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Stephen K. Stanford

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Crime and SciFi author.

JUBILEE is available on all platforms including audiobook - click cover image below to order. STARS LIKE US (Jubilee series #2) is also available

Praise for Jubilee:
Publishers Weekly: "An amusing and fast-paced saga sure to please fans of classic space opera."
Considering Stories: “As entertaining a look at human foibles as any crime novel written by Elmore Leonard. Stanford’s writing is infectious, readable stuff. Ideas and action flow nicely, the characters pop, the situations veer from light to dark and back again with ease, and the book balances beach read readability, grit, and satiric punch."





I fell in love with Sci-Fi as a kid, devouring my fathers’ vast “golden age” collection. In 2019 I decided on a whim to
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Stephen K. Stanford Hi Stephen (good first name!) I would say Jubilee leans more toward a character driven story - however, the science is either accurate as per our curr…moreHi Stephen (good first name!) I would say Jubilee leans more toward a character driven story - however, the science is either accurate as per our current understanding, or I have created new technologies and gizmos to cover any gaps. Personally, I dislike SF written with only regard to the "F" and not at all to the "S" part.(less)
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Jubilee (Jubilee #1)

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STARS LIKE US, is released today. I hope everyone enjoys reading as much as I did writing it!
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"A terrific fast paced space opera/comedy romp sees Col, Danee and Sana co-parenting the twins, fighting enemies and picking up strays along the way.
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“Turns out, running a society with no rules takes a huge amount of organization.”
Stephen K. Stanford, Jubilee

“Sometimes you look back on a particular moment and wonder, What if I’d chosen differently? Those moments where everything branches off. If I’d turned around there and then, not gone to Jubilee. Would that have spared us all what came next? I guess you can’t really answer a question like that.”
Stephen K. Stanford, Jubilee

“Don’t see many nonhumans about,” I said.
“Nah, not many,” said Douglas. “Jubilee don’t seem to appeal to ’em. Only humans get hung up with all that sin and redemption crap. The other races just do whatever the hell they want.”
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“Sometimes you look back on a particular moment and wonder, What if I’d chosen differently? Those moments where everything branches off. If I’d turned around there and then, not gone to Jubilee. Would that have spared us all what came next? I guess you can’t really answer a question like that.”
Stephen K. Stanford, Jubilee

“Don’t see many nonhumans about,” I said.
“Nah, not many,” said Douglas. “Jubilee don’t seem to appeal to ’em. Only humans get hung up with all that sin and redemption crap. The other races just do whatever the hell they want.”
Stephen K. Stanford, Jubilee

“Turns out, running a society with no rules takes a huge amount of organization.”
Stephen K. Stanford, Jubilee

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