Natalie Kelda
@nataliekelda.bsky.social
I'm an author of (space) fantasy and Viking age historical fiction. ESL speaker, biologist, Danish. she/her
https://nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
https://nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
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I finally got my latest book up on my website!
You can now get all my books as sprayed edges and I may be biased but they're all gorgeous and make for brilliant presents for the bookworms in your family 👀
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop
You can now get all my books as sprayed edges and I may be biased but they're all gorgeous and make for brilliant presents for the bookworms in your family 👀
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop
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I have a cover reveal for you all today!
Check out the cover for CB Lansdell's interactive/choose-your-own-adventure piece that will be part of the Unearthed Stories app on December 5!
fanfiaddict.com/cover-reveal...
@cblansdell.bsky.social
Check out the cover for CB Lansdell's interactive/choose-your-own-adventure piece that will be part of the Unearthed Stories app on December 5!
fanfiaddict.com/cover-reveal...
@cblansdell.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I have a cover reveal for you all today!
Check out the cover for CB Lansdell's interactive/choose-your-own-adventure piece that will be part of the Unearthed Stories app on December 5!
fanfiaddict.com/cover-reveal...
@cblansdell.bsky.social
Check out the cover for CB Lansdell's interactive/choose-your-own-adventure piece that will be part of the Unearthed Stories app on December 5!
fanfiaddict.com/cover-reveal...
@cblansdell.bsky.social
I'm so excited for this interactive story that lands on December 5th!
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm so excited for this interactive story that lands on December 5th!
Lilje Damselfly has officially sold 65 copies, 33 of these are physical books and that makes me so proud of the cover I drew!
You can grab a sprayed edge copy or a dropshipped one if you're in the US on my website today!
All orders come with merch and of course a Barry sticker.
You can grab a sprayed edge copy or a dropshipped one if you're in the US on my website today!
All orders come with merch and of course a Barry sticker.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Lilje Damselfly has officially sold 65 copies, 33 of these are physical books and that makes me so proud of the cover I drew!
You can grab a sprayed edge copy or a dropshipped one if you're in the US on my website today!
All orders come with merch and of course a Barry sticker.
You can grab a sprayed edge copy or a dropshipped one if you're in the US on my website today!
All orders come with merch and of course a Barry sticker.
I'm now taking pre-orders for PASCIFY!
Whether you enjoy dark fantasy with Treasure Planet vibes or prefer cosy historical fantasy, I've got plenty to choose from. All pre-orders have sprayed edges and come with merch 🙌
(PASCIFY is in Harrogate UK 10-11 April 2026)
nataliekelda.co.uk/pascify2026
Whether you enjoy dark fantasy with Treasure Planet vibes or prefer cosy historical fantasy, I've got plenty to choose from. All pre-orders have sprayed edges and come with merch 🙌
(PASCIFY is in Harrogate UK 10-11 April 2026)
nataliekelda.co.uk/pascify2026
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I'm now taking pre-orders for PASCIFY!
Whether you enjoy dark fantasy with Treasure Planet vibes or prefer cosy historical fantasy, I've got plenty to choose from. All pre-orders have sprayed edges and come with merch 🙌
(PASCIFY is in Harrogate UK 10-11 April 2026)
nataliekelda.co.uk/pascify2026
Whether you enjoy dark fantasy with Treasure Planet vibes or prefer cosy historical fantasy, I've got plenty to choose from. All pre-orders have sprayed edges and come with merch 🙌
(PASCIFY is in Harrogate UK 10-11 April 2026)
nataliekelda.co.uk/pascify2026
I finally got my latest book up on my website!
You can now get all my books as sprayed edges and I may be biased but they're all gorgeous and make for brilliant presents for the bookworms in your family 👀
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop
You can now get all my books as sprayed edges and I may be biased but they're all gorgeous and make for brilliant presents for the bookworms in your family 👀
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I finally got my latest book up on my website!
You can now get all my books as sprayed edges and I may be biased but they're all gorgeous and make for brilliant presents for the bookworms in your family 👀
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop
You can now get all my books as sprayed edges and I may be biased but they're all gorgeous and make for brilliant presents for the bookworms in your family 👀
nataliekelda.co.uk/shop
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I reviewed an ARC of Allosaurus in Wonderland by Jennifer Rossman, whom you may remember from Xitter:
“Picture Jurassic Park fused with Back to the Future like Jeff Goldblum as BrundleFly and you’re getting close.”
