# The Author is back by Rain City Skills in stunning new colors!

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-author-is-back-by-rain-city-skills-in-stunning-new-colors/382764
**Category:** YoYoExpert Releases and Restocks
**Created:** [August 17, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-author-is-back-by-rain-city-skills-in-stunning-new-colors/382764 "2023-08-17T15:00:40Z")
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### Author: ![YoYoExpert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyoexpert/32/71258_2.png) [@YoYoExpert](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoYoExpert)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-author-is-back-by-rain-city-skills-in-stunning-new-colors/382764/1 "2023-08-17T15:00:40Z")

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[![The_Author_Feature](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/d/3/5/d3517932a61387890b02bb9883d0382052ff5f14.jpeg)](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234)  
[The Author](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234) makes its return in stunning new colors! Now available in Light Brown, Light Blue, Orange w/ Gold and Silver Splash, Black w/ Red and Silver Splash, and the Science Fiction edition Black w/ Green and Aqua Splash!

**From Rain City Skills:** [The Author](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234) is a yoyo I’ve been waiting years to make. When I was working with King Yo Star, I had the opportunity to release a signature yoyo. The Pun was a great yoyo, but it wasn’t perfect. Five years later I have a lot more experience and a different set of needs.

First and foremost, I wanted a yoyo I’d enjoy playing. Something that wouldn’t be work to throw, that is smooth on the string and stable enough to work through designing a trick, and more importantly, teaching a trick. I’m also dealing with multiple shoulder injuries from car accidents. Most yo-yos in the 64g+ range hit the end of the string with a tug and have a tug on the bind. It’s not a lot, but it adds up to reduced throwing time. When Justin and I were working on this design, light weight was my #2 design goal.

[![Orange-Gold-Silver-Splash-The-Author](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/c/e/3ce2a69703f8471de6b4ce6acfe009bc58b7a287.jpeg)](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234) [![Orange-Gold-Silver-Splash-The-Author-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/0/3/603cfb6cd411bef45eebf84a953a6232c15f03e4.jpeg)](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234) [![Orange-Gold-Silver-Splash-The-Author-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/0/a/8/0a866005fc10d1320327c8e60850cf0af13ecd50.jpeg)](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234)  
We ended up with a 56g yoyo. That’s right, 56g. When I got the prototype, I played with it for a week before it occurred to me to weight it. The proto was 55g, we added 1g to the rim so it would have a good thumb grind lip.

I think you are going to love this throw, it’s light but powerful, and has a comfortable curve. It sits somewhere in the “W” shape ballpark but leaning towards an “O” shaped gap rather than a “V”. And of course, [The Author](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234) includes the signature Rain City Skills Lego hub you’ve come to know and love.

> **[The Author](https://shop.yoyoexpert.com/collections/new-releases/products/the-author-yoyo-by-rain-city?variant=31855734620234)**
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> From Rain City Skills: The Author is a yoyo I’ve been waiting years to make. When I was working with King Yo Star, I had the opportunity to release a signature yoyo. The Pun was a great yoyo, but it wasn’t perfect. Five years later I have a lot more...