Eric Thomson's Starship Stories

Another One Done

2026-01-11 / Eric Thomson / 1 Comment

I sent Coins for the Dead (Tales from the Thousand Worlds Book 1) to my editor late yesterday. I’m really curious about what she thinks of it. Though my usual space opera scifi, it’s different from my other books in terms of the main characters, the story line, and the writing style. The characters are more roguish, the story line is grittier and set in a rather messy universe, and the writing is more direct. I’ll start on the second book in the series, Black Paladin Rides Again tomorrow.

As I previously mentioned, it won’t come out until mid-March because my editor is taking a couple of weeks off starting later this month. And that’s all the news fit to print from my corner of the snowy Great White North.

Another year gone.

2025-12-31 / Eric Thomson / 0 Comments

It seems the older I get, the faster time goes by. This year seems to have been shorter than the previous ones, and I am fully aware that the number of years I have left is also getting alarmingly shorter. Oh well. What can you do about it? Nothing, except live your best life and savor every moment. I want to wish my readers a Happy New Year. May we all find everything we’re looking for and wonderful things we didn’t expect.

On another note, I’ve just finished writing the first in a new series, set in a new universe – Coins for the Dead (Tales from the Thousand Worlds – Book 1). But since my editor is taking a few weeks vacation in the January/February time frame, I don’t think it’ll come out until early to mid-March. Still, I’ll be writing the second one in the series, Black Paladin Rides Again while I wait for her to work her magic.

Christmas Eve

2025-12-24 / Eric Thomson / 1 Comment

May your home be warm this Christmas Eve.

May your heart be light, even if the year was heavy.

May there be peace in the quiet moments,

comfort in familiar voices,

and kindness in small things.

And wherever you are tonight,

may you feel safe, remembered,

and ready for the morning ahead.

To all my readers — Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

It’s Live

2025-11-15 / Eric Thomson / 0 Comments

Imperial Rogue (Ashes of Empire #7) is live in ebook format. Print versions will come in the next few days. Get your copy here:

https://books2read.com/imperialrogue

Enjoy!

And It’s Off

2025-10-24 / Eric Thomson / 0 Comments

To the editor, that is. Imperial Rogue (Ashes of Empire Book 7) is now in my capable editor’s hands after 13 days of review the manuscript — 6 full reviews in all! Barring any unforeseen issues, it should hit the bookshelves around November15th. And my, that was a long time coming. Almost a year. But this year has been a bit more difficult than previous ones for several reasons. In any case, it’ll be your hands soon.

What am I doing next? Working on Coins for the Dead, set in the Thousand Worlds universe, a very different galaxy from my Commonwealth and Empire saga which, with Imperial Rogue, will encompass 32 full-length novels. I already have the first two chapters of Coins for the Dead written, and it’s grittier, with more morally ambiguous main characters than my previous books. It’ll be good to get away from the Commonwealth and Empire saga for a while, if only because I want to try something different and new, even though I have the transformation of the Commonwealth into the Empire to chronicle via Ghost Squadron. Perhaps you won’t be waiting another year to see my next book, if things go as I plan. Late Winter is a distinct possibility.

Watch this space for the announcement that Imperial Rogue is out. In the meantime, stay safe and healthy, my friend.

Ta-Daa! Done!

2025-10-08 / Eric Thomson / 4 Comments

It’s taken much longer than I thought it would, though serious family issues in late Spring and early Summer didn’t help, but Imperial Rogue (Ashes of Empire #7) is finally done. It won’t come out in October because I need to do several revision runs and then it goes to my editor, but barring any unforeseen problems, it’ll be published sometime in November. I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since I published my last book, but life does tend to mess up the best laid plans. After Imperial Rogue, I think I’ll turn my attention to Coins for the Dead, the first in a new series that won’t be set in the Commonwealth and Empire universe because, quite frankly, part of why it’s taken me so long to write Imperial Rogue is that I feel like I need a change. Thirty two novels set in the same universe is a lot.

In any case, happy Fall — or Spring if you live in the southern hemisphere. The leaves are turning multicolour around here and nighttime temperatures are already reaching for the freezing point, though daytime is still nice. Keep your eye on your favourite retailer come mid-November! Stay safe and healthy, my friends.

Happy Mid-Summer

2025-08-02 / Eric Thomson / 2 Comments

Apologies for not posting in such a long time, but suffice to say I had to deal with serious family issues since mid-May. They’ve settled down in the last week or so, which means I now have more energy for other things, such as making this blog post and more importantly, writing my next novel.

I’m pleased to say that after many delays, Imperial Rogue (Ashes of Empire Book 7) is finally moving again and I’m two-thirds done. It won’t come out until October, for several reasons, but progress in the last few days has been better than at any time in the last few months, so I’m hopeful that I’ll be done writing by the end of August.

Here in the Great White North, the weather has been excellent of late, warm, sunny and downright pleasant. I do love summer as much as I dislike winter and I’m enjoying it by sitting out on the deck every day from four in the afternoon until bed time (with a break for supper) reading books by fine authors I’ve discovered recently.

And that’s it for now. Stay safe and healthy fellow humans. Peace.

Catching Up

2025-04-11 / Eric Thomson / 4 Comments

It’s been a while since my last post, and I apologize. But we spent over a month in the Caribbean in the January-February timeframe and I’ve been busy.

I’m doing something I’ve never done before: writing three books simultaneously. Why? Because I like to be productive even when something in a book’s plot isn’t working and I’m stuck until I figure it out. And lately I’ve been stuck a lot for some reason.

So, what are those books? First, there is Imperial Rogue (Ashes of Empire Book 7), then there’s The Cost of Treason (Constabulary Casefiles Book 5) and finally, the first in a new series, set in a different universe, that of the Thousand Worlds, Coins for the Dead.

The first two sit at one-third completion, while the third is only at 10%. None of the books will be published before the summer, alas.

You can see the covers here https://www.thomsonfiction.ca/upcoming-books.php

And that’s all I have to share on this gray, rainy April day in the Great White North.

Stay safe, fellow humans.