This blog post was published on and may be out of date. Visit starshipsmage.com for current information on the Starship's Mage universe. Alien Arcana, the fourth novel in my epic Starship's Mage series, is now out! An alien ruin A murdered archeologist An ancient secret—and a conspiracy that will kill to keep it! When a scientist is murdered after finding signs of alien magic in an archeological dig, Mage Damien Montgomery, Hand of the Mage-King of Mars, is sent to investigate both ... Read more »
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New Children of Prophecy Cover
Thanks to the wonderful gentlemen at Rocking Book Covers, Children of Prophecy now has a new cover. A new paperback edition will follow shortly, with updated interior formatting and revised for typos identified since publication. An age in the past, the world’s two greatest Mages fought a bloody war to a draw that slew them both. In the time since, the Kingdom of Vishni has known quiet, and the Swarm beyond the mountains has grown in strength and numbers. Now, with the Time of Prophecy ... Read more »
When Words Collide & Move
We'll be going silent both here and on the Facebook group for at least the next ten days at this point. My computer will be packed up sometime today for shipment to Ontario, and we're not entirely sure when we'll be up and running on the other side. Currently, I still expect to have Alien Arcana (SM4) out around the beginning of September, but it is possible that the move may throw a wrench in that. If you are going to be at When Words Collide this coming weekend, I'll be ... Read more »
The Terran Privateer is out now!
The Terran Privateer is book one of the Duchy of Terra. Get it on Amazon here. (It will be $2.99 US until the end of July, then go up to $4.99) Earth is conquered. Sol is lost. One ship is tasked to free them. One Captain to save them all. When an alien armada destroys the United Earth Space Force and takes control of the human homeworld, newly reinstated Captain Annette Bond must take her experimental hyperspace cruiser Tornado into exile as Terra’s ... Read more »
Mystery Project Unveiled: The Terran Privateer
Since completing Battle Group Avalon I've been working on a new project to help clear my mind a bit before returning to Starship's Mage for book four in that series. This is the one that's been labelled as 'Mystery Project #1' on this site so far (there are, for the curious, now four Mystery Projects.) and, since its now exactly one month from release, I figure it's time to unveil the mystery! The Terran Privateer (Book One of the Duchy of Terra) is an epic space opera in the vein of David ... Read more »
Battle Group Avalon is out now!
Battle Group Avalon is the third Castle Federation novel. Get it on Amazon here. TURNING THE TIDE The Terran Commonwealth has proved a nigh-unstoppable juggernaut in its war against the smaller Castle Federation and her allies, but an almost accidental victory by Captain Kyle Roberts of the carrier Avalon has opened a chink in its armor. Desperate to change the course of a war they are rapidly losing; the Federation assembles a new forward fleet with orders to retake the systems ... Read more »