Books from Fenian House Publishing
Becoming Real — Sean Fenian
Michael Hagerty—GhostRayder, to his fans—reviewed video games and made game videos for a living. He was very used to virtual worlds. They were his bread and butter. He was quite certain he understood very clearly the lines of demarcation between game and reality, between what was real and what was not. What was physical, and what was virtual.
Then one day, not long after he reviewed a newly released game, a mystery person sent him a modified version of the game, and asked him to go back in and try it again.
Michael would soon find out that the question of real or virtual, human or not, was far more nuanced and less clear-cut than he had ever believed.
New from Sean Fenian, Becoming Real is an exploration of the natures of humanity and reality.
Or perhaps it’s a commentary on some of the blind spots of video game design.
Or perhaps it’s an SF postmodern love story with a twist.
Or perhaps, it’s all of these things… and more.
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Agency — Sean Fenian and Robert Auerbach
When the Box appeared in his front hallway, Ciáran mac Cool had no idea where it came from or why it was there.
It started out by showing him ways that it could help him out. Then it started giving him assignments to perform. At first they were minor… yet still clearly beneficial. Sometimes they were serious. Sometimes they were very dangerous. At least one almost got him killed. That hadn’t been part of the plan, but fortune is a fickle bitch.
Then came the day the Box told him to reach a specific location, with no further explanation, giving him barely enough advance warning to get there.
He never expected how much, or how fast, this assignment would end up changing his life.
“A magnificent book.” — Wendy S. Delmater, Abyss & Apex Magazine
The first collaboration between Sean Fenian and Robert Auerbach, Agency is a near-future SF thriller set against a background of the climate change crisis… with both expected, and wholly unexpected players. To say more than that would be telling.
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What Buyers Say:
“If you like the writings of Neal Stephenson, you'll like Agency.”
“The plot is well constructed, the characters well-fleshed out, and what little action there is, is done well, and not forced, as some others have done.”
“Well written and paced story that holds one’s attention closely.”
“Rarely have I enjoyed a book like I enjoyed this one! Thought provoking. Action packed. Very different from anything else I have read lately.”
The Stardock Trilogy — Sean Fenian
Sean Fenian’s Stardock Trilogy has earned more than ten thousand positive ratings to date, and is available in the original eBook edition, as audiobooks on Audible, and now in softcover as well.
Volume 1: Bearing Gifts
When the over-driven hyperdrive on their mobile shipyard burned out, the Chhrt’ktk’t abandoned it in an inhabited system along their path, hoping it would work as a decoy to buy them more time to escape the Khreetan fleet pursuing them. They didn’t anticipate how far the pre-spacefaring species they turned over their broken-down maintenance facility to would subvert their plan.
Alex Holder, a retired engineer, just happened to be in the right place, at the right time, with the right mindset, to find himself chosen by the Chhrt’ktk’t to hand over control of their shipyard to, simply because he was the first person they found able to interface with it. The Chhrt’ktk’t could not possibly anticipate what he would do with it. And neither would anyone else.
“It’s kind of Larry Niven or, even more, Arthur Clarke.” — John Shirley, Bestselling SF Author
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NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER PRINT EDITIONWhat Buyers Say:
“In the grand tradition of world-spanning stories, with all of the good ‘sciency stuffs’ and ‘computery stuffs’ and ‘diplomacy stuffs’ that define the genre. Mr. Fenian has created a wonderful world that rings true to me.”
“Strong kudos for the author’s accurate representation of physics, including orbital mechanics and relativistic delays.”
“Full confession up front — once started, I couldn’t put this series down; I simply had to know what happened next.”
Volume 2: United Fleet
Four months ago, the Crickets — the Chhrt’ktk’t, as they called themselves in their own language — had abandoned a mobile shipyard with a burned-out hyperdrive core in Sol system, as a decoy. They hadn’t told humanity about the decoy part. Then they had picked Alex Holder to operate it, simply because he happened by chance to be the first human they found who could — because that would make it a better decoy.
In perhaps as little as five years, the Khreetan would be coming. The Crickets hadn’t intended for humanity to know that, either.
Alex had those five years to build a defensive fleet from the spines out, recruit crews for his fleet, and find enough humans who could reach full rapport with Cricket tech to command and control them — and get all of them trained to work together despite their national differences. All this, while at the same time he tried to share the Crickets’ scientific knowledge, distribute their technology where it was most desperately needed, and somehow still keep the peace.
