{"id":401,"date":"2026-10-12T18:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/constitution\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2026-10-13T07:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:36:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id401_e4a808-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_e4a808-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_e4a808-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1170px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(45% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(55% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_92d85e-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_92d85e-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_92d85e-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_92d85e-4b\">The Planetwalker Trilogy<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_71928d-6a\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_71928d-6a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_71928d-6a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_71928d-6a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_71928d-6a\">A generation ship, a deadly secret, and a stolen destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ac4a06-7b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ac4a06-7b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_ac4a06-7b\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ac4a06-7b mark.kt-highlight, 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ship\u2014and threatens not only the mission, but everyone aboard it.<br><br><em>The Planetwalker Trilogy<\/em> is a character-driven science-fiction saga about inherited purpose, authoritarianism, resistance and the dangerous consequences of asking questions no one wants answered.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns401_df3fb6-5b{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns401_df3fb6-5b .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns401_df3fb6-5b .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns401_df3fb6-5b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns401_df3fb6-5b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns401_df3fb6-5b .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns401_df3fb6-5b .kt-btn-wrap-0 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class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Explore the trilogy<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style>ul.menu .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn401_8aeb08-87.kb-button{width:initial;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn401_8aeb08-87.kb-button{padding:var(--kb-btn-padding);margin:var(--kb-btn-margin);box-shadow:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn401_8aeb08-87.kb-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn .kb-btn401_8aeb08-87.kb-button:focus{box-shadow:var(--kb-btn-shadow-hover, none);}<\/style><a class=\"kb-button kt-button button kb-btn401_8aeb08-87 kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-width-type-auto kb-btn-global-fill kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false wp-block-kadence-singlebtn\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?page_id=447\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Get a free story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_16eb7b-ea > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_16eb7b-ea > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_2413b8-e2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_2413b8-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_2413b8-e2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_2413b8-e2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_2413b8-e2\">It has been waiting a very, very long time&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_95f11a-44, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_95f11a-44[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_95f11a-44\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_95f11a-44 mark.kt-highlight, 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by Anders Aaslund\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Artefakten-\u2013-en-ensam-vandrare-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Artefakten-\u2013-en-ensam-vandrare-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Artefakten-\u2013-en-ensam-vandrare-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Artefakten-\u2013-en-ensam-vandrare.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id401_5859f3-33 alignnone has-theme-palette4-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_4ff76d-ba\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c30487-7d\"]{text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c30487-7d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c30487-7d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_c30487-7d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c30487-7d\">The complete Planetwalker Trilogy<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_e3a933-89\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_e3a933-89\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_e3a933-89\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_e3a933-89 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_e3a933-89\">Three books. One fight over humanity\u2019s future.<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92\"]{max-width:720px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_9f2e3f-92\">A generation ship, a promised world, and a society built around a mission that no longer means what it once did.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id401_c84262-99 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_1a873e-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_1a873e-bf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image401_3d930d-76 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image401_3d930d-76 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-challenger-cover-1200x1800-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Cover of The Challenger by Anders Aaslund\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-challenger-cover-1200x1800-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-challenger-cover-1200x1800-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-challenger-cover-1200x1800-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-challenger-cover-1200x1800-1-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-challenger-cover-1200x1800-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:300;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';text-transform:uppercase;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cdac71-a6\">Book one<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2\"]{padding-top:0px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a622c4-b2\">The Challenger<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_f17dc7-70\">When Imogen Hart\u2019s best friend dies just before humanity reaches its promised new home, no one will tell her why. Her search for the truth uncovers a conspiracy aboard the generation ship <em>Conestoga<\/em> that threatens a quarter of a million lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_05813c-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_05813c-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_05813c-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_05813c-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_05813c-8f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_05813c-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_05813c-8f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_05813c-8f\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image401_0bde63-75 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image401_0bde63-75 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-planetwalker-cover-1200x1800-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Cover of The Planetwalker, by Anders Aaslund\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-planetwalker-cover-1200x1800-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-planetwalker-cover-1200x1800-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-planetwalker-cover-1200x1800-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-planetwalker-cover-1200x1800-1-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-planetwalker-cover-1200x1800-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a85bce-70\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:300;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a85bce-70\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a85bce-70\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_a85bce-70 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a85bce-70\">Book two<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a71752-32\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a71752-32\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a71752-32\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_a71752-32 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a71752-32\">The Planetwalker<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_5933b1-bf\">Marooned on the planet Alamea, Pioneer Imogen Hart and her team have to find a way back aboard <em>Conestoga<\/em>. But their arrival on the planet has not gone unnoticed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_8178ba-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_8178ba-eb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image401_8ba921-a5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image401_8ba921-a5 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mutineer-cover-1200x1800-1-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Cover of The Mutineer, by Anders Aaslund\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mutineer-cover-1200x1800-1-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mutineer-cover-1200x1800-1-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mutineer-cover-1200x1800-1-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mutineer-cover-1200x1800-1-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/the-mutineer-cover-1200x1800-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-sm, 0.9rem);font-weight:300;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_c85d1e-b9\">Book tHREE<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_06b593-45\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_06b593-45\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_06b593-45\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_06b593-45 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_06b593-45\">The Mutineer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As war looms both above and below, truth is running out of allies. The resistance aboard <em>Conestoga<\/em> and on Alamea must decide what they are willing to risk in the final struggle for control.