During the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2023, hundreds of eager readers visited the University of Southern California in Los Angeles to check out new publications in popular genres such as mystery, fantasy, science fiction, and more., , , , David W. Stewart is one of these veteran authors, having published several science fiction novels drawn from his own experience as a lead engineer on Atlas/Mercury, Saturn/Apollo, and several other space programs., , , , But for the L.A. Times Festival o.