Steven H Wilson

Biography

Steven H. Wilson has written for Starlog, DC Comics Star Trek classic and Warlord series, and, most recently, served as principal writer and director for Prometheus Radio Theatre and publisher of Firebringer Press. His original science fiction series, The Arbiter Chronicles, currently boasting nineteen full-cast audio dramas and the novel Taken Liberty, has won the Mark Time Silver Award and the Parsec Award for Best Audio Drama (long form). His second novel, Peace Lord of the Red Planet, was released in 2010. As a podcaster, besides hosting the Prometheus Radio Theatre podcast, he has recorded Lester Del Rey’s Badge of Infamy for podiobooks.com, performed multiple roles in J. Daniel Sawyer’s production of Antithesis, and performed in Nobilis Reed’s presentation of Scouts. Active in science fiction fandom since 1984, he has written, drawn, edited and published fanzines, acted and directed with a comedy troupe, and served as a gopher, a con chair or a guest at roughly a hundred conventions. Wilson, who works as an IT manager, holds degrees from the University of Maryland College of Journalism and the Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. He lives in Elkridge, MD with his wife Renee and sons Ethan and Christian.

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Books

Sacrifice Play: A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 60,130. Language: English. Published: August 1, 2016 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
The third novel in the Mark Time and Parsec Award-winning Arbiter Chronicles series. Lt. Terry Metcalfe and his Arbiters confront a rogue technology which threatens to go viral. The military's solution? Destroy their ship and everyone aboard.
The Arbiter Logs: The White Lady
Series: The Arbiter Chronicles, Book 4. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 22,150. Language: English. Published: September 4, 2013 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Years ago, Terry Metcalfe's sister died at the age of twelve. Terry left Earth for the Navy of the Confederated Worlds, but his little sister's memory has haunted him ever since. Now, on the world of New Rhineland, a demon ghost from stories he knew as a child, emerges, claiming to have a hold on his sister's soul.
The Arbiter Logs: Man of Letters
Series: The Arbiter Chronicles, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 24,230. Language: English. Published: August 2, 2013 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Since the planet Phaeton was settled hundreds of years ago, only a handful of its telepathic citizens have ventured into outer space. Professor Mors, a legendary intellectual, and his young protégé Cernaq are two of those. Now Cernaq is serving on CNV Arbiter, and is chronicling his adventures for his mentor. His letters provide a glimpse of a very seedy corner of space through very innocent eyes.
The Arbiter Logs: A Man Walks Into a Bar
Series: The Arbiter Chronicles, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 25,740. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2013 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Cernaq is a telepath from the planet Phaeton, the gentlest, most unassuming of the crew of the CNV Arbiter. After he must take a man's life in the line of duty, his behavior begins to take a turn for the worse. Another presence is slowly gaining control of his mind, and one of the most powerful telepathic intellects in the galaxy is now a threat to himself and his shipmates.
The Arbiter Logs: Mutiny Springs Eternal
Series: The Arbiter Chronicles, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 32,410. Language: English. Published: May 23, 2013 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
A century ago, the Faraday disappeared. The great ship dropped into the mysterious region known as L-space, never to be seen again. There are only legends left, legends of mutiny, murder, and the discovery of forbidden secrets. Today, the young midshipmen of the patrol ship Arbiter have found Faraday, a ghost ship orbiting a remote planet. And, somehow, someone... or something... has survived.
Unfriendly Persuasion - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
Series: The Arbiter Chronicles. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 130,060. Language: English. Published: March 5, 2012 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
The second novel based on the Mark Time and Parsec Award-winning science fiction audio drama series, The Arbiter Chronicles. The Arbiters are divided when they are ordered to evacuate a colony of pacifists who believe they've found God incarnate. Series creator Steven H. Wilson tells a tale exploring the boundaries of faith, non-violence and loyalty.
Peace Lord of the Red Planet
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 82,830. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2011 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
A Civil War-era Quaker is transported to an alien world with a warlike culture. His peaceful bravery makes him a hero... and a target.
Taken Liberty: A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles
Series: The Arbiter Chronicles. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 92,430. Language: English. Published: April 20, 2011 by Firebringer Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
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Based on the Mark Time and Parsec Award-winning series of audio dramas, Taken Liberty tells the story of Aer'La, an escaped slave from an alien world who finds a home among humanity. The discovery of her true identity, however, threatens her freedom and her very life.