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Tru Skies

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com

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North East British author of foul-mouthed queer fantasy The Cruel Gods and The Chosen One Con 📚 They/Them 💛🤍💜🖤 Trans rights! 🏳️‍⚧️ AI 🚫

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Cats: Bayley and Gustave 🙀

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@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comJul 6, 2026, 8:54 PM Pinned

The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duology—a queer gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions.

Releasing 1st September 2026!

Preorder on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7QDJLTC
Or sign up for an ARC. More details 👇

A promotional image for The Chosen One Con book by Trudie Skies. It shows a background of chimneys with smog and The Chosen One Con book cover along with the text: The Chosen One Con Releasing September 1. A televised contest of mages to find the "chosen one" in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions.
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@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 8:05 PM

It was honestly so lovely to see you! You were the one person I was hoping to see 😂

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 8:01 PM

But also I really need to start book 2 lol

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 8:01 PM

Gonna ride this high for the week 😂

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 8:01 PM

Also, there is nothing better than hoping a particular person likes your book and then they finish reading it and say they liked your book lol best feeling ever!

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 7:46 PM

I'm gonna do a summary of my Fantasycon experience tomorrow as I am too tired tonight lol but I had a fantastic time!

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 7:11 PM

Gus seems happy to see me! Bayley is indifferent 🤣

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 6:43 PM

Made it home!

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 5:20 PM

Just goes to show that negative reviews can sell books!

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 5:08 PM

You know what I'm gonna say lol

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 4:56 PM

I'm so excited to see my cats again.

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 4:37 PM

This is lovely, thank you! I also wanted to say that I loved all the cool shirts you were wearing over the con 😁

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 4:36 PM

I dunno if this applies to me or not lol

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 4:33 PM

I always forget photos lol

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 4:04 PM

What the fuck??

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 2:08 PM

Boo them.

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 1:41 PM

I originally decided against it cos it was too long, so I got to defy the rules and have my fun.

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 1:40 PM

So only one other author turned up (of the four of us) so I decided to read out the longer introduction of The Chosen One Con with the singing 😂

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 1:36 PM

It was so good to meet you!

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 1:35 PM

Third panel went well! Heading home from Fantasycon now.

@trudieskies.readindiefantasy.comOct 11, 2026, 9:54 AM

A big thank you to @readingrogue.bsky.social for coming to my reading! 😁

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