
   45. Aftershock (2006) (with John Helfers)
   Shadows Down Under (2018)
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Dragonlance : Stonetellers
   1. The Rebellion (2007)
   2. Death March (2008)
   3. Goblin Nation (2009)
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Blue Kingdoms
   1. Buxom Buccaneers (2008) (with others)
   2. Shades & Specters (2008) (with Stephen D Sullivan)
   3. Mages & Magic (2010) (with Donald J Bingle and Stephen D Sullivan)
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Dragonband: Tales
   3. Women of the Crystal Coast (2019) (with others)
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Non fiction show
 
Jean Rabe recommends
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Hurt Mountain (2024)
Angela Crook
"A mystery within a mystery frosted with a rekindled romance. Hurt Mountain is suspenseful when it should be, with vivid, intense writing that sparkles. It's spiked with some gut punches and the splintered, aching loss of family torn apart and found. Olivia and Brandon are characters I wish I'd created. Recommended."
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The Secrets on Chicory Lane (2017)
Raymond Benson
"Where a novel lands on a bookstore shelf is defined by label: mystery, suspense, thriller, horror, literary. Raymond Benson’s The Secrets on Chicory Lane is all of those things, and a little more. . . . Benson sculpts perfect sentences and scenes, memories and emotions dripping off the pages."
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Zombies, Werewolves, & Unicorns (2010)
Stephen D Sullivan
"Stephen D. Sullivan is a master at crafting fast-paced action scenes that keep the pages turning. Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down. The two tales are that engrossing."

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Anthologies containing stories by Jean Rabe
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The Big Book of Cyberpunk Vol. 1 (2023)
(Big Book of Cyberpunk, book 1)
edited by
Jared Shurin
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Thrilling Adventure Yarns 2022 (2023)
(Thrilling Adventure Yarns, book 3)
edited by
Robert Greenberger

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