Alex Aster
Alex Aster
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Alex Aster (born Alexandra Pierson, August 4, 1995) is an American author best known for the young adult fantasy romance series Lightlark, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in 2022 and was optioned for film by Universal Pictures and Temple Hill.
She began writing at thirteen and published her first books, the middle-grade Emblem Island series (Curse of the Night Witch, Curse of the Forgotten City), drawing on the Colombian folklore her grandmother told her growing up.
She has since continued the Lightlark Saga (Nightbane, Skyshade, Crowntide, Grim and Oro, Starside) and published her adult debut, Summer in the City, in 2025. Aster graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2023.
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Alex Aster is widely recognized for her viral success on TikTok, where she gained a massive following by sharing snippets and concepts for her fantasy novels, particularly Lightlark, before its publication.
The Lightlark series begins with Lightlark, followed by Nightbane. Her other works, such as Curse of the Night Witch and Curse of the Forgotten City, are part of the Emblem Island series and can be read independently of Lightlark.
Alex Aster writes both young adult fantasy, exemplified by the Lightlark series, and middle grade fantasy, such as the Emblem Island series.