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Seekers in the Void
Captain Cirilo Webster is a loyal officer of the Santiago Corporation, the multistellar megacorporation that controlls all travel between the Seventy-Seven human colonies.
Finally given command of his first interstellar freighter, he is determined to do well by both his crew and his employers—but nothing is ever that simple.
His crew is used to Captains passing through on their way to better ships. The Company’s policies have made more enemies than he can count. Their mission is unusual and the client might be lying to him.
And if all of that wasn’t enough? One of the cyborgs his ship uses for security is starting to do things like read encyclopedias for fun.
Finally given command of his first interstellar freighter, he is determined to do well by both his crew and his employers—but nothing is ever that simple.
His crew is used to Captains passing through on their way to better ships. The Company’s policies have made more enemies than he can count. Their mission is unusual and the client might be lying to him.
And if all of that wasn’t enough? One of the cyborgs his ship uses for security is starting to do things like read encyclopedias for fun.
488 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 22, 2025
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Glynn Stewart
109 books1,727 followersGlynn Stewart is the author of over 60 books, including Starship’s Mage, a bestselling science fiction and fantasy series where faster-than-light travel is possible–but only because of magic.
Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Southern Ontario with his partner, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.
Writing managed to liberate Glynn from a bleak future as an accountant. With his personality and hope for a high-tech future intact, he lives in Southern Ontario with his partner, their cats, and an unstoppable writing habit.
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May 6, 2025
Seekers in the Void is a very solid beginning to what I hope will become a new series.
If you are here for the usual Glynn Stewart space battles and marine fights, yes, you will find them here, even though the ship in this book is a cargo vessel, rather than military. The final conflict felt especially tense as a result, with even more emotional turmoil and human ingenuity, without skimping on the action.
But what makes this book really stand apart is the worldbuilding and the characters. The author has taken the lessons he's learned over his career to build a deep universe of many layers and potential conflict points and given us three point of view characters with different but similar experiences within it.
All three have built their careers within the Santiago Corporation. Cirilo's experience has been in the fearsome CorpSec at the underbelly of the Corporation, until he lost his arm and gained a captain's chair on a seventy year old cargo freighter, the Santa Mica. Tereza has only worked the peaceful cargo lines, now serving as first officer on the Santa Mica for a string of well connected Shareholder captains as they're pushed through the ranks. And Six has been a faithful biomechanical combat droid for the Santa Monica since its commissioning, although this complicated thing called sentience is something entirely new and unexpected.
I love all three of them, and the relationships they've formed with those around them, and the way their characters are tested over the course of this book. I'd love to see them again in a second installment, too. I especially want to learn more about Cirilo's stewart, and Six's struggles with figuring out who, exactly, Six wants to be now that there's a choice.
This book also has some intriguing worldbuilding that I won't spoil for you except to say there are threads about murderous pirates, corporate monopoly strangleholds, dangerous immortals, extinct alien ruins, political unrest, sentient AI rights, and the dangerous CorpSec, all just awaiting the right tug to unfurl them in a later book. Additionally, this universe, like most of Glynn Stewart's settings, is not only diverse but also what I would call "queer casual". It's not part of the conflict of the story, but it's very much present all the same, and I appreciate the light touch he uses when fleshing out that aspect his settings. This book is no exception, and even includes a budding lesbian relationship as one of the background side stories (which heightens some of the emotions during the final conflict, without distracting from the action).
tl;dr - You should read this book. It's really good.
If you are here for the usual Glynn Stewart space battles and marine fights, yes, you will find them here, even though the ship in this book is a cargo vessel, rather than military. The final conflict felt especially tense as a result, with even more emotional turmoil and human ingenuity, without skimping on the action.
But what makes this book really stand apart is the worldbuilding and the characters. The author has taken the lessons he's learned over his career to build a deep universe of many layers and potential conflict points and given us three point of view characters with different but similar experiences within it.
All three have built their careers within the Santiago Corporation. Cirilo's experience has been in the fearsome CorpSec at the underbelly of the Corporation, until he lost his arm and gained a captain's chair on a seventy year old cargo freighter, the Santa Mica. Tereza has only worked the peaceful cargo lines, now serving as first officer on the Santa Mica for a string of well connected Shareholder captains as they're pushed through the ranks. And Six has been a faithful biomechanical combat droid for the Santa Monica since its commissioning, although this complicated thing called sentience is something entirely new and unexpected.
I love all three of them, and the relationships they've formed with those around them, and the way their characters are tested over the course of this book. I'd love to see them again in a second installment, too. I especially want to learn more about Cirilo's stewart, and Six's struggles with figuring out who, exactly, Six wants to be now that there's a choice.
This book also has some intriguing worldbuilding that I won't spoil for you except to say there are threads about murderous pirates, corporate monopoly strangleholds, dangerous immortals, extinct alien ruins, political unrest, sentient AI rights, and the dangerous CorpSec, all just awaiting the right tug to unfurl them in a later book. Additionally, this universe, like most of Glynn Stewart's settings, is not only diverse but also what I would call "queer casual". It's not part of the conflict of the story, but it's very much present all the same, and I appreciate the light touch he uses when fleshing out that aspect his settings. This book is no exception, and even includes a budding lesbian relationship as one of the background side stories (which heightens some of the emotions during the final conflict, without distracting from the action).
tl;dr - You should read this book. It's really good.
June 25, 2025
I generally enjoy the authors works as I have them all.
The storyline of this book was great, but I needed to take of a Star or 2 off mainly because the consistent giving of non-binary pronouns to every Tom, Dick and Biomech was a little too much.
The storyline of this book was great, but I needed to take of a Star or 2 off mainly because the consistent giving of non-binary pronouns to every Tom, Dick and Biomech was a little too much.
July 27, 2025
Too many genres blended together without clear focus on delivering anything exceptional. I really like the idea of Age of Sail merchant cartels in space. It'd be nice if we focused on that, rather than the other 5 ideas that made it into the series.
That said, this also happens to have some of the author's finest character work in his very, very deep collection. Great to see that happen.
That said, this also happens to have some of the author's finest character work in his very, very deep collection. Great to see that happen.
June 14, 2025
This book is slow paced. When something seems to be getting exciting, drawn-out explanations kill the vibe. The constant abbreviations make reading tedious. Exclamation points are used where they don't belong.
May 28, 2025
Seekers in the Void has been one of the highly awaited sf novels of the year as it is set in a completely new space opera universe, where Santiago Company ("The Saints") has had the monopoly for ftl travel for some centuries now and acts as a sort of human space regulator for the 77 inhabited systems - actually there is a 78th system, but that is quarantined by the Saints for very good reason seen in the book - for example, there have been only 4 wars (or 6 by the Saints' detractors counting) in the five+ centuries since the Santiago founder developed ftl and moved the company to a secret location as he distrusted the government, and only two were actually abetted by Santiago, the rest were imposed on them.
Captain Cirilo Webster, an older Saints security branch (which enforces stuff at all costs, for better or worse) officer with a bionic arm due to his exploits that earned him this prestigious posting, is given his first Void ship command, Santa Mica, the oldest active shipping vessel and one of the last two of its class, as it is of smallish to moderate cargo size which is not as efficient, so with progress and more powerful Void engines, the newer ships are all big and bigger except for fast courier types which are always in demand.
Cirilo comes with his own steward, mysterious veteran commando Lachlan, and has to earn the trust of the cohesive crew - usually, Santa Lucia's captains come and go annually and are youngish scions of shareholder families who need a placeholding first command before being entrusted with modern Void vessels, so essentially the XO and the chiefs run the ship; also Nephtil, the ship's second officer, a sentient (and free citizen) AI, like all second officers on Void ships, is even older and quirkier than his brethren...
And to add to it, many on planets and space stations do not like the Saints so there is always the potential for trouble when ashore, while a veteran security android - a mixture of organic and inorganic - seems to develop sentience and the law (and company regulations) says that such have to be promoted to crew, treated like humans - paid etc, though they still need to do some extra years of service to recoup the company's costs in creating them, but nothing that onerous - sadly to avoid complications, paperwork, and other relatively trivial burdens, many captains and even security chiefs prefer to do a reset and forget before giving such a potential sentient android the Scalzi-Wells sentience test which if passed officially enshrines their personhood rights, so while technically that can be construed as murder, they usually get away with it.
And so it goes until Santa Mica is hired to carry an academic expedition to explore the remains of the 24th civilization (none extant) encountered by humanity.
Very good novel - narrative energy, characters, universe potential, storyline, though it really feels like an extended introduction and I definitely hope for much more in the universe.
Captain Cirilo Webster, an older Saints security branch (which enforces stuff at all costs, for better or worse) officer with a bionic arm due to his exploits that earned him this prestigious posting, is given his first Void ship command, Santa Mica, the oldest active shipping vessel and one of the last two of its class, as it is of smallish to moderate cargo size which is not as efficient, so with progress and more powerful Void engines, the newer ships are all big and bigger except for fast courier types which are always in demand.
Cirilo comes with his own steward, mysterious veteran commando Lachlan, and has to earn the trust of the cohesive crew - usually, Santa Lucia's captains come and go annually and are youngish scions of shareholder families who need a placeholding first command before being entrusted with modern Void vessels, so essentially the XO and the chiefs run the ship; also Nephtil, the ship's second officer, a sentient (and free citizen) AI, like all second officers on Void ships, is even older and quirkier than his brethren...
And to add to it, many on planets and space stations do not like the Saints so there is always the potential for trouble when ashore, while a veteran security android - a mixture of organic and inorganic - seems to develop sentience and the law (and company regulations) says that such have to be promoted to crew, treated like humans - paid etc, though they still need to do some extra years of service to recoup the company's costs in creating them, but nothing that onerous - sadly to avoid complications, paperwork, and other relatively trivial burdens, many captains and even security chiefs prefer to do a reset and forget before giving such a potential sentient android the Scalzi-Wells sentience test which if passed officially enshrines their personhood rights, so while technically that can be construed as murder, they usually get away with it.
And so it goes until Santa Mica is hired to carry an academic expedition to explore the remains of the 24th civilization (none extant) encountered by humanity.
Very good novel - narrative energy, characters, universe potential, storyline, though it really feels like an extended introduction and I definitely hope for much more in the universe.
May 24, 2025
Beautifully done!
Every so often, a story emerges that transcends the ordinary, a tale so impeccably crafted that it resonates deeply within the reader’s soul. Seekers in the Void is one such masterpiece.
Glynn Stewart’s writing is not merely competent; it is an artful symphony of thought, deeply immersive and meticulously crafted. There is no room for laziness in his prose.
Every word feels deliberate, every passage vital, transporting you into a future that feels not just possible, but inevitable.
Unlike so many sci-fi writers who clumsily project today’s vernacular onto distant futures, Stewart creates a world that feels lived in, where language and concepts evolve naturally in response to the passage of time.
But perhaps the most profound element of this book lies in its unwavering respect for intelligence and sentience in all its forms. Stewart honors both the organic and the synthetic, recognizing that intelligence, (whether born of flesh or circuitry) is a miraculous force that transcends the boundaries of our understanding.
It is a celebration of the potential for symbiosis between the two, a meditation on humanity's future path, and a reminder that the essence of life and consciousness may be found in the most unexpected of places.
In Seekers in the Void, Stewart doesn’t just write a story; he challenges us to consider what it means to truly see and value intelligence, regardless of its origin.
This is a book that leaves an indelible mark, one that invites us to question the very nature of our existence and the future we are yet to create.
Can't wait for the next.
Every so often, a story emerges that transcends the ordinary, a tale so impeccably crafted that it resonates deeply within the reader’s soul. Seekers in the Void is one such masterpiece.
Glynn Stewart’s writing is not merely competent; it is an artful symphony of thought, deeply immersive and meticulously crafted. There is no room for laziness in his prose.
Every word feels deliberate, every passage vital, transporting you into a future that feels not just possible, but inevitable.
Unlike so many sci-fi writers who clumsily project today’s vernacular onto distant futures, Stewart creates a world that feels lived in, where language and concepts evolve naturally in response to the passage of time.
