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Aldrea Alien

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Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling #queerindie NZ author of #queerfantasy romance. Mother. Animal lover. Vampire. Fangirl. she/they 🏳️‍🌈 🚫AI🚫 linktr.ee/aldreaalien

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · Nov 17

Quick intro time! I'm a queer indie author (she/they) from NZ. I write queer romance set in the ever-sprawling high fantasy world I call the Spellster Universe.
There's gay royalty, a mage/mage hunter pairing & a sapphic fairytale retelling.

You can find them all here: books.aldreaalien.com

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A layout of book covers atop a background of blue.
Top centre says "Spellster Universe".
Top left depicts two short stories titled "The Leap to Freedom" & "Willow".
Top right has a banner with "A Tale of Two Princes" atop a magical arrow. Below are two books "To Target the Heart" & "To Poison a Prince".
Bottom left has an arched banner saying "Princesses of the Sands" atop a glass crown. One book is below titled "Someone Else's Shoes".
Bottom right has a banner with "Spellster and the Hound" atop an electrified scimitar. The four books are "Tracking Trouble", "In Pain and Blood", "And the World Crumbled" & "In Love and Death".

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 17h

Delve into this bunch of fantasy and sci-fi available in #koboplus... books.bookfunnel.com/koboplusless...

#darkfantasy #mmromance #queerbooks #booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 2d

Pop on over to the AUS/NZ Indie Writers Book Club and stuff your ereader with some #freebies this weekend!
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#freebooks #queerbooks #booksky

Stuff Your Kindle | Nz Indie Writers B 1

A vibrant space for readers to explore new authors—and for indie writers to get the tools, guidance, and community they need to thrive

www.aus-nz-indiewritersbookclub.com

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 2d

Delve into some #queerbooks with these free #fantasyromance reads.
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#booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 3d

#quoteoftheday #writingcommunity #dailyquotes #AnneRice

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 4d

Just some casual lore-dropping about pigs and an ancient empire.

#spellsteruniverse #fantasyhistory #worldbuilding #fantasyfoods #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 5d

A jaded mage-hunter. A mystery that's better left unsolved. And a choice that tests morals against codes.

Read it today! books.aldreaalien.com/TT

#darkfantasy #queerbooks #queerfantasy #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 6d

Checking in on the Grey Wardens at Lavendel after the whole ordeal at the Weisshaupt Fortress.
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#dragonagetheveilguard #Veilguard #DragonAge #DATV

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Elf Mage | First Playthrough - Part 37

Checking in on the Grey Wardens at Lavendel after the whole ordeal at the Weisshaupt Fortress. #dragonage #dragonage4 #dragonagetheveilguard #dragonagetheveilguardgameplay #veilguard

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 8d

Celebrate the horror month with this selection of #queerhorror books...
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#queerbooks #horrorbooks #booksky

October LGBT Horror ("Horrormance" included)

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of books.

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 9d

Like many good mothers, Vala will do her best to give her child the best she can. Right now, that is freedom.

Sign up to my newsletter and grab this #queerfantasy #shortstory for free.
books.aldreaalien.com/newsletter

#queerbooks #freebook #booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 10d

Celebrate spooky season with this selection of #mmromance books... books.bookfunnel.com/octobermmrom...

#mmbooks #gaybooks #queerbooks #booksky

October MM Romance

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 11d

If you're a collector of pins or badges, consider checking out my store, where there's a selection of Spellster Universe-themed ones to choose from.
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#merch #spellsteruniverse #fourthwall #pins #badges #queerbooks

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 12d

Cezhorians take their cures seriously, and with a liberal use of garlic.

#spellsteruniverse #fantasyhistory #worldbuilding #fantasyfoods

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 13d

Someone is out to murder his husband and he might just be the reason they succeed...

Read this sequel to To Target the Heart today! books.aldreaalien.com/TPaP

#mmromance #fantasyromance #queerbooks #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 14d

Finally sorting out the whole Zara Renata thing for Lucanis... only to end up with another problem. His cousin has been sus from the beginning and I don't believe his grandmother is gone, either.
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#dragonagetheveilguard #Veilguard #DragonAge #DATV

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Elf Mage | First Playthrough - Part 36

Finally sorting out the whole Zara Renata thing for Lucanis... only to end up with another problem. His cousin has been sus from the beginning and I don't believe his grandmother is gone,…

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 15d

Delve into this bunch of fantasy and sci-fi available in #koboplus... books.bookfunnel.com/koboplusless...

#darkfantasy #mmromance #queerbooks #booksky

HIdden Gems on Kobo Plus

Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 16d

Hamish has one choice: Follow tradition or his heart.
How can he win with the odds are stacked against him?

Read To Target the Heart, a gay #fantasyromance, today! books.aldreaalien.com/TTtH

#mmromance #queerfantasy #queerbooks #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 17d

Celebrate love with a little #sapphic romance... books.bookfunnel.com/krsapphicrom...

#booksky #queerbooks

Sapphic Romance 9/14 - 10/14, 2025

We've got your next 5 star read! All reasonable steps are taken to ensure the content in the Kaleidoscope Romance promos is ethically sourced. Each individual author is responsible and liable for ensuring...

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 17d

For a first-timer, I would suggest a potato pie. Creamy on the inside, slightly crispy outside & none too heavy on the pork or garlic like a lot of their other dishes.

However, a Cezhorian hearing that would serve you one of their infamous fortifying soups because if you're not local, you need it.

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 18d

Enter the ever-sprawling world of the Spellster Universe.
Within this setting find... #gayprinces, a magically immune elf and his powerful mage lover, and even a sapphic twist on a familiar fairytale.
books.aldreaalien.com

#fantasyromance #queerfantasy #queerbooks #bibooks #queercinderella #booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 19d

New month, new foods from my universe's people. This time, it's from a land I've spoken little of in any of my stories... Cezhory!

#spellsteruniverse #fantasyhistory #worldbuilding #fantasyfoods #booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 20d

All Alla wants is a single night to forget her life of abuse and drudgery under her stepmother, but the royal ball may offer an escape of a different kind...

Read it today! books.aldreaalien.com/SES

#lesfic #fairytaleretelling #cinderellaretelling #sapphicbooks #queerbooks #booksky

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 21d

Giving that ol' 2-for-1 special on dragon slaying.
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#dragonagetheveilguard #Veilguard #DragonAge #DATV

Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Elf Mage | First Playthrough - Part 35

Giving that ol' 2-for-1 special on dragon slaying. #dragonage #dragonage4 #dragonagetheveilguard #dragonagetheveilguardgameplay #veilguard

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 21d

Celebrate love with a little #sapphic romance... books.bookfunnel.com/krsapphicrom...

#booksky #queerbooks

Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 22d

When a young dwarven woman is captured by the enemy, she'll come face-to-face with their most powerful weapon.

Grab this #free #fantasy #shortstory today!
books.aldreaalien.com/Willow

#booksky

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Aldrea Alien @aldreaalien.bsky.social · 23d

Delve into the trials and games of being the main character with these #fantasyromance reads. books.bookfunnel.com/faroseptembe...

#booksky #queerbooks