Starship’s Mage Books in Order
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Starship’s Mage books in publication order
21 books
Starship's Mage
by Glynn Stewart
2014
Damien Montgomery, a jump mage without connections, signs on with Captain David White and steps into danger that reaches far beyond one freighter. Magic, pirates, and politics turn one job into a much bigger life.
Hand of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2015
Taken in by the Mage-King, Damien is sent to learn under a Hand of Mars on a violent world. When treason explodes, his training becomes a live-fire test.
Alien Arcana
by Glynn Stewart
2016
Damien is drawn toward mysteries that link magic, politics, and alien secrets. What begins as another assignment opens the door to a much larger threat.
Voice of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2016
Now speaking with the Mage-King's authority, Damien investigates a crisis that could turn into civil war. Going back to familiar ground only makes the mission more dangerous.
Judgment of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2017
Damien Montgomery's growing power puts him at the center of decisions that could reshape the Protectorate. Justice becomes dangerous when every faction wants a different answer.
UnArcana Stars
by Glynn Stewart
2018
A new Starship's Mage arc opens as rebellion and war spread through human space. Old allies and new viewpoints reveal how unstable Mars has become.
Sword of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2019
The widening Martian conflict hardens into open struggle, with military campaigns and political fractures feeding each other. Mars survives only if its defenders move faster than the rebellion.
Mountain of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2020
The Martian conflict keeps escalating as competing loyalties and different fronts collide. Survival now depends on whether Mars can hold itself together under pressure.
Pulsar Race
by Glynn Stewart
2020
Set during the wider Starship's Mage timeline, this novella follows a high-stakes race with more on the line than prize money. Competition, politics, and hidden agendas collide at speed.
The Service of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2020
Roslyn Chambers steps into the foreground as duty to Mars and duty to conscience stop matching neatly. Her mission puts personal loyalty under real strain.
A Darker Magic
by Glynn Stewart
2021
Roslyn Chambers moves into a harsher phase of service where duty, suspicion, and power all tighten around her. What looks like service to Mars may hide something darker.
Mage-Commander
by Glynn Stewart
2021
Roslyn now has real authority, and almost no room to make mistakes. Command brings fleet action, scrutiny, and hard choices about who she truly serves.
Beyond the Eyes of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2022
Roslyn Chambers is pushed beyond familiar borders as Mars faces dangers larger than its internal wars. Old loyalties and new frontiers collide at a dangerous scale.
Mage-Queen's Thief
by Glynn Stewart
2023
This novella follows a smaller, sneakier mission in the Starship's Mage universe, where theft and politics go hand in hand. One careful operation can shake much bigger plans.
Nemesis of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2023
Long-running tensions finally turn personal and strategic at the same time. The enemies Roslyn and Mars have made are ready to strike back.
Ambassador For Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2024
Diplomacy becomes its own battlefield when Martian power reaches farther from home. Negotiation skills matter as much as magical or military strength.
Chimera's Star
by Glynn Stewart
2024
Roslyn Chambers is driven toward the frontier, where alien worlds and a new war test Mars in unfamiliar ways. The scale grows, but the human cost stays close.
Chimera's Fall
by Glynn Stewart
2025
The frontier arc deepens as occupied worlds, resistance, and alien pressure close in. Winning is no longer enough, people have to survive what victory costs.
The Lies Arcana
by Glynn Stewart
2025
Secrets and misinformation become weapons as the war grows more tangled. Roslyn faces enemies who are dangerous precisely because truth is so hard to pin down.
Alien Olympus
by Glynn Stewart
2026
Mars pushes deeper into alien territory and older mysteries as the next phase of the frontier story begins. The scale gets bigger, but the choices stay painfully human.
Shadow of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2026
Trapped behind enemy lines on Chimera, Roslyn cannot simply wait for rescue. Occupation, resistance, and patience all become part of the fight.
Starship’s Mage books in chronological order

Starship's Mage
by Glynn Stewart
2014Starship’s Mage, Book 1
Hand of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2015Starship’s Mage, Book 2
Voice of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2016Starship’s Mage, Book 3
Alien Arcana
by Glynn Stewart
2016Starship’s Mage, Book 4
Judgment of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2017Starship’s Mage, Book 5
UnArcana Stars
by Glynn Stewart
2018Starship’s Mage, Book 6
Sword of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2019Starship’s Mage, Book 7
Mountain of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2020Starship’s Mage, Book 8
The Service of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2020Starship’s Mage, Book 9
Pulsar Race
by Glynn Stewart
2020Starship’s Mage, Book 10
A Darker Magic
by Glynn Stewart
2021Starship’s Mage, Book 11
Mage-Commander
by Glynn Stewart
2021Starship’s Mage, Book 12
Beyond the Eyes of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2022Starship’s Mage, Book 13
Nemesis of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2023Starship’s Mage, Book 14
Mage-Queen's Thief
by Glynn Stewart
2023Starship’s Mage, Book 15
Chimera's Star
by Glynn Stewart
2024Starship’s Mage, Book 16
Ambassador For Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2024Starship’s Mage, Book 17
Chimera's Fall
by Glynn Stewart
2025Starship’s Mage, Book 18
The Lies Arcana
by Glynn Stewart
2025Starship’s Mage, Book 19
Shadow of Mars
by Glynn Stewart
2026Starship’s Mage, Book 20
Alien Olympus
by Glynn Stewart
2026Starship’s Mage, Book 21
Series background & context
Starship's Mage is the series that best captures Stewart's love of mixing clean space opera mechanics with outright magic. In this universe, faster-than-light travel works because trained mages can jump ships between the stars. That single idea shapes everything, from commerce and war to class, politics, and who gets to matter.
The early books are centered on Damien Montgomery. He starts as a talented but unconnected jump mage who cannot find a berth, signs on with Captain David White of the Blue Jay, and quickly discovers that one practical job can turn into pirates, conspiracies, and a much larger political mess. That makes the opening stretch feel adventurous and intimate at the same time. You get freighters, orbital stations, and dangerous forgotten systems before the scope begins to widen.
And it widens a lot. Damien does not stay an outsider forever. He becomes entangled with the Mage-King of Mars, the Hands of the King, and eventually conflicts big enough to shake the Protectorate itself. Later arcs open the series out to ensemble casts, rebellion, frontier war, and the alien edge of the setting, but the core appeal stays consistent. The books always care about what power means when magic is also infrastructure.
There is also a good tonal balance here. The series likes shipboard life, command problems, and setting logic, but it never forgets that this is also space fantasy. Jump magic, alien ruins, royal mages, and political intrigues all live comfortably beside fleet battles and smuggler routes. If you want one of Stewart's biggest worlds, this is it, and it rewards readers who enjoy watching a setting grow from one ship and one mage into something much larger.
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