Glynn Stewart

Science Fiction & Fantasy Author

2020

Equilibrium (Scattered Stars: Conviction #3) Available Now

The first book of 2021 has arrived! Equilibrium, Scattered Stars: Conviction #3 is available now on Amazon. The paperback is available by clicking here.

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Peace forged on the edge of civilization
Lies forged in the heart of mankind
A legend rises to the final challenge

Exile to the Syntactic Cluster has been good for Kira Demirci and her friends. Once elite pilots of the Apollo System Defense Force, they now own the most powerful mercenary warship in the entire star cluster. Working with the carrier-for-hire Conviction and her Captain John Estanza, they have helped the King of Redward usher in a new era of hope for the entire Cluster.

That hope is nearly shattered when Estanza’s old enemies in the Equilibrium Institute strike directly at Redward’s king. Revenge and money bring the mercenaries into an allied fleet—one intended to neutralize the last threats to the peace.

But the Institute’s plans for the Syntactic Cluster are intricate and deep. Even as the mercenaries and their employers move against the enemies they see, shadows gather in the Cluster, bearing whispers of a forgotten name: Cobra Squadron.

What to even say about 2020

A round-up post, huh.

Gods. What to even say about 2020. I have heart issues. My partner has asthma. So along comes a pandemic that we are both specifically vulnerable to.

I jokingly say a lot that we haven’t left our house since February. It’s an exaggeration, but not much of one.  Thankfully, with the way we’ve structured Faolan’s Pen and what we do, that’s entirely doable for us – entirely thanks to the readers who keep buying my books.

Despite all of 2020, we were lucky enough to escape most of it unscathed. We all remote-work from home normally, so we were spared the worst of the adjustments that hit people who hadn’t done it before. A number of projects were suspended or cancelled until things calm down – and it looks like we might be able to get some of those going again this coming year! More news on that as it becomes available.

For obvious reasons, we didn’t manage to attend many conventions this year. We did make it out to ConFusion in Detroit in January, which I really enjoyed.

2020 was a “stay alive” year, but apparently my response to stress is to write more. That meant we actually had twelve releases in 2020 – ten novels and two novellas:

  • Conviction (January 2020) – book 1 of the Scattered Stars: Conviction series (also the first book in the Scattered Stars Universe, where I plan to write at least one more series and a few stand-alones)
  • A Question of Faith (February 2020) – a Castle Federation prequel novella that had been rattling around my head for a while about the start of the first war
  • Mountain of Mars (March 2020) – Starship’s Mage Book 8 and the last Damien Montgomery-focused mainline SM novel.
  • Relics of Eternity (April 2020) – Duchy of Terra Book 7
  • Wardtown (May 2020) – The first of a series of Fantasy Westerns I’m writing as I have time because I really enjoy both the concept and the shorter length (Western novels traditionally run 40-50K, and tying a story up in that length is an interesting challenge)
  • The Peacekeeper Initiative (June 2020) – Peacekeepers of Sol Book 2
  • Deception (July 2020) – Scattered Stars: Conviction Book 2
  • The Service of Mars (August 2020) – Starship’s Mage Book 9 and the first Roslyn Chambers-focused mainline SM novel
  • Pulsar Race (September 2020) – the first stand-alone Starship’s Mage novella
  • Shadows of the Fall (October 2020) – Duchy of Terra Book 8
  • Raven’s Course (November 2020) – Peacekeepers of Sol Book 3
  • Blood Ward (December 2020) – Teer and Kard book 2

 

Damn, just writing all of that out and linking it does help drive home how busy a year I’ve had!  No travel, no cons. I can’t say no distractions because, well, 2020, but it was a good year.

880,000 words, give or take.

Looking forward, I just finished my March release (A Darker Magic, the tenth mainline Starship’s Mage novel, which is a weird thought to me) and I’m taking a bit of time off from writing. Not quite a vacation, I have a few other things to handle (like this blog post), but it’ll be a quieter week to end the year.

I hope everyone is staying safe and having a wonderful set of holidays, whatever you celebrate.

Happy reading!

