The Explorers
EXCLUSIVE UPDATES, ARCS, AND A TASTE OF MY WORLDS

"The fun fourth space opera in Holmes’s Stars Edge series (after Strangers) takes rough-edged heroine Nel Bently back to Earth in search of the source of a deadly audio signal....Though the action is a bit slow to start, once it revs up it’s delightful. Holmes blends archaeology and science fiction into a unique romp that’s sure to be a hit..."
- Publishers Weekly

"A memorable, heart-pounding, and engaging sci-fi read, author V.S. Holmes’s “Heretics” is a must-read sci-fi novel of 2021! The world-building and mythos that the author employs here, as well as the tension and mystery surrounding whom Nel can and cannot trust, make for some truly entertaining reading. The cliffhanger ending leaves open a host of possibilities for the future of this series, and readers will be hard-pressed to find a more emotionally charged and action-packed sci-fi novel with an LGBTQ-forward roster of characters to get behind.”
-Anthony Avina

“Holmes weaves a tapestry of the forthcoming events with the skill of a thaumaturge…In [the] seductive opening few lines so much of the nidus of this fantasy tale is hinted...Wade deeply into these waters for a fine curtain raiser for REFORGED. V.S. Holmes quite simply demonstrates that she is an artist of significance”
- The San Francisco Review of Books

“A well developed and subtly-layered world...filled with compelling characters and dangerous magic”
- Aurealis Magazine

V. S. Holmes joined the Stone Blade Entertainment team to develop lore, world-building, and original characters for SolForge Fusion, launching October of 2022! SolForge Fusion is a hybrid deck card game from the creators of Magic: The Gathering and Ascension Deck Building Game.