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column401_b73e01-3b{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column401_b73e01-3b > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_ab1933-10\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id401_04e1bc-bf alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_903ea7-b1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_903ea7-b1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_81a724-ce\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_81a724-ce\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_81a724-ce\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_81a724-ce wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_81a724-ce\">from readers<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap > div:not(.added-for-specificity){grid-column:initial;}.kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id401_d78b19-c2 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_50687d-15{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_50687d-15 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_50687d-15\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69\"]{font-style:normal;border-top-right-radius:399px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h5 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_4cac8d-69\">\u201cI was hooked on this book from the first page.\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Jennifer Hill, Reedsy Discovery<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_badd09-51{position:relative;}.kadence-column401_badd09-51, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column401_badd09-51:not(.specificity){margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_badd09-51 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_badd09-51\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIt\u2019s been a while since I read of a duo so\u2026 connected.\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Madeeha, Book Nerdection<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_6c2141-16{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_6c2141-16 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_6c2141-16\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cFull of exciting stories and surprises you don\u2019t see coming.\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014 Linda, Goodreads<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(65% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(35% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id401_f2e126-72 alignnone has-theme-palette4-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_c856ce-bf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_c856ce-bf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_423f70-66\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_423f70-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_423f70-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_423f70-66 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_423f70-66\">WORK IN PROGRESS<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_42abb1-a3\">The next world is taking shape&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_6dd5d1-f3\">The Planetwalker story is complete, but I\u2019m not finished. A new novel is underway\u2014more adult in tone, broader in scope and concerned with a different kind of future.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-8-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_a3e1ec-b1\">Newsletter readers will be the first to see excerpts, ideas and progress reports as the story develops.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_ac7fef-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column401_7057da-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column401_7057da-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column401_7057da-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column401_7057da-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column401_7057da-1e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column401_7057da-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column401_7057da-1e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column401_7057da-1e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_1f6cc6-6c\">CURRENT PROJECT<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_380cce-47\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_380cce-47\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_380cce-47\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_380cce-47 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_380cce-47\">A new science fiction novel.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-7-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_cea5bd-cd\">Status: Editing<br>Expected: 2027<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id401_9b3f89-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id401_9b3f89-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id401_9b3f89-a6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-3xl, 6.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id401_9b3f89-a6 > 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mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_2cf652-6c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_2cf652-6c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_2cf652-6c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading401_2cf652-6c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_2cf652-6c\">Essays and Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1\"]{max-width:800px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Space Grotesk';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading401_ed5100-a1\">Essays about science fiction, literature and the stories societies tell themselves when reality becomes inconvenient.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-posts-id-401_bbd677-21 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-401_bbd677-21 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=365\" aria-label=\"Mutiny Has Begun\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mutineer_mockup-768x521.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Composite image of three versions of The Mutineer novel: epub for tablet, epub for mobile, and paperback.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mutineer_mockup-768x521.png 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mutineer_mockup-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mutineer_mockup-1024x694.png 1024w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mutineer_mockup-1536x1041.png 1536w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mutineer_mockup-2048x1388.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"category-link-books\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=365\" rel=\"bookmark\">Mutiny Has Begun<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-04-10T08:49:13+00:00\">April 10, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-10-13T06:51:28+00:00\">October 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-comments\"><a class=\"meta-comments-link anchor-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=365#comments\">0 Comments<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>The Mutineer is now available at book outlets everywhere. In the last installment in The Planetwalker Trilogy, Imogen Hart is facing death head-on, and the situation aboard Conestoga is reaching&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=365\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Mutiny Has Begun<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-331 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-art category-books tag-cover-art tag-new-release tag-science-fiction\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=331\" aria-label=\"Anatomy of a Cover &#8211; The Mutineer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imogen-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Closeup detail from the cover of The Mutineer: The main heroine, Imogen, gazing steadfast into the future, her jet black hair with a pink streak waving around her head.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imogen-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imogen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imogen-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imogen-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/imogen.png 962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?cat=27\" class=\"category-link-art\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"category-link-books\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=331\" rel=\"bookmark\">Anatomy of a Cover &#8211; The Mutineer<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-03-11T18:52:11+00:00\">March 11, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-03-11T19:28:30+00:00\">March 11, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-comments\"><a class=\"meta-comments-link anchor-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=331#comments\">0 Comments<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Like the previous titles in the series, the cover art for my upcoming novel was conjured by the magic hands of Martin Trokenheim. He&#8217;s a good friend with whom I&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=331\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Anatomy of a Cover &#8211; The Mutineer<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-books tag-new-release\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=308\" aria-label=\"The Final Installment of the Planetwalker Trilogy arrives April 8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Final Installment of the Planetwalker Trilogy arrives April 8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cover-reveal-mut.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?cat=5\" class=\"category-link-books\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=308\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Final Installment of the Planetwalker Trilogy arrives April 8<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-09T18:06:52+00:00\">January 9, 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-03-11T19:28:51+00:00\">March 11, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-comments\"><a class=\"meta-comments-link anchor-scroll\" href=\"https:\/\/grumpynovelist.com\/?p=308#comments\">0 Comments<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Part three of The Planetwalker Trilogy, The Mutineer, is getting closer. 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