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SFFH Author | Aurealis Award Winner, Ditmar Best New Talent, Sir Julius Vogel Award Winner | she/her 📘 THE RARKYN TRILOGY 📘 ONCE WE FLEW 📘 A NIGHT SO DARK AND FULL OF STARS 📍Aotearoa New Zealand www.nikkythewriter.com

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Nov 15

Given all the new follows (thank you 🙏) it's probably time to re-introduce myself. Hi, I'm Nikky 👋 an Aussie-born, Aotearoa New Zealand-based author of fantasy, sci-fi and horror! 🧵

Nikky Lee reading guide graphic:
Novellas – Once We Flew; Dingo and Sister
Rarkyn Series – The Rarkyn's Familiar (Book1) and The Rarkyn's Fall (Book2)
Collections – A Night So Dark And Full Of Stars: Twelve Tales Inspired By The Zodiac

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · 2d

A reminder to my NZ spec fic author friends – don't forget to enter your works into Te Pae Tawhiti Awards, Aotearoa's first judged speculative fiction awards! We're looking for novels, novellas, YA, MG, short stories, graphic novels and more!

tepaetawhitiawards.nz/how-to-enter/

#nzbooks #nzauthor

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · 6d

I'm so ready for this draft to be done!

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · 6d

It's been a bit of a slog, but Rarkyn book 3 is at 240k words! Almost there 😮‍💨

#therarkyntrilogy #amwriting #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #drafting #authorlife #writing

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Narratess Indie August Sale is ALMOST OVER! Dozens of indie fantasy, sci-fi and horror books are on sale or even free! Go check out this amazing sale before it ends!!!

indiebook.sale

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Narratess Indie Book Sale, August 23-25. Banner shows several ebooks around a graphic of a dragon, skulls, crystals and planets.

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the Driveby Calligrapher @dbcalligrapher.bsky.social · Aug 15

@fondalee.bsky.social on the “why fantasy” panel, telling us why she likes fantasy. She also said “it tells the truth by lowering the defenses”

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 24

The Narratess Book Sale is on! 320+ fantasy, science-fiction and horror books for Free, 0.99, or 1.99—including The Rarkyn's Familiar!

🪶Blood magic
🪶Kickass heroine
🪶Monster companion
🪶Enemies to begrudging allies
🪶Multiple magic systems
🪶Mental health rep

+ Now in audiobook 🎧

🔗➡️ indiebook.sale

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 16

One is from StoryOrigin and the other one from Trackbear 😊

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 16

Whelp, I hit my 220,000 word target and I'm not done (so many loose ends to tie up 😵‍💫). The good news is I'm solidly into act three and the end is in sight.

#therarkyntrilogy #booksky #amwriting #epicfantasy #nzbooks

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 9

There are sooo many in here. I had to stop myself from buying them all!

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 9

I have a number of these already in my 'to be read' mountain, but a couple that I have read, enjoyed and recommend are:

The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies

Wistful Ascending by JCM Berne

The Skin by J.E. Hannaford

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 9

Heads up book lovers! This weekend is the Beloved SFF Sale. Check out the amazing, curated list of recommended indie fantasy and sci-fi books that are either free or US$0.99!

talesfromthecircle.com/epicsale2025...

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#Booksky #booklovers #indiebooks #booksale

Beloved SFF book sale graphic - August 7-11th

Over 100 recommended books on sale

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Aug 7

Oh jeez. AI will make the education slip ten times worse 😬😬😬 Soon it's no longer be public and private schools, but AI "schools" and schools with real teachers.

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Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards @tepaetawhitiawards.bsky.social · Aug 6

Te Pae Tawhiti Distant Horizon Awards—Aotearoa New Zealand's first juried speculative fiction awards—are currently open to entries!

We’re very excited to see this award make its way into the world and are encouraging New Zealand and Pasifika authors to submit in the following categories:

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Jul 20

I don't mind them either, except when I have to edit them 😅

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Jul 20

It is appears I have developed a problem 😭😱🙈

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Jul 17

200k down! I am no longer sure how much more I have to go 😅 But I think it's going to be more than the 20k I gave myself. Ooops 🙈

#therarkyntrilogy #amwriting #authorlife #epicfantasy #writing #drafting

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Jul 13

It's official! THE RARKYN'S FAMILIAR is now out on audiobook 🎧🎉 Narrated by the brilliant Anna Maste (@annamastevoice). It's now available on Amazon, Audible, Kobo Plus and all the usual audiobook places — links at www.books2read.com/rarkyn 🪶

#audiobooks #epicfantasy #darkfantasy #booksky

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Jun 1

Wowza, what a review! Thank you @yourpaperquest.bsky.social 🤩

Your Paper Quest @yourpaperquest.bsky.social · May 30

Once We Flew by @nikkythewriter.com is our latest Novella Corner spotlight!

Be sure to check it out in our latest blog post about why it caught our eye, and why it might catch yours too!

www.yourpaperquest.com/archives/655...

Once We Flew – Your Paper Quest | Self Published Book Subscription Box

www.yourpaperquest.com

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · May 21

🚨 Book bundle alert 🚨

Enjoy speculative fiction with strong women? Check out these two book bundles!

Buy 13 books for $16.25 instead of $43 and save over 60%! DEAL ENDS MAY 22.

Bundle 1: itch.io/b/3023/stron...

Bundle 2 (contains Rarkyn 1 & 2): itch.io/b/3022/stron...

#Booksky #BargainBooks

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · May 15

#WIP update: Rarkyn Book 3 is at 180k words!

#TheRarkynTrilogy

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · May 7

Thank you ☺️

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · May 1

Thank you Judy 😆

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Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · May 1

Thank you Hiria ☺️

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · May 1

Thank you Tania 😊

Nikky Lee - Author @nikkythewriter.com · Apr 30

#NZWrites April 30: Share something good that happen to me this month! (No video again, as cold still not gone 😤)

I won a Sir Julius Vogel Award for my sci-fi horror novella "We Who Remain"!

And I also found out I was shortlisted four times in the Australian Aurealis Awards 🤯

SpecFicNZ @specficnz.bsky.social · Apr 29

#NZWrites April 30: Share something good that happened to you this month!

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