Glynn Stewart

Science Fiction & Fantasy Author

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Discretion, Book 2 in Scattered Stars: Evasion, Available Now

EB is back, and so is the crew of Evasion. The captain and his crew have taken on a contract to run a blockade and deliver weapons to one side of an ongoing civil war. It’s just EB’s luck that the job quickly becomes complicated. The captain is quickly separated from the crew…and his family.

Get Discretion, book 2 of Scattered Stars: Evasion, on Amazon now!
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A crew, scattered across enemy lines
A father, separated from his daughter
A daughter who will not wait for rescue

The bounty for bringing down a major crime syndicate may have removed Captain Evridiki “EB” Bardacki’s immediate financial needs, but no freighter captain wants to fly empty between the stars.

A cargo mission to run a blockade seems within his crew’s unique mix of talents, and he agrees to supply weapons to one side of a stalemated civil war in the Estutmost star system.

The sudden collapse of the stalemate puts EB on the wrong side of the front lines from his adopted daughter.

He took down a crime syndicate to protect her once—what’s a planetary military or two?

Huntress, Book 5 in Scattered Stars: Conviction, Available Now

Admiral Kira Demirici is back. She has a new carrier, Huntress, and a new contract with the pacifist system of Samuels.

But the Equilibrium Institute is still out there, pulling strings behind the scenes to bring systems to heel. Kira suspects her old enemies may be behind the conflict with their neighbouring system that prompted Samuels to hire Memorial Force in the first place.

Get Huntress, Scattered Stars: Conviction Book 5, now! Click here for the paperback and here for the audiobook.

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A peaceful world in the crosshairs
A rising threat armed by an old foe
A call to arms she can’t ignore…

Admiral Kira Demirci lost the coin toss with her second-in-command and was supposed to be taking a holiday. That meant waiting in the Redward System while Memorial Force’s new carrier Huntress was commissioned and turned over to the mercenary space fleet.

But when a stranger arrives looking to hire Memorial Force to protect her homeworld, Kira finds money, boredom and altruism combining to bring her into action. The majority of her fleet is elsewhere, but she has two heavy warships, including Huntress. More than enough to protect the pacifist system of Samuels from their neighbors.

Those neighbors were armed by Kira’s old foes in the Brisingr System, and she smells the hand of the Equilibrium Institute behind the scheme. A chance to protect the innocent and frustrate two old foes at once is hard to turn down—and even if things go wrong, the rest of her fleet is on their way.

She’s planned for everything. Hasn’t she?

Huntress, Scattered Stars: Conviction #5, Available for Preorder

Admiral Kira Demirici is back. She has a new carrier, Huntress, and a new contract with the pacifist system of Samuels.

But the Equilibrium Institute is still out there, pulling strings behind the scenes to bring systems to heel. Kira suspects her old enemies may be behind the conflict with their neighbouring system that prompted Samuels to hire Memorial Force in the first place.

Preorder Huntress, book 5 of Scattered Stars: Conviction, on Amazon now! Coming May 3rd. The audiobook can be preordered here, and the paperback will be available on release day.

Here’s more about the book:

A peaceful world in the crosshairs
A rising threat armed by an old foe
A call to arms she can’t ignore…

Admiral Kira Demirci lost the coin toss with her second-in-command and was supposed to be taking a holiday. That meant waiting in the Redward System while Memorial Force’s new carrier Huntress was commissioned and turned over to the mercenary space fleet.

But when a stranger arrives looking to hire Memorial Force to protect her homeworld, Kira finds money, boredom and altruism combining to bring her into action. The majority of her fleet is elsewhere, but she has two heavy warships, including Huntress. More than enough to protect the pacifist system of Samuels from their neighbors.

Those neighbors were armed by Kira’s old foes in the Brisingr System, and she smells the hand of the Equilibrium Institute behind the scheme. A chance to protect the innocent and frustrate two old foes at once is hard to turn down—and even if things go wrong, the rest of her fleet is on their way.

She’s planned for everything. Hasn’t she?

 

Evasion, Scattered Stars: Evasion #1 Now Available on Amazon

Evasion, book 1 in Scattered Stars: Evasion, is available on Amazon now! The paperback can be found by clicking here. The audiobook is also available now, exclusively on Audible.

Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was once a Nova fighter pilot who, like Kira Demirci, fled his home system and was pursued by bounty hunters. Unlike his former comrades, EB decided not to sign on with Memorial Squadron and to instead branch out on his own.

EB’s adventures begin on his star freighter, Evasion. His crew are all running from something – but the old pilot has good instincts about the people he surrounds himself with. These aren’t the kind of people to turn away from those in need.

