Heima: Neinn

by S.W. Gunn

Sometimes fate is a fickle thing. A simple little change here or there causes a ripple that effects everything and everyone around it. Heima and her inhabitants are no different. It is a question that man has asked throughout his history, "What if?" What if someone did something else? What if the one action taken was changed? Heima itself would feel the ripple of change if one word was changed from a simple yes to no. That one little change will alter the events of the Ninth Kostir and everything afterwards. Even still, fate always has her way. Even in Heima.A re-telling of the original Heima: The Ninth Kostir, Neinn takes one tiny decision from the original tale and changes it. The shift in story utterly turns everything on its head. No matter, fate has a way of happening no matter who opposes it...

260 pages, Paperback

Published August 24, 2019

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.