Glynn Stewart

Half-a-megaton-a-second positron lances. Sure sounds high-tech? Give Glynn Stewart this: he never strays far from the generic tree. You want space battles? We give you space battles. You want a patched-together ship facing overwhelming odds. Got ‘em. You want to go twenty-first-century diversity politics one better? How about an interstellar commonwealth where the leadership all have names that sound Native American—Walkingstick, and Tecumseh, for example? Why doesn’t it work as well as it should? Glynn, I think your formula is showing.… (more)

Kyle Roberts is the most battle-tested captain in the Castle Federation space navy. He is also the youngest captain with the least time in service. He lost his last ship diving into the wreckage of an enemy battleship. What is the navy to do with such a hero? They meet public demand and give him a new ship with the same name. Once again, he will be overmatched; this time, his crew will include an admiral and a few dangerous enemy spies.
Robert’s nickname, the Stellar Fox, is an unlikely and unwanted homage to Gen. Rommel. The plot is in the C. S. Forester to David Weber tradition. The tactics owe more to World War II’s Pacific campaign than to either the African campaign or the Napoleonic wars.
Glynn Stewart provides just what we expect from him—old-school space opera.… (more)

The only thing wrong is that I finished reading it already

As always, Glynn Stewart delivers on a determined, engaging hero making the best of space.
His books are the only space navy books I read, and it's for a damn good reason.
The books, despite the fantastic technology and clear understanding of strategy and the inherent potential difficulties of space travel, are truly about the *people*.

Stewart also does one of the finest jobs in all of sci-fi in addressing LGBTQIA populations as normal, unremarkable parts of society. Characters are who they are and love who they love with no differentiation weight or commentary.… (more)