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by S.W. Gunn, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

Serving as a leader for the Kingdom’s most successful combat Platoon, Rone Millar is a highly decorated soldier who has fought all sorts of monsters in defense of the Kingdom. Orcs, undead and goblins fill up his combat duties. He is about to find himself in a new fight as he is maneuvered into a relationship with a beautiful young woman named Marah Taylor, who is the niece of the Region Commanding General. Their relationship is going swimmingly until Mages from the Mage’s Guild perform an examination and discover that Marah might have magical powers.

Rone struggles with this massive change in his future plans and he is forced to go against the Kingdom to protect Marah and their relationship.

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Published April 4, 2025

About the author

Born in Muskegon MI and raised in Concord CA, Heima: The Ninth Kostir is S.W. Gunn's first novel. He is 42 years old and married to his lovely wife Neeta. They have two boys, Shawn II and Spencer, and a cat named

In writing Heima he drew upon many of his own life interests and experiences. Things like his hobbies, which include writing, reading, video games (World of Warcraft), and card games (Magic the Gathering), have added little bits of inspiration or stoked his imagination.

One specific area that has inspired the words and phrases within Heima was Medieval Norse history (Specifically the era in which the Vikings existed). Personality quirks like his favorite color, which is purple, added to the novel (It is the favorite color of our erstwhile Princess Astir).

Other areas of inspiration that poke their heads in Heima include his Bachelor’s in History that he obtained from Chaminade University. Some of his favorite novels that are either especially entertaining or inspiring to him include: The Lord of the Rings/Hobbit series, any Star Trek book involving Klingons (especially from Keith R.A Candido), and lastly he loves the Trollslayer series from Warhammer. His favorite movie is “Tangled”, which he loves it because it is such a beautiful story with a pair of lead characters that play off each other both strongly and equally, which inspired the society of Heima.