The pen name C. S. Stein the name Carolyn Ivy Stein and Stephen Kenneth Stein write under.

Carolyn Ivy Stein loves writing stories about time travel, mystery, fantasy, and romance. Her short stories appeared in WMG’s Winter Holiday Spectacular 2021, JewishFiction.net, and can be found in her collections, Lightning Scarred and Other Stories and Sweet Lifts. She received nine Honorable Mentions from the Writers of the Future Contest for her fantasy and time travel stories. Learn more about Carolyn’s work at http://www.carolynivystein.com.

Stephen Stein is a professor of military and naval history at the University of Memphis and teaches Strategy at the US Naval War College. He is the author of seven books on history as well numerous articles on maritime and military history, as well as the histories of technology and sexuality.  His books include Torpedoes to Aviation: Washington Irving Chambers and Technological Innovation in the New Navy, 1876-1913 and The Sea in World History: Exploration, Travel, and Trade. His article “The Greely Relief Expedition and the New Navy” won the Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller Prize, an annual award for the best article on naval history. His upcoming book, Military Strategy for Writers demystifies the often arcane field of military strategy. Learn more about Stephen Stein’s work at https://stvstein.wixsite.com/stevestein/publications

Together Carolyn and Stephen Stein, write short stories as well as a variety of tabletop RPG supplements for GURPS, Call of Cthulhu, Traveller, and TinyDungeon. When not writing, they play board games and tabletop RPGs, and attempt to discover the hidden secrets of New Mexico.