But perhaps the most profound element of this book lies in its unwavering respect for intelligence and sentience in all its forms. Stewart honors both the organic and the synthetic, recognizing that intelligence, (whether born of flesh or circuitry) is a miraculous force that transcends the boundaries of our understanding.
It is a celebration of the potential for symbiosis between the two, a meditation on humanity's future path, and a reminder that the essence of life and consciousness may be found in the most unexpected of places.
In Seekers in the Void, Stewart doesn’t just write a story; he challenges us to consider what it means to truly see and value intelligence, regardless of its origin.
This is a book that leaves an indelible mark, one that invites us to question the very nature of our existence and the future we are yet to create.
Can't wait for the next.
August 10, 2025
AI and the space race controlled by an interstellar freight corporation
Glynn Stewart has applied his typical depth of universe and character building to a standalone novel with potential for a series but no promises made. I enjoyed it greatly and devoured it in one day. Set on the first ship command of an experienced spacer we meet a traditional built AI, an emergent biomechanical AI, various non sentient AIs, and the human and cyborg crew of a starship freighter. Later joined by a scientific expedition team and augmented with additional ship crew there's a mysterious dig site on a barely surveyed planet in an uninhabited star system. Needless to say, the excrement hits the air propulsion system, and heroes emerge in the fight for survival. All of this set in a future in which a single mega corporation has maintained a stranglehold on interstellar space travel by ensuring that no one outside their employ develops the necessary tech, with rumours of all the usual dark ops typically attributed to monopolies both governmental and corporate. As usual relationships between characters are mentioned but skimmed over, Stewart does not write explicit "romance" although it often does happen to his characters in the background. Multiple POVs keep the action moving at pace and grant greater character development than many space operas, without ever becoming bogged down in detailed explanation or exhortation.
Glynn Stewart has applied his typical depth of universe and character building to a standalone novel with potential for a series but no promises made. I enjoyed it greatly and devoured it in one day. Set on the first ship command of an experienced spacer we meet a traditional built AI, an emergent biomechanical AI, various non sentient AIs, and the human and cyborg crew of a starship freighter. Later joined by a scientific expedition team and augmented with additional ship crew there's a mysterious dig site on a barely surveyed planet in an uninhabited star system. Needless to say, the excrement hits the air propulsion system, and heroes emerge in the fight for survival. All of this set in a future in which a single mega corporation has maintained a stranglehold on interstellar space travel by ensuring that no one outside their employ develops the necessary tech, with rumours of all the usual dark ops typically attributed to monopolies both governmental and corporate. As usual relationships between characters are mentioned but skimmed over, Stewart does not write explicit "romance" although it often does happen to his characters in the background. Multiple POVs keep the action moving at pace and grant greater character development than many space operas, without ever becoming bogged down in detailed explanation or exhortation.
August 2, 2025
If you were designing a science fiction author for Kindle Unlimited—a prolific self-published writer who produced competent genre fiction like it was coming out of a firehose—that person might look a lot like Glynn Stewart. There is a picture of Stewart standing next to a pile of his books that is armpit high. It is no doubt higher than that now, since Goodreads lists 178 titles under his name.
Seekers in the Void (2025) gives you just what you expect from a Stewart novel. It creates an interstellar society dominated by the Santiago Corporation, a trading company inspired by the East India Company of the eighteenth century.
Captain Cirolo Webster, an officer with a decade of experience in hard-edged Corporate Security, takes command of an old freighter. He leads an academic expedition looking for dangerous alien artifacts that might threaten the corporate hegemony. He is more interested in preserving the corporate status quo than in promoting academic freedom.
Several robots and AIs on the freighter become characters with their own dramatic arcs, which are just as much fun as the main plotline. The mix elevates this space opera beyond the usual military sci-fi shoot-em-up.
Seekers is a standalone novel for now, but Stewart’s author’s note is cagey about future developments. 3.5
Seekers in the Void (2025) gives you just what you expect from a Stewart novel. It creates an interstellar society dominated by the Santiago Corporation, a trading company inspired by the East India Company of the eighteenth century.