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
“Picture Jurassic Park fused with Back to the Future like Jeff Goldblum as BrundleFly and you’re getting close.”
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Dani Finn's review of Allosaurus in Wonderland and Other Tales of Avalonia
4/5: I received an ARC of this book, which did not influence my review. This loosely connected collection of time-travel tales is as bonkers as it is insightful. While at first the book seems to be a...
www.goodreads.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I reviewed an ARC of Allosaurus in Wonderland by Jennifer Rossman, whom you may remember from Xitter:
“Picture Jurassic Park fused with Back to the Future like Jeff Goldblum as BrundleFly and you’re getting close.”
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
“Picture Jurassic Park fused with Back to the Future like Jeff Goldblum as BrundleFly and you’re getting close.”
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Reposted by Natalie Kelda
We have books galore in Manchester at House of Books and Friends with some incredible indie publishers!
See you at 11 😍
See you at 11 😍
November 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We have books galore in Manchester at House of Books and Friends with some incredible indie publishers!
See you at 11 😍
See you at 11 😍
I hit 40k in my autumnal (gothic?) sapphic historical fantasy!
Random unedited quote:
“You shouldn’t leave your fire like that while out.” The gruff voice belonged to Mr Hackney – Lyra would remember it anywhere. It was like the dry scratch of boney fingers inside a coffin lid.
Random unedited quote:
“You shouldn’t leave your fire like that while out.” The gruff voice belonged to Mr Hackney – Lyra would remember it anywhere. It was like the dry scratch of boney fingers inside a coffin lid.
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I hit 40k in my autumnal (gothic?) sapphic historical fantasy!
Random unedited quote:
“You shouldn’t leave your fire like that while out.” The gruff voice belonged to Mr Hackney – Lyra would remember it anywhere. It was like the dry scratch of boney fingers inside a coffin lid.
Random unedited quote:
“You shouldn’t leave your fire like that while out.” The gruff voice belonged to Mr Hackney – Lyra would remember it anywhere. It was like the dry scratch of boney fingers inside a coffin lid.
They ate the flower entirely, moved to the cosmos and made a new plump friend.
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
They ate the flower entirely, moved to the cosmos and made a new plump friend.
Oh but to be a moth caterpillar sleeping safely in a flower that was moved inside to rescue it from winter's frosty grasp 😌
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Oh but to be a moth caterpillar sleeping safely in a flower that was moved inside to rescue it from winter's frosty grasp 😌
This is such a fun one for me.
Some MC's have never seen a body of water larger than a bathrub(Merlon, River in the Galaxy) and don't know what a fish is.
And then there's Lilje Damselfly, who's literally a water nymph and is in tune with and can sense water all the time even as vapour in the air.
Some MC's have never seen a body of water larger than a bathrub(Merlon, River in the Galaxy) and don't know what a fish is.
And then there's Lilje Damselfly, who's literally a water nymph and is in tune with and can sense water all the time even as vapour in the air.
Greetings, #NovemberWorldbuilders! Let's talk about your MC today. What is their relationship with water like? Do they know how to swim? Have they ever caught a fish? Or is it just something that gets in the way during their long journey? Maybe they've never *seen* a body of water so big
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is such a fun one for me.
Some MC's have never seen a body of water larger than a bathrub(Merlon, River in the Galaxy) and don't know what a fish is.
And then there's Lilje Damselfly, who's literally a water nymph and is in tune with and can sense water all the time even as vapour in the air.
Some MC's have never seen a body of water larger than a bathrub(Merlon, River in the Galaxy) and don't know what a fish is.
And then there's Lilje Damselfly, who's literally a water nymph and is in tune with and can sense water all the time even as vapour in the air.
Writers, share the first page of your book or WIP!
From my current WIP. Gothic historical fantasy w. a sapphic romance(and a cute terrier named Geoffrey)
Release due autumn 2027
From my current WIP. Gothic historical fantasy w. a sapphic romance(and a cute terrier named Geoffrey)
Release due autumn 2027
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Writers, share the first page of your book or WIP!
