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Lords of the Stars / Mattias von Schantz
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Mattias von Schantz is an #author and the creator of the Lords of the Stars hard #sci-fi universe, a world he has been building and writing stories in for over 30 years. Follow along to learn more about his stories!

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What is Lords of the Stars?
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What is Lords of the Stars?
What if the guardians of a great civilization were created to uphold its ideals—long after those ideals had been abandoned? Lords of the Stars is a hard science fiction universe I’ve been building …
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Writing the Apocalypse
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Read my latest Lords of the Stars book, Scorched Earth, a novel about the greenhouse effect and the folly of ignoring science, for free.

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Writing the Apocalypse
Remember in my last post, I told you I had been working on a secret project? When I wrote that article, I wasn’t yet ready to reveal what it was. Well, today I am!
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February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Why the Silence?
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Guardian of the Wolf, my latest Lords of the Stars novella, is now available to read, for free!

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Why the Silence?
You may have noticed I haven’t posted anything here in a while, and if you’re curious about why, I’ll explain. The answer is that I’ve been working on four projects lately, and the largest of them …
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December 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Why I Won’t Publish on Amazon KDP (and Neither Should You!)
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Why I Won’t Publish on Amazon KDP (and Neither Should You!)
As you know from previous posts, I’ve been considering publishing my Lords of the Stars books on Amazon, but Swedish tax law has prevented me from doing so. Those hurdles are still there, as the Ta…
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July 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Can You Write Too Much?
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My latest Lords of the Stars story is now published and available to read for free.

Follow retired Sunguard Special Agent Mikhail Johnson as he teams up with his successor for one final mission.

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Can You Write Too Much?
You may wonder where I’ve been these past few weeks. The answer is simple: I’ve been here—writing. In fact, I’ve been writing a lot. In the coming months, you’ll be able to read plenty of new Lords…
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May 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Wolf Ascendant
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Perhaps I'll write a Lords of the Stars story about the very first biotic Sunguard Special Agent?

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The Wolf Ascendant
In my two previous blog posts, How to Survive the Singularity and Creating New Life, we talked about biots in my Lords of the Stars universe—the technology behind them and the narrative choices I m…
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March 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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The final chapter of my latest Lords of the Stars novella is now published!

Read the entire sci-fi/horror story for free here: www.wattpad.com/story/387970...

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March 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Creating New Life
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Creating New Life
What’s a biot in my Lords of the Stars stories? What’s the difference between biotic and biological life? Biotic vs Biological Before I begin to answer those questions, I would encourage you to rea…
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March 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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How to Survive the Singularity
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How to Survive the Singularity
Sociotechnical studies tell us we’re rushing headfirst toward the Singularity, the as yet theoretical event when artificial intelligence surpasses the capabilities of the human brain. When that hap…
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February 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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You Want Audiobooks?
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You Want Audiobooks?
Perhaps you’re the kind of person who’d rather listen to audiobooks of my Lords of the Stars stories instead of reading them? Well, you’re in luck. Just like my stories are available to read for fr…
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February 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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All the Stories
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Read a summary of every Lords of the Stars story I've published!

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All the Stories
I’ve been writing stories set in my Lords of the Stars hard sci-fi universe for over 30 years, and I’m still adding new tales to this vast tapestry. This post will attempt to collect all the storie…
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February 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Oh, Joy - Taxes
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Oh, Joy – Taxes
In a previous blog post, I talked about how the taxation system in Sweden makes it difficult to publish my Lords of the Stars books on Amazon. If you haven’t read that post yet, I encourage you to …
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February 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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When Myan Met Ellie
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When Myan Met Ellie
In my Lords of the Stars stories, I’ve introduced you to a number of different Sunguard Special Agents—all with their distinct personalities and quirks, often operating in different eras. But the b…
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February 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Uniforms of the Special Agents
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Uniforms of the Special Agents
When you picture a Sunguard Special Agent from my Lords of the Stars stories, the first things that come to mind are probably their simple, utilitarian uniforms. In stark contrast to other Sunguard…
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February 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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How Can So Many Bad Things Happen to One People?
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How Can So Many Bad Things Happen to One People?
If you’ve read some of the stories in my Lords of the Stars sci-fi universe, you know a lot of things go wrong—especially for the Terrans. And if you haven’t read anything yet—or just want a refres…
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February 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Why the Horror?
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Why the Horror?
I hate horror movies. So why did I end up writing a horror story? I’m currently publishing my Lords of the Stars hard sci-fi/horror novella If Bones Could Talk, two chapters every week. You can rea…
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February 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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How Did It All Begin?
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You'll get to read the very first sentences I wrote in my Lords of the Stars universe.

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How Did It All Begin?
“Peter Braun turned over in his sleeping bag. As soon as he opened his eyes, the computer immediately lit up the clock on the ceiling. Since it showed 09:43 Interplanetary Standard Time, he figured…
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February 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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How to Blow Up a Main Sequence Star
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How to Blow Up a Main Sequence Star
When I first started writing my Lords of the Stars stories over 30 years ago, I realized that sometimes I wanted my protagonists—the Sunguard—to be the good guys, and sometimes the bad guys. To som…
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February 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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But I Want to Buy Your Books on Amazon!
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But I Want to Buy Your Books on Amazon!
My Lords of the Stars books are available and free to read on most self-publishing sites. But can you buy them as ebooks on Amazon? Or perhaps even buy hardcover versions of them? Sadly, you can’t—…
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February 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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What’s the Sunguard?
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What’s the Sunguard?
If there’s one common thread about my Lords of the Stars stories, it’s the Sunguard. I don’t think there’s a single story I’ve written where the organization hasn’t at least been mentioned—so far, …
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February 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Perhaps I’ll Write About the End of the Kelar War
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Perhaps I’ll Write About the End of the Kelar War
When I started this blog, I promised I’d not only talk about my Lords of Stars universe and the stories I’ve written in it, but also that I’d occasionally give you sneak peeks into upcoming stories…
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February 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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What’s a Paraliver Anyway?
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What’s a Paraliver Anyway?
If you’ve read my Lords of the Stars stories, you’ve probably come across characters talking about para-this or para-that in the context of biology. For example, in A Game of Wolf and Mouse, the an…
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February 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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That Planet Doesn’t Exist!
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That Planet Doesn’t Exist!
So you’ve read some of the stories set in my Lords of the Stars universe, and you’ve noticed something that annoys you: Lords of the Stars is supposed to be hard science fiction, and yet some of th…
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February 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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If Bones Could Talk is Available!
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Read it for free here:
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If Bones Could Talk is Available!
In case you haven’t seen it yet, a new chapter of my latest Lords of the Stars novella, If Bones Could Talk, has been published—and you can read it for free. Two new chapters are published ev…
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February 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Listen to the audiobook of one of my Lords of the Stars stories, A Game of Wolf and Mouse, for free on YouTube!

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A Game of Wolf and Mouse | Free Sci-Fi Short Story Audiobook - YouTube
A deadly bombing shatters the peace, and Sunguard Special Agent Mikhail Johnson is on the trail of the terrorists who left chaos in their wake. As he tracks ...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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What’s Up with Solaris?
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What’s Up with Solaris?
If you’ve read one or more of my Lords of the Stars stories, you’ve probably noticed that we’re referred to as Terrans, our moon is called Luna, and our sun Solaris. But why did I choose to rename …
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February 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM