Heima: The Ninth Kostir

by S.W. Gunn

The 9th Kostir is forthcoming. It is an event that pits a representative from each of the three major cities of Heima in several contests for the right to marry the Princess, Astir Jofurrsdotter.
The Princess herself stands in an unwary position as she will play a significant role in choosing the winner of the Kostir. That winner will become the next King of Heima and her husband.
Upon completion of the Kostir, Astir shall become the next Queen and ruler of Heima. She knows her fate is to marry a stranger and become the Queen but she desires more than just a King.
Daell Skeidsson just wants to leave his home of Andyyri to explore Heima and see things he has only dreamt of. Dragging his best friend Hollurn with him on his adventure, Daell leaves his family and heads for the city of Araedi.
The path he chooses will have repercussions that send shockwaves throughout all of Heima, right to the throne itself.

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280 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 26, 2015

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.