Captain Cirolo Webster, an officer with a decade of experience in hard-edged Corporate Security, takes command of an old freighter. He leads an academic expedition looking for dangerous alien artifacts that might threaten the corporate hegemony. He is more interested in preserving the corporate status quo than in promoting academic freedom.
Several robots and AIs on the freighter become characters with their own dramatic arcs, which are just as much fun as the main plotline. The mix elevates this space opera beyond the usual military sci-fi shoot-em-up.
Seekers is a standalone novel for now, but Stewart’s author’s note is cagey about future developments. 3.5
June 20, 2025
Good plot, well developed characters, well told story
Really enjoyed this latest from Glynn.
Good character development with fairly complex characters.
Interesting plot, though perhaps the battles at the end were a little routine- though this was mitigated by the interesting approach to sentience emergence.
It always amuses me that we see miraculous new technology like artificial gravity, FTL flight, yet weapons are quite traditional, missiles, rail gun; with new aliens might have been more interesting to have a completely new and mysterious weapon. And no computer infiltration/hacking etc??
There seems to an obsession with many American sci-fi writers with coffee- gets a bit tedious and predictable IMHO. And we are hundreds of years into the future with 77 worlds and yet cuisine is somehow still North American early 21st century- come on surely you can do better than that!- it undermines your attempt to create an otherwise believable immersive environment.
But that’s just nitpicking really, overall very good, thank you very much Glynn and look forward to reading more stories building on this very interesting base.
Really enjoyed this latest from Glynn.
Good character development with fairly complex characters.
Interesting plot, though perhaps the battles at the end were a little routine- though this was mitigated by the interesting approach to sentience emergence.
It always amuses me that we see miraculous new technology like artificial gravity, FTL flight, yet weapons are quite traditional, missiles, rail gun; with new aliens might have been more interesting to have a completely new and mysterious weapon. And no computer infiltration/hacking etc??
There seems to an obsession with many American sci-fi writers with coffee- gets a bit tedious and predictable IMHO. And we are hundreds of years into the future with 77 worlds and yet cuisine is somehow still North American early 21st century- come on surely you can do better than that!- it undermines your attempt to create an otherwise believable immersive environment.
But that’s just nitpicking really, overall very good, thank you very much Glynn and look forward to reading more stories building on this very interesting base.
June 15, 2025
I listened to this on audiobook so my impression was improved by the great narration of Beau Thomas. Without this up-bump, I'm not sure four stars would have been warranted.
Like most of Stewart's writing, the grammar was good, the setting was realistic and the characters sympathetic. In particular, I liked the nuanced approach to politics and the feeling of grudging acceptance exhibited by those serving under a less-than-altruistic power.
My favourite element was Six, the emergent intelligence. Offering them as the point of view character gave even fried bubble 'n squeak a new flavour. It also served as a less clichéd way to distinguish good from bad characters. Rather than kicking or saving the dog, characters are offered the chance to dehumanise or support an artificial person.
There was little that was fresh about the main premise, (first contact). However, as this is book one in a series, I fully expect new ground to be trod in later books. It was an easy read and I've faith that Stewart will ramp up the excitement in later books.
Like most of Stewart's writing, the grammar was good, the setting was realistic and the characters sympathetic. In particular, I liked the nuanced approach to politics and the feeling of grudging acceptance exhibited by those serving under a less-than-altruistic power.
My favourite element was Six, the emergent intelligence. Offering them as the point of view character gave even fried bubble 'n squeak a new flavour. It also served as a less clichéd way to distinguish good from bad characters. Rather than kicking or saving the dog, characters are offered the chance to dehumanise or support an artificial person.
There was little that was fresh about the main premise, (first contact). However, as this is book one in a series, I fully expect new ground to be trod in later books. It was an easy read and I've faith that Stewart will ramp up the excitement in later books.
May 23, 2025
This story is a delightful change from previous stories by Glynn Stewart. A new team of Players, their ships and a new Star system. The characters are strong with supporting Command structure which goes from strength to strength as the New Captain bonded with Officers and crew, while waiting for a new contract.
