Works

Conquistador
S.M. StirlingFamous S.M. Stirling Quotes
The Scourge of God https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scourge_of_God_(novel)
ibid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_of_the_Lady
Conquistador (2003), chapter 1
The Sword of the Lady https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_of_the_Lady
“Bad writers have influences. Good writers steal.”
Dragon Page Cover to Cover interview, Episode 372A (8 September 2009)
Usenet group rec.arts.sf.written (7 July 2000) http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.sf.written/msg/19970c9f41512518