SM Stirling

Stephen Michael Stirling, known as S. M. Stirling, is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author born in Metz, France, on September 30, 1953. He is best known for his alternate history series, including the Draka, Nantucket, and Emberverse (also called Novels of the Change) series, which often feature military and militaristic themes [1][2][4].

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