Finally Get To Travel Back To Europe!

 

I'm finally getting on a plane again and traveling back to Europe. I'll be in Poland for a month and will be seeing friends there, traveling around, and working on my fantasy book, THE VORTEX: Book III of the Alban Saga!

I love it there and am always inspired to write and have fun.

I'll update you on my progress while I'm there. What a year and a half this has been!

Writing and Traveling in Europe!

I've been living in Inverness, Scotland now for almost two and half months and will be going to Vienna for Christmas and New Years. I've been waiting on the final edits of my new book, Merlin & Arthur: The Awakening, to be completed and in the meantime have been working on a new book. I still don't know what the title of that book will be, but it's the third and final book in the fantasy series entitled The Alban Saga. I've already included a short section from the beginning of that book in one of my recent blog posts.

I've been traveling in northern Scotland and writing. I love it here. It inspires me, and I feel a connection to the place, the people, and to Scotland's rich history. All of the books in The Alban Saga take place in Scotland and contain a lot of Scottish history as well as real settings all across Scotland. Being here allows me to soak up the culture and helps me a great deal with my research.

I will be in Europe until the summer of 2020, and I plan on continuing my travels not only to Vienna but to Poland, Ireland, and then back to Scotland again at the end of my trip. I also plan on continuing my work on the new book and should get Merlin & Arthur: The Awakening back from the editors sometime soon. When that happens, I'm looking forward to entering it into some sci-fi/fantasy writing contests as well as seeking out an agent and/or a publisher for it. The reaction I've received to it thus far has been very positive, and I believe it has a lot of potential. I'll let you know how all that goes.

As always, I want to thank all of you that read my books and follow my blog. Writing has become my passion. I work hard at it and love writing science fiction and fantasy! Thanks for coming on this journey with me!

Bob Stegner

Two Reviews From One Of My European Readers!

               

Below are two 5 star reviews from one of my readers in Europe for my fantasy novels Beatrice and Black Grotto.

Beatrice: Book I of the Alban Saga
Beatrice was my first book of Bob Stegner. From the very beginning I was sucked into this great story. I love Scottish Culture, and the author did an amazing job of promoting it. I love the mixture of fantasy and history of the ancient Celtic culture. Strong and interesting characters, dynamic action, and a really unexpected ending made this book one of my favourites. I truly appreciate Stegner's talent of describing places. I have always wanted to visit Scotland, now I desire it even more. I would love to see some of the places described in Beatrice. I strongly recommend this book. I had a lot of fun reading it and cannot wait for its continuation!

Black Grotto: Book II of the Alban Saga

It was so much fun to come back to the world created by Stegner. I have been waiting for this book for a long time. The result is just great. The new adventures of the Scottish family that has to face evil again are fantastic. The story is very rich with descriptions of the interesting places in Scotland that most of us would like to see. The Black Grotto is a very complex book that offers a lot of new possibilities for continuation. I hope that we will meet the characters created in Beatrice and Black Grotto again. Cannot wait for another book of this author!