Jonathan Nevair

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Set sail with a once-legendary pirate and his salty crew in this swashbuckling nautical fantasy—a rollicking and witty tale of redemption, romance, and rogue justice.

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Jonathan Nevair

Jonathan Nevair is a SFF author and educator originally from Long Island, NY. After two decades in the classroom, he finally got up the nerve to write fiction.

His character-driven novels have been nominated for, and won, multiple awards. To Spy a Star is the 2024 National Fantasy Fan Federation Laureate Award (Neffy) winner for Best Novel and Stellar Instinct was awarded 2nd place in the 2024 Valorious Awards. Jati's Wager received the...

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The Curse of Dragon Tail Island

Set sail with a once-legendary pirate and his salty crew in this swashbuckling nautical fantasy—a rollicking and witty tale of redemption, romance, and rogue justice.

Captain James R. Hawk, aka Trusty Jack, and his Salty Scoundrels are do-gooder buccaneers leaving a trail of merry mayhem in their wake. Their credo: ignore the corrupt laws of the...

Stellar Instinct

From the series: Agent Renault Spy-fi Adventures

When galactic danger calls, Agent Renault answers.

Strange signals pulse from an icy planet in a remote star system. Enter GAM-OPs secret agent, Lilline Renault. As a top operative, she's has seen it all. But when the veteran spy confronts a mind-bending anomaly in a glacial cave, it sends her agency scrambling for answers.

Her mission: identify...

Goodbye to the Sun

From the series: Wind Tide Space Opera Series

A daring rebel pilot and a war-torn diplomat clash as reluctant companions in this action-packed tale of perseverance, sacrifice, and hard-won hope.

Hidden in Kol-2’s remote dunes, the desert-dwelling Motes are on the brink. Razor, a bold resistance fighter, leads a last-ditch gambit against her people’s oppressors. The plan: abduct visiting...

Praise

THE CURSE OF DRAGON TAIL ISLAND
"Chock full of great characters and exciting adventures. Forget pirate booty; this book is a real treasure."

– Witty & Sarcastic Bookclub

STELLAR INSTINCT
"Built around some fantastic interstellar world building, the book puts rocket boosters on the secret agent trope and blasts it into outer space."

– The Bookbeard

GOODBYE TO THE SUN
"An excellent debut novel set in a unique, compelling universe filled with complex politics and relationships. The action scenes explode off the page."

– Michael Mammay, author of the PLANETSIDE series

Series

Agent Renault Spy-fi Adventures

A sharp-witted secret agent chases down dastardly villains and outsmarts criminal masterminds in this adventurous spy-fi series set in an alien-filled galaxy.

Stellar Instinct, To Spy a Star, and Cosmic Widow

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Wind Tide Space Opera Series

"Intelligent, immersive political sci-fi... perfect for fans of Foundation and A Memory Called Empire." -Sound & Fury Book Reviews

Goodbye to the Sun, Jati’s Wager, and No Song, but Silence

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