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A captain on the run from the horrors of his past
A girl on the run from the trap of her present
A ship that will bring them together

 Captain Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was once a nova fighter pilot for a nation he truly believed in. Betrayal and failure sent him into exile and flight. Now owner-operator of the freelance star freighter Evasion, he treks the edge of human space, taking cargos that lead him ever onward—but there are lines he will not cross.

When those lines are challenged, EB makes enemies of the most powerful crime syndicate for a hundred light-years. When one of their victims stows away on his ship, he finds himself pursued by an enemy with assets everywhere he turns.

Caught between the devil and the deep dark void, EB has run out of places to run—but in a child looking to him for salvation, he may have found something to fight for!

CONTENT WARNING: This novel deals with themes and details of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

The Universe of Scattered Stars

The stories of Scattered Stars take place on the fringes of the galaxy. Humanity has spread far out from its place of origin, but limits to faster-than-light travel means that most people will never set foot on the core worlds, and vice versa.

As humanity spreads out from these core worlds, technology levels start to drop. Low-level technology in the Core is sometimes 100 years more advanced than the Rim and beyond. Which means any technology that makes it to the Rim is significantly more technologically advanced – if much fewer in number. Those few pieces of technology threaten to upset the region’s balance – for good or for ill – depending on who holds it. 

There are forces in this universe who seek to control the wilder and more unpredictable worlds by sometimes brutal means. But there are heroes who oppose them, and those who do their best to bring justice and assistance to those with no one else to help them.

This is the universe of Scattered Stars. Follow their stories.

Kira Demirici, the protagonist of Glynn Stewart's Scattered Stars: ConvictionKira Demirci is the protagonist of Scattered Stars: Conviction. A former Nova Fighter Commander from the system of Apollo, Kira and her pilots were forced to flee at the end of the war by elements who saw them as a threat. She smuggled out a handful of starfighters, and she and her people made their way to the Rim. Once there, she and her comrades built Memorial Squadron, and become mercenaries for hire – but ones with discerning taste in clients.

But you can’t fully outrun your past, and the same people who ran them out of their home are now trying to exert their influence over the systems of the Rim. Kira and her people must expand Memorial Squadron not only for their own survival, but for the protection of those the shadowy Equilibrium Institute seeks to control and exploit. 

Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was one of the Nova pilots who fled Apollo to escape bounty hunters along with Kira. Unlike his comrades, EB took a buyout and left Memorial Squadron, preferring to leave the life of a soldier behind. Scattered Stars: Evasion sees EB as the captain of a ragtag crew of the freelance starfreighter, Evasion. Despite wanting to shed his past, EB is still a noble man with a found family to protect who can’t turn a blind eye to those in need.

 

Explore the World of Scattered Stars

The story begins with Scattered Stars: Conviction #1, Conviction  and continues through Deception, Equilibrium and Fortitude. The series is ongoing.

EB’s story branches off after book one of Scattered Stars: Conviction and begins in Scattered Stars: Evasion. The first book in his story is Evasion. The series is ongoing.

Audiobooks are produced by Podium Audio and available via Audible.

Evasion, Book #1 in Scattered Stars: Evasion, Available Now for Preorder

A brand-new adventure begins in the Scattered Stars universe! Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was once a Nova fighter who, like Kira Demirci, fled his home system and was pursued by bounty hunters. Unlike his former comrades, EB decided not to sign on with Memorial Squadron and to instead branch out on his own.

EB’s adventures begin on his star freighter, Evasion. His crew are all running from something – but the old Nova fighter has good instincts about the people he surrounds himself with. These aren’t the kind of people to turn away from those in need.

Preorder Evasion, Scattered Stars: Evasion #1 on Amazon now! Coming November 9th.

Here’s more about the book:

A captain on the run from the horrors of his past
A girl on the run from the trap of her present
A ship that will bring them together 

Captain Evridiki “EB” Bardacki was once a nova fighter pilot for a nation he truly believed in. Betrayal and failure sent him into exile and flight. Now owner-operator of the freelance star freighter Evasion, he treks the edge of human space, taking cargos that lead him ever onward—but there are lines he will not cross.

When those lines are challenged, EB makes enemies of the most powerful crime syndicate for a hundred light-years. When one of their victims stows away on his ship, he finds himself pursued by an enemy with assets everywhere he turns.

Caught between the devil and the deep dark void, EB has run out of places to run—but in a child looking to him for salvation, he may have found something to fight for!

CONTENT WARNING: This novel deals with themes and details of human trafficking and sexual exploitation.