Ian Stewart

• Apr-2001
• / Literary

In 1884, Edwin A. Abbott published a brilliant novel about mathematics and philosophy that charmed and fascinated all of England. As both a witty satire of Victorian society and a means by which to explore the fourth dimension, Flatland remains a tou...

• May-2002
• / Science Fiction

First there was Edwin A. Abbott's remarkable Flatland, published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart, comes what Nature calls "a superb sequel." Through...

• Aug-2008
• / General Fiction

Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mys...

• Apr-2012
• / Historical

Nanyang is a South-East Asian saga melding romance, adventure, drama, and history. It is an epic story spanning a period of 200 years, during which corrupt colonialists and venal indigenous leaders vied with Chinese immigrants to exploit the region's...

• Aug-2017
• / Science Fiction

The awesome sequel to The Living Labyrinth. It's all fun and games with syntei until they fall into the wrong hands...IngredientsRock Star -- a planetless blue giant orbited by hundreds of millions of rocks forming a single vast asteroid field, sub...

• Aug-2023
• / Science Fiction

Don’t poke your nose down a wormhole â€" you never know what you might find. Two universes joined by a wormhole pair that forms a ‘loophole’, with an icemoon orbiting through the loophole, shared between two different planetary systems in the t...

• Jul-2025
• / Science Fiction

The pyramids of ancient Egypt were colossal machines intended to carry powerful rulers to the stars. The modern one was the same.   In the mid 2100s, Earth is in decline. Colonies and mining around distant stars are needed to deal with reso...

• / General Fiction

• / Science Fiction

Sam, Jane, Felix, Elzabet (Lady Elzabet of Quynt), Tinka, and Marco have just been brought together -- a mismatched bunch over-qualified and highly-skilled trainees from all corners of the Concordat, assembled on a small moon, taking their first st...