C. N. Kuster
@cnkuster.bsky.social
Author of THE BLOODWEAVER (2026 Podium).
Portrait artist. Thinks language is pretty neat.
Rep: Cameron McClure @ DMLA.
www.cnkuster.com
Portrait artist. Thinks language is pretty neat.
Rep: Cameron McClure @ DMLA.
www.cnkuster.com
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Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
I think I’m the luckiest debut author in the world to get such a gorgeous cover. @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social brought “The Bloodweaver’s“ main character, Kerick, to life in such stunning, intimate detail that I’m still pinching myself over it.
This is real life, right?
This is real life, right?
Here's the cover illustration I did of 'The Bloodweaver' by @cnkuster.bsky.social , for Podium Publishing!
Out June 2026!
Out June 2026!
November 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I think I’m the luckiest debut author in the world to get such a gorgeous cover. @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social brought “The Bloodweaver’s“ main character, Kerick, to life in such stunning, intimate detail that I’m still pinching myself over it.
This is real life, right?
This is real life, right?
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I'm so honored and excited to share I have a new story in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social coming out this October! Look at this incredible cover!
Cant wait for y'all to read it :')
Cant wait for y'all to read it :')
Behold! The cover and TOC for our latest, GODS & MONSTERS, coming at you this October:
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
fiyahlitmag.com/2025/09/06/f...
September 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I'm so honored and excited to share I have a new story in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social coming out this October! Look at this incredible cover!
Cant wait for y'all to read it :')
Cant wait for y'all to read it :')
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
Omg, thank you so much for coming!!
In the SFF Families panel and 1000000x yes to @cnkuster.bsky.social 's points on teens being portrayed tropily in fiction while their earnestness and desire to be seen are dismissed or invisible.
August 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Omg, thank you so much for coming!!
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In the SFF Families panel and 1000000x yes to @cnkuster.bsky.social 's points on teens being portrayed tropily in fiction while their earnestness and desire to be seen are dismissed or invisible.
August 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In the SFF Families panel and 1000000x yes to @cnkuster.bsky.social 's points on teens being portrayed tropily in fiction while their earnestness and desire to be seen are dismissed or invisible.
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THE LAST LEAP - A gothic thriller. Rebecca X Mexican Gothic.
She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams?
#QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide
She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams?
#QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide
August 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
THE LAST LEAP - A gothic thriller. Rebecca X Mexican Gothic.
She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams?
#QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide
She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams?
#QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide
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I don't know how it got to be the end of summer but...
Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!
Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!
August 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I don't know how it got to be the end of summer but...
Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!
Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!
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If you don't have the Denali national park sled dog puppy cam playing 24/7 on your computer, what are you even doing??
www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...
www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...
Webcam: Sled Dog Puppies - Denali National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
June 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
If you don't have the Denali national park sled dog puppy cam playing 24/7 on your computer, what are you even doing??
www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...
www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...
Well, snap. I forgot to post this here!!! I’m gonna be a published author, y’all!!
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Well, snap. I forgot to post this here!!! I’m gonna be a published author, y’all!!
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Meet Emiel! He’s the third and final sibling in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER, a story about siblings who must navigate the increasingly volatile landscape of a world divided by new magic.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
March 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Meet Emiel! He’s the third and final sibling in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER, a story about siblings who must navigate the increasingly volatile landscape of a world divided by new magic.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
Meet Emiel! He’s the third and final sibling in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER, a story about siblings who must navigate the increasingly volatile landscape of a world divided by new magic.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
March 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Meet Emiel! He’s the third and final sibling in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER, a story about siblings who must navigate the increasingly volatile landscape of a world divided by new magic.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.
Boosting this for visibility!! Good on you, @clarionwest.bsky.social!!!
We are delighted to announce a new Six-Week Workshop scholarship for Trans writers. The Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for the Six-Week Workshop, has been offered by an anonymous donor and will be available for the first time this year.
Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers
We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…
www.clarionwest.org
January 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Boosting this for visibility!! Good on you, @clarionwest.bsky.social!!!
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Very excited for a new editorial adventure. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
Ruoxi Chen Joins Putnam as Executive Editor
At Putnam, two-time Hugo Award–winning editor and 2022 PW Star Watch superstar Ruoxi Chen will serve as executive editor, with a focus on acquiring crossover fantasy, romantasy, and sci-fi.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Very excited for a new editorial adventure. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief...
