Michael Flynn Books In Order

Publication Order of Firestar Books

Publication Order of Spiral Arm Books

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Mutasia: The Wacky World of Figley Finch Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

Michael Flynn was an American published author known for his work in the genre of science fiction.

The author was born on December 20, 1947 and passed away on September 30, 2023. He has written much science fiction that could be attributed to being in the ‘hard’ category of the genre. He also applied it to softer sciences, including sociology. He has written a lot of short fiction that was featured in Analog Science Fiction and Fact.

The author was born to parents Joseph and Rita. He had a brother who tragically passed away in childhood. He went to Notre Dame High School and graduated, then attended La Salle University in Easton where he graduated with a B.A. in mathematics. He also pursued an M.S. in topology in Milwaukee at Marquette University. He also started a Ph.D at the University of Colorado Boulder but did not end up completing it.

Before he was a science fiction author, he was employed as a statistician and industrial quality engineer with Coors Container Corporations as well as Stat-A-Matrix/Oriel.

Flynn has been nominated for a Hugo Award several times, for his novella Eifelheim, The Forest of Time, Melodies of the Heart, The Clapping Hands of God, Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth, the novel Eifelheim based off the novella, and his novellette The Journeyman: In the Stone House.

Flynn has also been nominated for a Prometheus award several times. His novels In the Country of the Blind and Fallen Angels were winners, while several of his novels (Firestar, Rogue Star, Lodestar, Falling Stars, and The January Dancer) were finalists. In the Lion’s Mouth was also nominated for an award in 2013 but did not win.

Fallen Angels was also the recipient of the Seiun Award. Novelette “House of Dreams” received a Theodore Sturgeon Award in 1998. “Quaestiones Super Caelo et Mundo” tied in 2007 for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. The author was also the winner of the Robert A. Heinlein Medal.

The author passed away at age 75. He was married and his wife Margie predeceased him. Michael Flynn leaves behind a wonderful legacy of science fiction for readers past, present, and future to enjoy.

Firestar is the first book in the Firestar series by Michael Flynn. If you love unique science fiction that takes you to another place, then check out this book!

The time is the early twenty-first century. A space station is being built and the first ever flight to the asteroids that is actually manned has begun. Mariesa Van Huyten has a plan to give humanity the push that it needs to go back into space with the hopes that it will be able to rescue the human race from a disaster most terrible.

The only problem is that there are people out there who would do anything to stop it. But America is in trouble, and it needs this. The public schools are not helping educate children and politics is all about getting things done quickly. But Mariesa is determined to make her plans of change a reality and has the resources financially to do it.

She saw a meteor go through the sky during the day in 1972 and never forgot it. The young corporate heiress became aware of her own fear that the planet only has so much time in a solar system that is not interested in being friendly toward it. It was then that she decided that she would help to make the planet stronger than ever.

To make her plan a reality, she founds Mentor Academies, an educational subsidiary. She starts subcontracting public school systems so that a new generation can be raised that is more capable and less cynical. The program is also much bigger than that. It extends to founding a private space program, constructing an orbital power station, and bringing tech innovation back to Earth.

This is the story of individual effort and private enterprise. It’s the tale of one woman and her mission to save the planet, something that the globe eventually rallies behind and starts to work on. Her program is doing a lot of work to try and shore up an America that is crumbling to bits. But will it be enough, and can she find the strength within herself to carry on if her vision fails? Or could this be the exact moment and the exact movement that was needed to save them all? Read this book to find out!

Rogue Star is the second book in the Firestar series of novels by Michael Flynn. If you liked the adventurous ways of the first book, where Mariesa van Huyten makes every effort to save the planet from disaster, check out her continued efforts in the sequel!

There are three astronauts that are making their way beyond Mars to go to the asteroid belt. It is the first human trip of its kind. A construction crew is also orbiting the Earth and working on building what will become the first ever permanent space station which will be owned by van Huyten’s consortium.

Then there is the president of the United States, who wants her to secretly agree to a deal that will let them put weapons into the orbit so that he has the chance to intervene in all of the wars that are going on.

Van Huyten has always had a plan, and now it’s set and ready to be carried out. The only problem is that there are also people out there that would do anything to stop it. This includes killing. Is Mariesa safe, or will her vision to save humanity end up costing her everything?

Read this fascinating book and the second in the Firestar series to find out what happens and whether Mariesa will be successful in her efforts or be tripped up along the way. It’s yet another satisfying science fiction adventure from Michael Flynn that you cannot miss. If you loved this story, check out the other books in the series, Lodestar, Falling Stars, and Wreck of the River of Stars.