They score a contract to transport a University team to a distant Star system, to undertake an exploratory dig, based upon earlier studies by others. A lot of gaps in the information and there is tension between between the Captain and leaders of the University team over contract changes and increased security.
They arrive and transport equipment, accommodation structures along with the personnel to the surface.
What follows is an action filled drama that took off like a roller coaster. The atmosphere darkens with deadly precision. “Contact”!!! Loved the flow of this story and sincerely hope that this is the start of a new series.
They score a contract to transport a University team to a distant Star system, to undertake an exploratory dig, based upon earlier studies by others. A lot of gaps in the information and there is tension between between the Captain and leaders of the University team over contract changes and increased security.
They arrive and transport equipment, accommodation structures along with the personnel to the surface.
What follows is an action filled drama that took off like a roller coaster. The atmosphere darkens with deadly precision. “Contact”!!! Loved the flow of this story and sincerely hope that this is the start of a new series.
May 27, 2025
It's a pretty good book. As usual, the author's rote formula for cranking these out relies on some hooks for differentiating this setting from all of his others. In this case, a single corporation monopolizes FTL travel and ruthlessly enforces it for the good of humanity and the bottom line. Some other interesting ideas here too, though the action came late and was not particularly satisfying. The characters are ok, and the AI side has some interesting ideas. The one romance was pretty forced. I would read another book in this setting but, by this stage, I guess I'd read anything Glynn Stewart publishes although some are definitely hit and miss. This one falls on the hit side, though I will say that his Excalibur novella would have made a better new setting than this. Still, the author publishes the equivalent of comfort food for sci-fi fans. Starship Mage remains my favorite series from him.
June 1, 2025
outstanding book. Glynn Stewart has done it again, A mix of Nathan Lowell's Solar clipper with Starship mage but a total original story. This book stands on its own but I would love more books in this universe with Captain Webster. The only drawback was the Audible version I was listening to had many editing problems, Multi takes overlapping in areas. It was annoying at times but the story was so good it was not enough to stop me. I looked at my Kindle version to get context of the messed up parts. Overall a 5 star Plus book.
Captain Cirilo Webster is a loyal officer of the Santiago Corporation, the multi-stellar megacorporation that controls all travel between the Seventy-Seven human colonies.
Finally given command of his first interstellar freighter, he is determined to do well by both his crew and his employers—but nothing is ever that simple.
Captain Cirilo Webster is a loyal officer of the Santiago Corporation, the multi-stellar megacorporation that controls all travel between the Seventy-Seven human colonies.
Finally given command of his first interstellar freighter, he is determined to do well by both his crew and his employers—but nothing is ever that simple.
July 31, 2025
Terrific story and writing! The book opens with Cirilo Webster arriving for his new posting as captain of a space freighter. We and the crew learn that there is more to the new captain than the ships' previous captains, especially his approach to leadership and his skills learned over a decade serving as First (executive officer) aboard armed Corporate Security vessels. The story evolved steadily, both in terms of the crew, their passengers & cargo, and the unanticipated eventual threats. The captain & crew grew to be a team, a very effective team that was needed to prevent a disaster and save almost everyone. Hard to top this book, but the logical plot continuation would make for an even more exciting adventure (second book) for this captain and his crew. I very much hope the author writes such a book!
May 22, 2025
Glynn Stewart has a new series set in a future in which the Santiago Corporation has a monopoly in hyperspace travel. Captain Cirilo Webster has risen in Santiago ranks and has been assigned as captain to an older ship the Santa Mica. Seekers in the Void (ebook from Faolan's Pen Publishing Inc.) tells what happens when the ship is hired by a xeno-archeology expedition, investigating an alien base abandoned only several centuries ago. The best part is about one of the fighting cyborgs who has somehow obtained human intelligence and has to understand that it is now a person. Great, though mostly quiet beginning to a new series.
May 28, 2025
This is the first book in what I hope will continue as a series. The author has created a new universe and does a good job in building it out in the first half of the book. I also found the main characters interesting and I am looking forward to seeing more of how they are built out, especially the one I wasn’t expecting at the beginning of the book. There is enough action, especially in the latter part of the book to satisfy me, knowing that the universe and character build out had to happen. While the ending is not a ‘cliff hanger’, it does leave the book open to further stories in this universe. Hopefully that will happen. I enjoyed the book and recommend it.