Fortunately, he had help, and he was beginning to find more people who could fully link with Chhrt'ktk't technology.
But would it be enough?
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NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER PRINT EDITIONWhat Buyers Say:
“The author gets this story started quickly, and it is surprise after surprise with a strong development of the main characters.”
“A very good series, and it’s written in such a way that you don’t want to stop reading. Inspiring series.”
“I hope the author writes longer novels to explore more of the physics and computer science aspects, but I know I’m weird that way.”
“To those whom much is given, much is asked. Alex Holder is one such person and as an ‘everyman’ figure he shines, showing off the best of humanity.”
Volume 3: A Line in the Stars
A Line in the Stars is the triumphant conclusion of Sean Fenian's Stardock Trilogy.
It was two years since the Crickets had left the solar system, leaving Alex Holder in control of their no-longer-very-mobile shipyard. Everything but its burned-out hyperdrive core was in full working order. Alex had unshackled its controlling AI, learned how to use Cricket technology with the AI’s help, and was well on the way to building a defensive fleet to protect Earth from the second alien race that was coming after the Crickets. Not just building the ships; recruiting and training the crews to man them, as well. With a breakthrough in teaching people how to reach higher control levels, the desperate scramble to find more people able to fully control Cricket technology was a thing of the past.
Now it was a race against time, to build out the rest of the Fleet and make it strong enough to stop whatever was headed for Earth. But Alex and his team didn’t know what they needed to be prepared for, or how strong the Fleet would actually need to be. Nobody did. Maybe not even the Crickets.
It was the highest-stakes gamble ever, and humanity did not have the option of simply choosing not to play. The only option left was to play to win.
But what was the definition of victory?
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NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER PRINT EDITIONWhat Buyers Say:
“These three books were a delightful, well written tale of a hopeful future, populated with a cast of characters that were easy to root for and interesting alien species.”
“An excellent read and finally a well thought out plan forward that does not include a forever war!”
“This has been a wonderful trilogy to enjoy. Great character development and storyline.”
“Happy because it is well written with solid scientific underpinnings and because it shows a side of humanity that I wish we would all strive for.”
Fireborn — Sean Fenian
The man who will become Alrekr Járnhandr is done. Weary, physically and emotionally broken, abused beyond the limits of what he can endure, he is ready to give up and die. But instead of dying, he finds himself drawn through a dark void to another world. Terribly injured, he is found and rescued by people among whom he will have a chance to build a new life.
His new world will be filled with wonders. It will be magical. It will finally give his life meaning. But it won’t be easy, and he will come to discover that he has not entirely escaped all that he fled from. His past is not done with him yet… and neither is his future.
But in this life, he won’t have to do it alone.
Fireborn is an alternate-world fantasy novel featuring mystic arts loosely based on Finnish mythology, polyamorous relationships, and healing from emotional abuse. Have you ever heard of a smith who can mix advanced metal alloys by ear? In Fireborn, you will.
And yes… there are dragons.
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NOW ALSO AVAILABLE IN SOFTCOVER PRINT EDITIONWhat Buyers Say:
“Delightfully imaginative”
“This book has a feel and cadence utterly unlike any others in this genre. […] I have never read a ‘transformational’ novel with such a positive cast of characters and uplifting message.”
“The author writes characters of depth out of his own depth, loves, and widely varied experience. A lovely tale and I devoutly wish he’ll find a way to revisit this surprisingly special world and characters he’s shared with us.”
“A different type of book from Sean Fenian, and even better”
“Fascinating take on legends”
“My new favorite author”
For Love Of Caitlîn — Sean Fenian
A short tale of mortals and Fae
For Love of Caitlîn is a standalone novella set in a medieval Ireland a little different from our own.
When Domnall mac Caiomhin accepted an ill-advised wager to spend a night atop the barrow at Dun Gol, and his fiery bride Caitlîn failed to talk him out of it, he shouldn’t have been surprised that she insisted upon going along with him. But the Sidhe took her spirit underhill, and now her body is wasting away.
It falls to the wits and courage of her father Ceallach mac Seaghda to win her back — if he can. The stakes are high ... but Ceallach mac Seaghda is a man who will give everything for his beloved daughter.
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What Buyers Say:
“Very nice telling of the Fae, a mortal man and his daughter, and of how that man may meet the fae at their own games.”
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