Glynn Stewart

Blood Ward, the Sequel to Wardtown, Available Now

It’s officially December. If you’ve been waiting for the sequel to Wardtown, you can buy it on Amazon today.

Here’s more about the book:

A chosen servant left for dead
A pair of hunters with hidden secrets
A fateful choice of who to trust…

The young cowboy Teer has joined the rogue El-Spehari demigod Kard in his work as a bounty hunter. Both have powers they conceal, but they are determined to guard the people of the Unity’s Eastern Territories.

When a favored servant of the Unity’s Spehari ruler is beaten and left for dead, the two bounty hunters are hired to track the attacker into the wilderness. The Unity has betrayed them both, but they still believe in justice.

Capturing the fugitive is only the first step. Teer faces a harsh question: when a beautiful young woman begs for protection, what is more important—her crimes…or why she committed them?

Blood Ward, the Sequel to the Short Fantasy Novel, Wardtown, Coming Soon

Set on the frontier of a changing continent, the second short fantasy western novel in the Teer & Kard series follows a young ranch hand named Teer as his life is changed after teaming up with a rogue demigod named Kard. It’s available for preorder on Amazon now!

Here’s more about the book!

A chosen servant left for dead
A pair of hunters with hidden secrets
A fateful choice of who to trust…

The young cowboy Teer has joined the rogue El-Spehari demigod Kard in his work as a bounty hunter. Both have powers they conceal, but they are determined to guard the people of the Unity’s Eastern Territories.

When a favored servant of the Unity’s Spehari ruler is beaten and left for dead, the two bounty hunters are hired to track the attacker into the wilderness. The Unity has betrayed them both, but they still believe in justice.

Capturing the fugitive is only the first step. Teer faces a harsh question: when a beautiful young woman begs for protection, what is more important—her crimes…or why she committed them?

Raven’s Course, the Latest Peacekeepers of Sol Book, Available Now

Captain Henry Wong and Ambassador Sylvia Todorovich seek to broker peace while facing the growing threat of the Kozun Hierarchy. Read more in Peacekeepers of Sol Book 3: Raven’s Course. It’s available now on Amazon. The paperback edition is available by clicking here.

If you love the book, please leave a review on Amazon. 

Here’s more about the book:

Old friends have turned to foes
Old oaths have shattered
But old ties still promise redemption

Amid the ruins of a fallen empire, humanity fights to secure the fates of once-enslaved worlds. Captain Henry Wong and Ambassador Sylvia Todorovich of the United Planets Alliance have mustered force and diplomacy alike to drive their former allies in the Kozun Hierarchy back from their invasion.

With their superiors unwilling to fight a war this far from home, Todorovich leans on the Drifters, old allies of both the UPA and the Kozun, to broker a peace summit that could bring peace to a dozen worlds—if she can trust anyone.

Fearing treachery, Captain Henry Wong and the battlecruiser Raven accompany Todorovich to the summit. Even among former friends, he can trust no one—not the Drifters and, most especially, not the old friend in command of the Kozun delegation!

Raven’s Course, the Latest Peacekeepers of Sol Book, Available For Preorder

Captain Henry Wong and Ambassador Sylvia Todorovich seek to broker peace in the face of the growing threat of the Kozun Hierarchy in Peacekeepers of Sol Book 3, Raven’s Course. It’s available for preorder on Amazon now! The book will be released on November 24.

Here’s more about the book: 

Old friends have turned to foes
Old oaths have shattered
But old ties still promise redemption

Amid the ruins of a fallen empire, humanity fights to secure the fates of once-enslaved worlds. Captain Henry Wong and Ambassador Sylvia Todorovich of the United Planets Alliance have mustered force and diplomacy alike to drive their former allies in the Kozun Hierarchy back from their invasion.

With their superiors unwilling to fight a war this far from home, Todorovich leans on the Drifters, old allies of both the UPA and the Kozun, to broker a peace summit that could bring peace to a dozen worlds—if she can trust anyone.

Fearing treachery, Captain Henry Wong and the battlecruiser Raven accompany Todorovich to the summit. Even among former friends, he can trust no one—not the Drifters and, most especially, not the old friend in command of the Kozun delegation!