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Welcome to the official website of The Battle for the Solar System novel trilogy. Here you will find information regarding the world, characters and technology, as well as extended and further information that is not found in the novel. Click here for a full introduction. There is also a pop quiz, allowing readers to test their knowledge of the books. For those users of RSS readers, a feed of the news posts is also available. Readers can also report errors and typos in the text, using the Report a Typo! feature.

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Andrew Emmett's review of THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG

Andrew Emmett has once again read and reviewed one of my books, this time THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG, the final book in the BATTLE FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM trilogy.

In his review, Andrew says: "A strong sci-fi story that should satisfy space battle nerds (which I am). If you enjoyed the monster space battles in the final days of DS9, then you definitely should check it out!"

You can read the entire review here:

http://www.andrewemmett.co.uk/book-review-the-attribute-of-the-strong-battle-for-the-solar-system-book-3-by-stephen-sweeney/

Thanks again to Andrew for the review!

Posted on 4th May 2013, 08:05 AM | Permalink

 

Andrew Emmett's review of THE THIRD SIDE

Andrew Emmett has reviewed THE THIRD SIDE, book 2 of the BATTLE FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM trilogy, over on his website.

Andrew says, "I enjoyed reading book two, which has good pace. The nuggets of space opera gold that unfolded in the later parts of the story, are a great incentive to read the next instalment."

You can read the whole review here:

http://www.andrewemmett.co.uk/book-review-the-third-side-battle-for-the-solar-system-book-2-stephen-sweeney/

Thanks very much to Andrew for posting it!

Posted on 24th April 2013, 10:09 PM | Permalink

 

300 for Honour of the Knights

THE HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (First Edition) today received its 300th rating on the UK iBookstore, for an average rating of 4.5 out of 5. That's pretty incredible. I'm very glad that so many people have taken the time to read and recommend the novel. That it's been so well received is fantastic.

You can see for yourself by clicking the link below.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-honour-knights-first-edition/id393991274?mt=11

Here's to the next 300 ratings! Onwards!

Posted on 24th March 2013, 12:55 PM | Permalink

 

Attribute of the Strong now available from Sony Reader Store!

THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG is now available from the Sony Reader store! Those with Sony e-readers can get themselves a copy of the book at the link below:

https://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/stephen-sweeney/the-attribute-of-the-strong-battle-for-the-solar-system-3/_/R-400000000000000885535

Posted on 15th December 2012, 09:36 AM | Permalink

 

Attribute of the Strong now on iTunes!

The Attribute of the Strong is now available to buy on iTunes! Apple has to manually approve books before they are available to buy, hence the delay. However, fans can, from today, get themselves a copy of the last part of the Battle for the Solar System trilogy!

Links:

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-attribute-of-the-strong/id585947580?mt=11

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-attribute-of-the-strong/id585947580?mt=11

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/the-attribute-of-the-strong/id585947580?mt=11

https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/the-attribute-of-the-strong/id585947580?mt=11

Go grab yourself a copy and enjoy!

Posted on 14th December 2012, 08:54 AM | Permalink

 

THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG is now available!

THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG, the final part of the BATTLE FOR THE SOLAR SYSTEM trilogy, is now available on Amazon and as DRM-free epubs direct from this website.

You can find the Kindle editions here:

www.amazon.co.uk/Attribute-Strong-Battle-System-ebook/dp/B00AFX2Q8G/

www.amazon.com/Attribute-Strong-Battle-System-ebook/dp/B00AFX2Q8G/

And DRM-free epubs are available via the Purchase section:

www.battleforthesolarsystem.com/purchase/

What are you waiting for? Download and enjoy!

Posted on 1st December 2012, 08:54 AM | Permalink

 

Three chapter excerpt of AOTS now available!

The first three chapters of THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG are now available to download in HTML, ePub, PDF and plain text formats! Click the link below to go to the downloads -

http://www.battleforthesolarsystem.com/downloads/#attribute

The full novel will be available from 1st December.

Posted on 2nd November 2012, 09:29 AM | Permalink

 

HOTK:SE + TTS price drops!

THE HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS (Second Edition) and THE THIRD SIDE have received temporary price drops on Amazon! This price drop will only last a short time, so grab yourself a copy while you've got the chance:

THE HONOUR OF THE KNIGHTS
http://www.amazon.com/Honour-Knights-Second-Battle-System/dp/B005IDGQZ2/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Honour-Knights-Second-Battle-System/dp/B005IDGQZ2/

THE THIRD SIDE
http://www.amazon.com/Third-Battle-Solar-System-ebook/dp/B005IDGR1K/
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Third-Battle-Solar-System-ebook/dp/B005IDGR1K/

Posted on 31st October 2012, 06:02 PM | Permalink

 

AOTS manuscript returns from editor!

The edited manuscript for THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG has now been returned by the editor and is being worked through, so the book is well on course to arrive on 1st December. The novel will first appear on Amazon and as DRM-free epubs to purchase directly from this website. In addition, the complete trilogy will also be available on the same day. The two books will then work their way towards the iBookstore, Barnes and Noble, Sony eBookstore and Kobo in the weeks that follow.

Stay tunes for more update. Thank you all for your patience.

Posted on 9th October 2012, 08:12 AM | Permalink

 

10 Possibilities for the ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG

With only a couple of months to go until the release of THE ATTRIBUTE OF THE STRONG and the end of the Pandoran War, here is a list of ten possible things that could happen in the book. Two of the following are true, while one is obviously complete nonsense.

1) The Pandorans win.

2) Admiral Jason Zackaria sees the error of his ways and joins the allied forces, to help fight back against the Pandoran army.

3) Maximilian Tyler-Brett, the Senior Magistrate of the Imperial Senate, reveals that he is alive and takes over command of the Pandoran army, following Zackaria's death.

4) CSN Leviathan is destroyed while attempting to defend Earth.

5) The White Knights board CSN Dragon in their cloaked ATAFs, in an attempt to take back control of the ship. All, save for Kelly Taylor, are killed.

6) Enrique Todd faces off against Julian Rissard, in another round of hand-to-hand combat.

7) One of the ATAFs is stolen by deserters and turned against the allied forces.

8) The nanites that infect the Pandoran soldiers mutate and begin to affect more than just pure-bred Imperials.

9) Simon Dodds allows himself to be captured by the Pandoran forces, so that he can begin surrender talks with Zackaria.

10) Simon Dodds discovers that the Pandoran's one true weakness is tasty, organic apples. He offers up his family's orchard and manages to broker peace talks between the two warring sides. He is declared a true hero and a statue of him is erected on Spirit.

Posted on 1st October 2012, 01:19 PM | Permalink

 

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