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Hello #Booksky! This is Mel, a protagonist in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER. When her girlfriend gets arrested for Bloodweaving, Mel will do anything to keep her from harm, even if it means posing as a Bloodweaver herself and forging ties with her captors.
I drew this myself. No AI was used.
#fantasy
I drew this myself. No AI was used.
#fantasy
November 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
This is the most underrated album of the 90’s, and I will die on this hill.
November 19, 2024 at 2:05 AM
This is the most underrated album of the 90’s, and I will die on this hill.
Hello #Booksky! This is Mel, a protagonist in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER. When her girlfriend gets arrested for Bloodweaving, Mel will do anything to keep her from harm, even if it means posing as a Bloodweaver herself and forging ties with her captors.
I drew this myself. No AI was used.
#fantasy
I drew this myself. No AI was used.
#fantasy
November 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
OMG can we bring back the thorn for the singular they?! My little nerdy language loving heart would LOVE to be like “My pronouns are she/þey.”
The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
November 18, 2024 at 2:09 AM
OMG can we bring back the thorn for the singular they?! My little nerdy language loving heart would LOVE to be like “My pronouns are she/þey.”
November 17, 2024 at 7:11 PM
This interview is awesome! Can’t wait to read the new novel, The Haunting of Room 904, soon!!!
Hey there, since bluesky is blowing up, I thought I'd repost this interview I did with Macmillan library for my forthcoming novel #TheHauntingOfRoom904
"Haunted by her sister’s death...paranormal investigator Olivia Becente has been asked to help solve the mystery of the deaths occurring in room 904...where every five years a woman appears in the room with no memory of how she got there, and two weeks later reappears in the same manner and dies."
November 16, 2024 at 10:08 PM
This interview is awesome! Can’t wait to read the new novel, The Haunting of Room 904, soon!!!
Gaaaaaaaah, THANK YOU, @erikatwurth.bsky.social !!!
Dude. Editors. This is one of the smartest, most fun fantasy novels. I’ve read in I don’t know how long. The world building is glorious. The characters are people you’d follow to the ends of the earth. And the ending? DUDE
November 15, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Gaaaaaaaah, THANK YOU, @erikatwurth.bsky.social !!!
Hey, #booksky! I don’t just write #AdultSFF, I like to draw my characters, too! Meet Kerick, the main character of my novel, The Bloodweaver. This took me approximately 30 hours to draw (by hand NO AI) using a Wacom tablet and Photoshop.
If you’re interested in seeing more, follow along!
If you’re interested in seeing more, follow along!
November 15, 2024 at 5:23 PM
10 bands to get to know me
The Decemberists
Shearwater
Modest Mouse
The War on Drugs
Kurt Vile
The National
Pearl Jam
Florence + the Machine
Mewithoutyou
Murder by Death
The Decemberists
Shearwater
Modest Mouse
The War on Drugs
Kurt Vile
The National
Pearl Jam
Florence + the Machine
Mewithoutyou
Murder by Death
10 bands to get to know me
Nirvana
Linkin Park
Green Day
MCR
Metallica
Rise Against
System of a Down
Nightwish
The Offspring
AFI
Nirvana
Linkin Park
Green Day
MCR
Metallica
Rise Against
System of a Down
Nightwish
The Offspring
AFI
10 bands to get to know me
- Behind Crimson Eyes
- MCR
- Sirus
- Snow Patrol (not Eyes Open, though)
- A Sound Mind
- RILEY!
- Silos
- Miracle Musical
- Smith Street Band
- Simple Plan
- Behind Crimson Eyes
- MCR
- Sirus
- Snow Patrol (not Eyes Open, though)
- A Sound Mind
- RILEY!
- Silos
- Miracle Musical
- Smith Street Band
- Simple Plan
November 15, 2024 at 1:49 AM
10 bands to get to know me
The Decemberists
Shearwater
Modest Mouse
The War on Drugs
Kurt Vile
The National
Pearl Jam
Florence + the Machine
Mewithoutyou
Murder by Death
The Decemberists
Shearwater
Modest Mouse
The War on Drugs
Kurt Vile
The National
Pearl Jam
Florence + the Machine
Mewithoutyou
Murder by Death
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I made a starter pack.
You’re welcome. You looked like you needed a win.
You’re welcome. You looked like you needed a win.
November 13, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I made a starter pack.
You’re welcome. You looked like you needed a win.
You’re welcome. You looked like you needed a win.