From my current WIP. Gothic historical fantasy w. a sapphic romance(and a cute terrier named Geoffrey)
Release due autumn 2027
From my current WIP. Gothic historical fantasy w. a sapphic romance(and a cute terrier named Geoffrey)
Release due autumn 2027
New graphic, since I now have 7 books in this series!
You can read the bottom without those on the top row and vice versa.
Which have you read so far? Perfect for those who loved Treasure Planet or thought Pirates of the Caribbean should have been in space 🏴☠️
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
You can read the bottom without those on the top row and vice versa.
Which have you read so far? Perfect for those who loved Treasure Planet or thought Pirates of the Caribbean should have been in space 🏴☠️
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
November 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
New graphic, since I now have 7 books in this series!
You can read the bottom without those on the top row and vice versa.
Which have you read so far? Perfect for those who loved Treasure Planet or thought Pirates of the Caribbean should have been in space 🏴☠️
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
You can read the bottom without those on the top row and vice versa.
Which have you read so far? Perfect for those who loved Treasure Planet or thought Pirates of the Caribbean should have been in space 🏴☠️
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
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For anyone wanting a cute fantasy romance book (that I definitely didnt cry during cause im big and tough. No one look at my last tea post)
This one. This this.
This one. This this.
Trying to take a cute promo photo with the cosmos but then there's a peeping Tom (or I should say Barry) in the background 😂
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
For anyone wanting a cute fantasy romance book (that I definitely didnt cry during cause im big and tough. No one look at my last tea post)
This one. This this.
This one. This this.
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To celebrate 3.9k followers, I wanted to do something new: an #IndieBook #Share! 🪷
◦ share this post for visibility
◦ Comment with your BOOK TITLE, BLURB (not snappy trope list!), and LINK FOR ACQUISITION
◦ if you have a COVER, add it with ALT text & artist/designer credit
◦ NO AI!
◦ share others!
◦ share this post for visibility
◦ Comment with your BOOK TITLE, BLURB (not snappy trope list!), and LINK FOR ACQUISITION
◦ if you have a COVER, add it with ALT text & artist/designer credit
◦ NO AI!
◦ share others!
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
To celebrate 3.9k followers, I wanted to do something new: an #IndieBook #Share! 🪷
◦ share this post for visibility
◦ Comment with your BOOK TITLE, BLURB (not snappy trope list!), and LINK FOR ACQUISITION
◦ if you have a COVER, add it with ALT text & artist/designer credit
◦ NO AI!
◦ share others!
◦ share this post for visibility
◦ Comment with your BOOK TITLE, BLURB (not snappy trope list!), and LINK FOR ACQUISITION
◦ if you have a COVER, add it with ALT text & artist/designer credit
◦ NO AI!
◦ share others!
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Congrats! 🥳
Dance of Demons is the first in my new queer dark fantasy series, Poison and Opium.
Daisuke wants to change his future.
Obito wants his past to die.
The Priestess of Shadows...wants to burn it all.
🔗: books2read.com/u/3yNNVB
Dance of Demons is the first in my new queer dark fantasy series, Poison and Opium.
Daisuke wants to change his future.
Obito wants his past to die.
The Priestess of Shadows...wants to burn it all.
🔗: books2read.com/u/3yNNVB
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Congrats! 🥳
Dance of Demons is the first in my new queer dark fantasy series, Poison and Opium.
Daisuke wants to change his future.
Obito wants his past to die.
The Priestess of Shadows...wants to burn it all.
🔗: books2read.com/u/3yNNVB
Dance of Demons is the first in my new queer dark fantasy series, Poison and Opium.
Daisuke wants to change his future.
Obito wants his past to die.
The Priestess of Shadows...wants to burn it all.
🔗: books2read.com/u/3yNNVB
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The Edge of a World (Otar's Universe #1)
Possessed by a monster Otar's sets out on a journey to find the truth about the monster, his origin, and the world.
books2read.com/u/mdwgNw
itch.io/c/5631027/ot...
Possessed by a monster Otar's sets out on a journey to find the truth about the monster, his origin, and the world.
books2read.com/u/mdwgNw
itch.io/c/5631027/ot...
