Skybound

by S.W. Gunn, 4steex (Illustrations)

With Earth's environment failing after two American Civil Wars and a third World War, Humankind is forced out into space to save the species. After the second eco-ship launched, the 'Skybound', had a catastrophic event that killed a large portion of the crew. Left behind was a only those who were born aboard the eco-ship to continue the mission towards a star system with a potential habitable planet.Senion Technician Johnathan Fischer works to maintain the computer systems. He is pushed into a relationship with Commander Rosemary Yarden through the mechanizations of the eco-ship's computer Mark. While learning more about others and himself, Johnathan finds a new desire to improve the eco-ship. In doing so his modifications reveal a group of alien spacecraft in the distance who begin to approach the 'Skybound'. His actions from the discovery of these aliens will either door or save the crew of the Skybound and humankind itself.

208 pages, Paperback

Published December 18, 2018

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.