June 27, 2025
Curse you Stewart!
This was a reluctant purchase, primarily because I already have the Starship’s Mage and House Adamant series on the go, so a stand alone novel couldn’t be much of a risk.
Now, I’m a little peeved to discover that I want give more of my money and time to Glynn Stewart, so I can find out what happens to the crew of the Santa Mica and how their discovery impacts the Seventy Seven.
As ever, engaging characters, interesting situations, well put together world build and the bones of a great series (hopefully) to come. Glad I bought a new iPad, with a lot more memory…
This was a reluctant purchase, primarily because I already have the Starship’s Mage and House Adamant series on the go, so a stand alone novel couldn’t be much of a risk.
Now, I’m a little peeved to discover that I want give more of my money and time to Glynn Stewart, so I can find out what happens to the crew of the Santa Mica and how their discovery impacts the Seventy Seven.
As ever, engaging characters, interesting situations, well put together world build and the bones of a great series (hopefully) to come. Glad I bought a new iPad, with a lot more memory…
September 3, 2025
Seekers in the Void is a mildly interesting story, and one I forgot to review after completing it, and since it's mostly faded from memory, I can't say a whole lot about it, other than the cover blurb is misleading (aren't most of them), but despite that, I did find myself wanting to read the next book in the series (when one becomes available), so there is that. If you take nothing else from this review, remember, if the book leaves you wanting more, it must have been a good read.
May 28, 2025
Great start to hopefully a new series.
Lots of universe building and character development in the first 2/3 of this story. The premise is 77 settled systems but only one company owns FTL and controls all interstellar transit. The story revolves around one of their oldest interstellar freighters and its new captain. All seems pretty mundane until their latest contact, ferrying academics to strange ruins on a barely inhabitable planet, goes completely sideways. I liked these folks, sure hope I get to travel with them again.
Lots of universe building and character development in the first 2/3 of this story. The premise is 77 settled systems but only one company owns FTL and controls all interstellar transit. The story revolves around one of their oldest interstellar freighters and its new captain. All seems pretty mundane until their latest contact, ferrying academics to strange ruins on a barely inhabitable planet, goes completely sideways. I liked these folks, sure hope I get to travel with them again.
May 29, 2025
Strong new series
Glynn Stewart begins a new series with this strong novel. The backdrop of the archeological expedition adds a different flavor to the story. It isn’t just void ships and adventure. It is about community and trying to figure out what humankind is in relation to the universe. Six is as human as his shipmates. Everyone is flawed but trying to be the best version of themselves. And heroism comes in many forms. I look forward to the next volumes in this literary universe.
Glynn Stewart begins a new series with this strong novel. The backdrop of the archeological expedition adds a different flavor to the story. It isn’t just void ships and adventure. It is about community and trying to figure out what humankind is in relation to the universe. Six is as human as his shipmates. Everyone is flawed but trying to be the best version of themselves. And heroism comes in many forms. I look forward to the next volumes in this literary universe.
June 24, 2025
What a glorious read! It’s sci-fi, but there’s no endless techtalk and posturing, (by both men and women). This is a world of life on its own terms in a futuristic world. There’s no attempt to make connections to what things are like today. What I really like about this book are the discussions on what being a “person” really means.
The only thing I had a little trouble with was understanding some acronyms and condensing of descriptive terms. That was not a dealbreaker, though. it didn’t take long for it not to be an issue at all.
The only thing I had a little trouble with was understanding some acronyms and condensing of descriptive terms. That was not a dealbreaker, though. it didn’t take long for it not to be an issue at all.
June 27, 2025
A great story with excellent potential for more. Exploring what loyalty means and what respect for others can bring you. This isn’t as fast paced as some but that is a benefit as it allows characters to emerge into more rounded believable actors in the story.
One slight editorial irritation is the use of somewhat obvious compound words as short cuts to slang. Mishnet for mission network for example. That apart as always with Stewart the story is excellent and this makes yet another superb page turner.
