Alex Stewart (5) (1958–)
Author of Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium
For other authors named Alex Stewart, see the disambiguation page.
Series
Works by Alex Stewart
Someone to Watch Over Me 2 copies
Hidden Depths (Warhammer 40,000) 2 copies
Animator [short fiction] 1 copy
Soulmates [short fiction] 1 copy
The Cat in the Wall 1 copy
Associated Works
Decalog 4: Re:Generations: Ten Stories, A Thousand Years, One Family (1997) — Contributor — 66 copies
Black Library Sampler [2020] — Contributor — 3 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stewart, Alexander Michael
- Other names
- Mitchell, Sandy (pseudonym)
- Birthdate
- 1958-07-25
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Earls Colne, Essex, England, UK
- Organizations
- Midnight Rose
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Reviews
Choose Your Enemies (Ciaphas Cain Book 10) by Sandy Mitchell
The plot and bolter-porn are actually quite samey to previous books but little things like Cain navigating tea service during a tense intel briefing remain delightful.
Mostly bolter porn but still a cut above thanks to Cain, Jurgen and Vail.
A typical spelunker turns into Frasier and then AvP.
Stewart, Alex. Shooting the Rift. Baen, 2016.
Alex Stewart’s usual gig is writing novel tie-ins for Warhammer and other games. In Shooting the Rift he shows that he can write a first-person space opera with an engaging voice and a story that does not remind one too often of gaming. Our hero-narrator is Simon Forrester, a good-looking kid from a matriarchal culture, who is exiled when he cheats on the entrance exam to the space academy. He finds himself co-opted into an espionage plot on a merchant ship. The world-building is impressive. There are two rival military cultures, two rival merchant subcultures, and some “transgeners,” with various genetic changes—increased strength, multiple limbs, and photosynthetic skin mandating a lot of nudity. I am surprised that Stewart has not written more in this milieu. 3.5 stars.… (more)
Alex Stewart’s usual gig is writing novel tie-ins for Warhammer and other games. In Shooting the Rift he shows that he can write a first-person space opera with an engaging voice and a story that does not remind one too often of gaming. Our hero-narrator is Simon Forrester, a good-looking kid from a matriarchal culture, who is exiled when he cheats on the entrance exam to the space academy. He finds himself co-opted into an espionage plot on a merchant ship. The world-building is impressive. There are two rival military cultures, two rival merchant subcultures, and some “transgeners,” with various genetic changes—increased strength, multiple limbs, and photosynthetic skin mandating a lot of nudity. I am surprised that Stewart has not written more in this milieu. 3.5 stars.… (more)
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