Who This Author Is

Aran Ashe has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2011, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Handmaidens and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Nexus and Virgin Nexus.

Best Place To Start

The Handmaidens

Nexus • 1999 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Nexus and Virgin Nexus

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Nexus and Virgin Nexus.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Handmaidens

    Nexus • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 256 pages.

  2. Choosing Lovers for Justine

    Nexus • 1993 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 262 pages.

  3. Dungeons of Lidir

    Penguin Random House • 2011 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 236 pages.

  4. Love-Chattel of Tormunil (Nexus)

    Virgin Nexus • 2003 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 272 pages.

  5. Slave-Mines of Tormunil (Nexus)

    Nexus (UK) • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 256 pages.

  6. Pleasure Island (Nexus)

    Virgin Nexus • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 256 pages.

  7. The Dungeons of Lidir

    St Martins Pr • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 256 pages.

  8. The Slave of Lidir

    London Bridge • 2000 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  9. Citadel of Servitude

    Bbc Pubns • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 256 pages.

  10. Handmaidens

    Publishing Dimensions • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2003.

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