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Starship’s Mage Books in Order

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See the Starship’s Mage books by Glynn Stewart in order, with summaries, reading paths, series background, and help choosing where to start.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Starship’s Mage books in publication order

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21 books

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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.

6

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.

7

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.

8

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.

9

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.

10

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.

11

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.

12

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.

13

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.

14

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.

15

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.

16

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.

17

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.

18

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.

19

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.

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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.

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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

  1. Book cover for "Starship's Mage"

    Starship's Mage

    by Glynn Stewart

    2014Starship’s Mage, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Hand of Mars"

    Hand of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2015Starship’s Mage, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Voice of Mars"

    Voice of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2016Starship’s Mage, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Alien Arcana"

    Alien Arcana

    by Glynn Stewart

    2016Starship’s Mage, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Judgment of Mars"

    Judgment of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2017Starship’s Mage, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "UnArcana Stars"

    UnArcana Stars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2018Starship’s Mage, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Sword of Mars"

    Sword of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2019Starship’s Mage, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Mountain of Mars"

    Mountain of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2020Starship’s Mage, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Service of Mars"

    The Service of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2020Starship’s Mage, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Pulsar Race"

    Pulsar Race

    by Glynn Stewart

    2020Starship’s Mage, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "A Darker Magic"

    A Darker Magic

    by Glynn Stewart

    2021Starship’s Mage, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Mage-Commander"

    Mage-Commander

    by Glynn Stewart

    2021Starship’s Mage, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Beyond the Eyes of Mars"

    Beyond the Eyes of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2022Starship’s Mage, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Nemesis of Mars"

    Nemesis of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2023Starship’s Mage, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Mage-Queen's Thief"

    Mage-Queen's Thief

    by Glynn Stewart

    2023Starship’s Mage, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "Chimera's Star"

    Chimera's Star

    by Glynn Stewart

    2024Starship’s Mage, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "Ambassador For Mars"

    Ambassador For Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2024Starship’s Mage, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Chimera's Fall"

    Chimera's Fall

    by Glynn Stewart

    2025Starship’s Mage, Book 18
  19. Book cover for "The Lies Arcana"

    The Lies Arcana

    by Glynn Stewart

    2025Starship’s Mage, Book 19
  20. Book cover for "Shadow of Mars"

    Shadow of Mars

    by Glynn Stewart

    2026Starship’s Mage, Book 20
  21. Book cover for "Alien Olympus"

    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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