One slight editorial irritation is the use of somewhat obvious compound words as short cuts to slang. Mishnet for mission network for example. That apart as always with Stewart the story is excellent and this makes yet another superb page turner.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 10, 2025
Slow start, finished with a bang
Great space opera! I took a while to get into the story but it hooked me. This is better written than most recent sci-fi. In addition to a good plot, there are some good characters (primarily the captain, but also the First, and of course Six). Again unlike a lot of recent sci-fi that I've read, this is not a Navy yarn. In one book, Stewart has built a world with a faults but not constantly at war. I look forward to other bolunes in the series.
Great space opera! I took a while to get into the story but it hooked me. This is better written than most recent sci-fi. In addition to a good plot, there are some good characters (primarily the captain, but also the First, and of course Six). Again unlike a lot of recent sci-fi that I've read, this is not a Navy yarn. In one book, Stewart has built a world with a faults but not constantly at war. I look forward to other bolunes in the series.
May 31, 2025
please don’t be a stand alone
Seekers has a slow start, yet it takes time to build a new world. This story was originally a 4 star, until I read my own words, I’ve upgraded to 5. The premise is good, the main developed surprisingly well in a short span. The main characters all developed deep and complex backgrounds. Mr Stewart, has written this tale as a stand alone, hopefully he will find the time and imagination to extend Seekers into at least a trilogy.
Seekers has a slow start, yet it takes time to build a new world. This story was originally a 4 star, until I read my own words, I’ve upgraded to 5. The premise is good, the main developed surprisingly well in a short span. The main characters all developed deep and complex backgrounds. Mr Stewart, has written this tale as a stand alone, hopefully he will find the time and imagination to extend Seekers into at least a trilogy.
June 7, 2025
Glynn Stewart is very prolific, but also a well above average writer. And getting better with each new novel. SEEKERS IN THE VOID was very well done space opera. It works fine as a stand alone novel, with solid characterizations, very good plotting, and new takes on a number of concepts rarely seen in science fiction to go along with the more familiar items. There is obvious room to do more novels sharing the characters and background, and I hope Mr. Stewart gets around to that.
May 7, 2025
The action, the politics, the commercial games - this is a space opera worth reading. Fans of the Starship Mage series are going to like this book and so will fans of Sharon Lee's Liaden Universe books, but fans of the Honorverse books may want to look elsewhere for their military sci-fi and political intrigue fix.
I received an ARC from the author and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received an ARC from the author and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
May 8, 2025
I enjoyed the characters in the book, especially the special ones (I am trying not to give away spoilers, so sorry that is vague). I enjoyed the background of this universe, space travel and human expansion developed by a corporation very focused on maintaining its monopoly. This made for an interesting plot and character motivations.
May 23, 2025
Good start to a new series hopefully.
Captain Webster gets his first command - a reward for dedication and loyalty to the Santiago Corp.
A corporation with a sketchy reputation. A yet he tries to do right by his new crew.
They are all challenged by their next mission.
Nice twists - appreciate that the expected twist didn't happen - and good start on character and universe building.
Captain Webster gets his first command - a reward for dedication and loyalty to the Santiago Corp.
A corporation with a sketchy reputation. A yet he tries to do right by his new crew.
They are all challenged by their next mission.
Nice twists - appreciate that the expected twist didn't happen - and good start on character and universe building.
May 23, 2025
Excellent new universe
This has the very high quality of world building and story telling I have come to expect of this Author.
You will enjoy galactic empires that are in a new setting.
With complex characters and moral challenges.
And action and fighting in support of the Plot.
Enjoy!
This has the very high quality of world building and story telling I have come to expect of this Author.
You will enjoy galactic empires that are in a new setting.
With complex characters and moral challenges.
And action and fighting in support of the Plot.
Enjoy!
May 24, 2025
Another well written, compelling space adventure with complex characters and themes. I hope this is the start of a new series by one of my favorite authors as I would love to hear more about Six’s journey into personhood as well as what awaits humanity through the worm hole. Even as a stand alone novel it is a most enjoyable read.
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