Glynn published his swashbuckling, magical tall ship fantasy book City in the Sky in 2015. Now we’re releasing a revised edition and collaborating with Podium Audio to bring you the audiobook for the first time on May 31. Click here to preorder the newly-edited edition, or click here to preorder the audiobook. Here's more about the book: "Killing a man isn't an easy thing to live with, no matter the cause." Erik Tarverro is a skilled blacksmith, a better swordsman—and hated for his mixed ... Read more »
General Writing
Fantasy Worlds of Glynn Stewart
Did you enjoy Balefire: A Dark Fantasy Novella and are hungry for more fantasy from Glynn? Well, you're in luck! Here are a few of his works that take place in magical worlds. Attempting to escape the supernatural politics of the fae, half-Fae Jason Kilkenny moves to the Canadian city of Calgary. Despite its relative backwater status, however, Calgary is the source for a rare material desperately sought after in the supernatural world. Jason is drafted by the Queen of the Fae to ... Read more »
Frequently Asked Questions About Starship’s Mage
Over the course of various Q&As (that happen quarterly on Facebook Live) Glynn has answered your questions about Starship’s Mage and talked about his universe in general. Here are some of his answers, starting with his most frequently asked question: how did the series come about? Starship’s Mage is the Literal Interpretation of a TV Trope Screw it, a wizard literally did it. All of our fancy tech that's beyond stuff we can reasonably project is magic.” FTL (faster-than-light travel) ... Read more »
10 Random Facts About Starship’s Mage
The following is a Twitter thread that Glynn posted on the day of the release of A Darker Magic, book 10 in Starship's Mage. Starship's Mage was originally written as a short story. I think it was 5500 words long. My then-agent suggested turning it into something longer, which became Episode 1 of Starship's Mage (the first 27,000 words of Starship's Mage, now) Alaura Stealey was originally envisaged as this grizzled badass older man, a physical form and mood eventually applied ... Read more »
Hard Science Fiction: The Atomic Rocket Seal of Approval
For over 20 years, the Atomic Rocket website has been providing science fiction authors with the tools needed to write hard science fiction that follows physics and engineering principles in an internally consistent way. Webmaster Nyrath (also known as Winchell Chung) recently read the Peacekeepers of Sol series and awarded Glynn Stewart with the Atomic Rocket Seal of Approval for scientific accuracy, internal consistency and believability. Having followed the website (and its pocketbook of ... Read more »
Win Signed Paperbacks from Indie SFF Authors
Sci-fi author Matt Ward presents a raffle for six paperback prizes from heavy-hitting indie authors, including a signed copy of Starship's Mage. This contest offers readers a chance to try out sci-fi thrillers, hardboiled urban fantasy and engrossing fantasy. We hope this giveaway is a fun distraction to everyone stuck at home this summer. Grand Prize: Signed Paperbacks by... Christopher Ruz (The Ragged Blade) Anthony Ryan (Slab City Blues) Daniel Willcocks (Dawn of Chaos by Daniel ... Read more »