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Edge of a World (Otar's Universe #1)
Possessed by a monster Otar's sets out on a journey to find the truth about the monster, his origin, and the world.
books2read.com/u/mdwgNw
itch.io/c/5631027/ot...
Possessed by a monster Otar's sets out on a journey to find the truth about the monster, his origin, and the world.
books2read.com/u/mdwgNw
itch.io/c/5631027/ot...
There's my debut in the spotlight!
BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: River in the Galaxy by Natalie Kelda @bbnya.bsky.social @nataliekelda.bsky.social
irresponsiblereader.com/2025/11/10/b...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
There's my debut in the spotlight!
Aw did everyone see this lovely review? 🥰
Morning everyone and welcome to week two of A Month of Rain and Reads! We've got EVEN MORE posts for you, but let's start with this fantastic review of Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by @nataliekelda.bsky.social as written by @desiheart.bsky.social:
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
www.readindiefantasy.com/amorar-book-...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Aw did everyone see this lovely review? 🥰
Trying to take a cute promo photo with the cosmos but then there's a peeping Tom (or I should say Barry) in the background 😂
November 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Trying to take a cute promo photo with the cosmos but then there's a peeping Tom (or I should say Barry) in the background 😂
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#AMoRaR
I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.
I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.
Daily Challenge 8: Out Of This World - Share a science fiction book you loved!
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
Reply or repost with your answer to enter, and remember to include the tag #AMoRaR
November 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#AMoRaR
I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.
I will forever and always sing the praises of Skylark in the Fog by @helynalc.bsky.social I don’t read a ton of sci-fi but this story pulled me in with its wonderful characters and remains solidly in my top 5 all time favorite books.
Have you started my *completed* trilogy yet?
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Have you started my *completed* trilogy yet?
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
A character focused plot, and a queer normative world but this trilogy (and bonus novella) isn't for the faint of heart!
Read it in KU or add the gorgeous paperbacks to your shelf!
nataliekelda.co.uk/book-links
This book is beautiful inside out 🪷
It's the perfect read for something cosy and melancholic with a hint of those warm days of spring where the birds sing and the breeze is gentle.
Available in KU or as a gorgeous paperback or hardback!
It's the perfect read for something cosy and melancholic with a hint of those warm days of spring where the birds sing and the breeze is gentle.
Available in KU or as a gorgeous paperback or hardback!
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This book is beautiful inside out 🪷
It's the perfect read for something cosy and melancholic with a hint of those warm days of spring where the birds sing and the breeze is gentle.
Available in KU or as a gorgeous paperback or hardback!
It's the perfect read for something cosy and melancholic with a hint of those warm days of spring where the birds sing and the breeze is gentle.
Available in KU or as a gorgeous paperback or hardback!
I think Karen's the first reader of my newest release 😍
#FantasyIndiesNovember
Catch-up because I wanted to do this yesterday but forgot!
Last read: To Free a Magpie @joycegee.bsky.social
Current: Verselva Blues @nataliekelda.bsky.social
Next: Either last book in Raven's Daughters series or last book in Demon Storm.
I wanna finish some series!
Catch-up because I wanted to do this yesterday but forgot!
Last read: To Free a Magpie @joycegee.bsky.social
Current: Verselva Blues @nataliekelda.bsky.social
Next: Either last book in Raven's Daughters series or last book in Demon Storm.
I wanna finish some series!
November 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I think Karen's the first reader of my newest release 😍
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This week's blog was a fun one for me, and something I haven't done before. But since we're headed into the holiday season, I thought I'd share some book/series picks to consider buying for the bookworm(s) in your life.
Check it out here: ajcalvin.net/my-2025-holi...
Check it out here: ajcalvin.net/my-2025-holi...
My 2025 Holiday Gift Guide (Books to Consider Buying for the Bookworm in your Life) - A.J. Calvin
My 2025 Holiday Gift Guide (Books to consider buying for the bookworm in your life. Or yourself. I’m not judging) As it’s now November, I know some of you are probably thinking about holiday gift opti...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week's blog was a fun one for me, and something I haven't done before. But since we're headed into the holiday season, I thought I'd share some book/series picks to consider buying for the bookworm(s) in your life.
Check it out here: ajcalvin.net/my-2025-holi...
Check it out here: ajcalvin.net/my-2025-holi...