Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep. 01, 2013

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Steph Bennion

Biography

Steph Bennion is a writer, musician and part-time Westminster civil servant, born and bred in the Black Country but now living in Hastings after finally escaping the black hole of London. Her stories are written as a reaction to the dearth of alternative heroes amidst bookshelves swamped by tales of the supernatural, not that there’s nothing wrong with a bit of fantasy now and again. HOLLOW MOON, the first novel in her space-opera tales of mystery and adventure, was published in 2012. THE AVALON JOB is the fourth, with more to come. Under the name Stephanie M Bennion, she has written speculative fiction for older readers. Her last novel was THE LUCK OF THE DEVIL, a tale of supernatural transgender angst in 1990s Ireland, published in 2018. The time-travelling romp THE BATTLES OF HASTINGS, a novella inspired by her adopted town and the 950th anniversary of the event that shaped the British Isles today, was published in 2016.

Where to find Steph Bennion online

Website: http://www.wyrdstar.co.uk
Twitter: @WyrdStar
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.wyrdstar.co.uk/news.html

Where to buy in print

http://www.wyrdstar.co.uk/shop.html

Series

Hollow Moon by
A LONG TIME FROM NOW IN A GALAXY WE CALL HOME... Welcome to tales of space-opera mystery and adventure! It is the twenty-third century and scientists, dreamers, crooks and believers have bridged the vast cosmos, staking their claims where distant suns burn fierce in the sky. Join our intrepid teenage heroine Ravana O'Brien, an Indian-Australian trainee engineer from an asteroid colony ship at Barnard’s Star, as she embarks on a voyage of personal discovery through the five systems and beyond. Why are Priest Taranis and his alien-worshipping Dhusarian Church so interested in her fate? Are the rumoured greys of Epsilon Eridani just a myth? Who thought creepy cyberclones were a good idea? Are some people really as idiotic as they seem? Hollow Moon is for all who relish a dose of humour and practical astrophysics with their fantasy, for young adults and adults young at heart! "The world building is excellent, the characters intriguing and the action a mix of drama and an occasional scene of pure slapstick that had me chuckling away. [...] If you like space opera, then I recommend this series." - (Awesome Indies' review of CITY OF DECEIT).
To Dance Amongst The Stars
Price: $2.99 USD.
Hollow Moon
Price: $0.99 USD.
Paw-Prints Of The Gods
Price: $2.99 USD.
City Of Deceit
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Avalon Job
Price: $2.99 USD.
Merry Christmas, Mister Wolf
Price: $2.99 USD.

Books

The Avalon Job by
Series: Hollow Moon, Book 4. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 136,430. Language: British English. Published: August 14, 2020 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
Ravana O'Brien is confronted by her past in more ways than one. Secret agent Kedesh is back on the scene, seeking help for a mission to Alpha Centauri. Artorius, the young boy taken by Que Qiao agents after fleeing the Dhusarian Church, has been traced to a shadowy American base on the moon of Avalon. A second alien portal has been found, a mysterious ancient machine that can twist space and time.
Three Tales For Christmas by
Series: Hollow Moon, Introductory Anthology. Price: Free! Words: 39,590. Language: British English. Published: December 1, 2018 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Can a down-trodden kitchen slave find her prince in a young, dashing space captain? When the power fails when parents are out for the night, is it wise to be wandering the forest with vicious robot wolves on the loose? A man caught up in a war wonders if he can go on, but can a hologram hope to convince him by showing the greatest blunders of his life? It is supposed to be the season of goodwill!
The Luck Of The Devil by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 99,680. Language: British English. Published: September 14, 2018 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
Susan Jones, a transgender woman struggling in 1990s Britain, is under the care of psychiatrist Doctor Mordussen. But are her demons real? A seventeenth-century sorcerer, evil nurses, a castle reborn from the ashes and a bloodthirsty sheep do not making getting to the bottom of the mystery any easier. Can Susan's love of heavy metal, her battered Volkswagen van and two best friends save the day?
The Battles Of Hastings by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 16,770. Language: British English. Published: October 14, 2016 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy, Fiction » Alternative history
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Who really won the Battle of Hastings? Chicago teenager Jane Kennedy embarks on an adventure through multiple realities after fellow time travellers each realise they come from a future with a different past. Is there a rogue on the loose out to change history? A romp through alternate time lines in England 1066 to mark the 950th anniversary of the invasion that shaped Britain and Europe today.
City Of Deceit by
Series: Hollow Moon, Book 3. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 129,560. Language: British English. Published: June 24, 2016 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
Raja Surya, young heir to the moon of Yuanshi, cannot stay out of trouble for long. Zotz Wak, intrepid boy inventor, decides Earth is the place to become a man. He never expected to be accused of spying. Surya never dreamed he would take the captain's chair of a proper battleship in space. In London, the United Nations is deciding humankind's fate. Taranis, dark priest of destiny, has returned.
Paw-Prints Of The Gods by
Series: Hollow Moon, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 122,630. Language: British English. Published: September 29, 2013 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
On the forbidding planet of Falsafah, archaeologists are on the verge of a discovery that will shake humanity to the core. Ravana O’Brien finds herself on another wild adventure with a mysterious little orphan, a cake-obsessed secret agent and a god-like watcher who is maybe also a cat. The cyberclone monks are preparing to meet their saviours. But nobody believes in prophecies anymore, do they?
Merry Christmas, Mister Wolf by
Series: Hollow Moon, Short Stories. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 81,360. Language: British English. Published: December 1, 2012 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
A long time from now in a galaxy we call home... It is the twenty-third century and humanity has settled where distant suns blaze in the sky. Yet for all the marvels of these modern worlds, life for many is far from a wondrous fairytale. It is supposed to be the season of goodwill! A collection of the 'main sequence' seasonal short stories from the space-opera worlds of the Hollow Moon series.
Hollow Moon by
Series: Hollow Moon, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 111,910. Language: British English. Published: May 28, 2012 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
(4.33 from 3 reviews)
A kidnapped prince, a school band competition and an electric cat that eats everything in sight! Join intrepid young heroine Ravana O'Brien in a fast-paced and witty science-fiction mystery of interstellar intrigue. As the dark priest of destiny returns from the dead, Ravana and friends find themselves on an incredible planet-hopping adventure into the shady world of politics, music and rebellion!
To Dance Amongst The Stars by
Series: Hollow Moon, Prequels. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 83,540. Language: British English. Published: December 23, 2011 by WyrdStar. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
(4.00 from 1 review)
A long time from now in a galaxy we call home... It is the twenty-third century and humanity has settled where distant suns blaze in the sky. Yet for all the marvels of these modern worlds, life for many is far from a wondrous fairytale. It is supposed to be the season of goodwill! A collection of the 'prequel' seasonal short stories from the space-opera worlds of the Hollow Moon series.

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