James Swallow
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James Swallow is a British
author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames.
His writing includes The Sundowners series of Western fiction
steampunk
novels, and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek
, Warhammer 40,000
, Doctor Who
, Stargate
and 2000AD. He lives and works in London
.
Warhammer 40,000
Star Trek
Stargate
2000AD
Doctor Who
Blake's 7
Stargate
2000AD
Warhammer 40,000
United Kingdom
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author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames.
His writing includes The Sundowners series of Western fiction
Western fiction
Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West frontier and typically set from the late eighteenth to the late nineteenth century. Well-known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L'Amour from the mid 20th century...
steampunk
Steampunk
Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s. Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United...
novels, and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics...
, Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, Stargate
Stargate
Stargate is a adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly...
and 2000AD. He lives and works in London
London
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The Sundowners series
- Ghost Town (2001)
- Underworld (2001)
- Iron Dragon (2001)
- Showdown (2001)
Warhammer 40,000Warhammer 40,000Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics...
- Deus Encarmine (2004)
- Deus Sanguinius (2005)
- Faith & Fire (2006)
- The Flight of the Eisenstein (2007)
- Red Fury (2008)
- The Blood Angels Omnibus (Collected edition of Deus Encarmine, Deus Sanguinius and the short story Blood Debt) (2008)
- Black Tide (2009)
- The Book of Blood (Collected edition including Heart of Rage and the short stories Crimson Night and Blood Debt) (2010)
- Nemesis (2010)
- Bloodline (Chapbook) (2010), reprinted in Blood Angels: The Second Omnibus (2012)
- Hammer & Anvil (2011)
- Blood Angels: The Second Omnibus (Collected edition of Red Fury, Black Tide, Heart of Rage, Bloodline and the short story Redeemed) (2012)
- Fear to Tread (TBC)
Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
- Star Trek: Terok Nor - Day of the Vipers (2008)
- Star Trek Myriad Universes - Infinity's Prism (features novella Seeds of Dissent) (2008)
- Star Trek: Titan - Synthesis (2009)
- Star Trek - Cast No Shadow (2011)
StargateStargateStargate is a adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly...
- Stargate AtlantisStargate AtlantisStargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
: Halcyon (2006) - Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
: Relativity (2007) - Stargate AtlantisStargate AtlantisStargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...
: Nightfall (2009) - Stargate UniverseStargate UniverseStargate Universe is a Canadian-American military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. It follows the adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way...
: Air (2009)
2000AD2000 AD (comic)2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
- Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
: EclipseEclipse (Judge Dredd novel)Eclipse is an original novel written by James Swallow and based on the long-running British science fiction comic strip Judge Dredd. It is Swallow's first Judge Dredd novel.-External link:* at the 2000 AD website....
(2004) - Rogue TrooperRogue TrooperRogue Trooper is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons. It follows the adventures of Rogue, a G.I. and his three comrades' search for the Traitor General...
: Blood Relative (2005) - Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
: WhiteoutWhiteout (Judge Dredd novel)Whiteout is an original novel written by James Swallow and based on the long-running British science fiction comic strip Judge Dredd. It is Swallow's second Judge Dredd novel.-Synopsis:A powerful cybernetic weapon is stolen by a criminal...
(2005) - I Am The Law: The Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
Omnibus (Collected edition including Eclipse) (2006)
Short fiction
- Snowblind - Silent Night (2002)
- Crimson Night - Inferno!INFERNO!Inferno! was a bi-monthly magazine published from 1997 to 2004 by Games Workshop's publishing division, Black Library, which was initially just the name of the team brought together to work on Inferno!....
#38 (2003), reprinted in What Price Victory (2004), The Book of Blood (2010) - Wings of Bone - Inferno!INFERNO!Inferno! was a bi-monthly magazine published from 1997 to 2004 by Games Workshop's publishing division, Black Library, which was initially just the name of the team brought together to work on Inferno!....
#40 (2004) - Relics - Inferno!INFERNO!Inferno! was a bi-monthly magazine published from 1997 to 2004 by Games Workshop's publishing division, Black Library, which was initially just the name of the team brought together to work on Inferno!....
#43 (2004) - Passive/Aggressive - Judge Dredd Megazine #225 (2004)
- Closure - Star Trek Voyager: Distant Shores (2005)
- Siege Mentality - Bernice Summerfield Something ChangedSomething Changed (Bernice Summerfield)Something Changed is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Stories:...
(2006) - Museum Peace - Doctor Who Short Trips: Dalek EmpireShort Trips: Dalek EmpireShort Trips: Dalek Empire is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Nicholas Briggs with Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection explores characters and events from the Dalek Empire audio series.-Stories:-External links:*...
(2006), reprinted in Doctor Who Short Trips: Re:Collections (2009), audiobook (2010) - Choices - Stargate: The Official Magazine #10 (2006)
- The Inconstant Gallery - Bernice Summerfield Collected WorksCollected WorksCollected Works is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Nick Wallace, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
(2006) - Lady of the Snows - Doctor Who Short Trips: Destination PragueShort Trips: Destination PragueShort Trips: Destination Prague is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Steven Savile and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The collection features stories set in the future of Prague.-Stories:...
(2007) - Outsiders - Stargate: The Official Magazine #20 (2007)
- Piecemeal - Doctor Who Short Trips: SnapshotsShort Trips: SnapshotsShort Trips: Snapshots is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Joseph Lidster and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
(2007) - Ordinary Days - Star Trek The Next Generation: The Sky's The Limit (2007)
- Clean-up on Aisle Two - Doctor Who Short Trips: The Quality of LeadershipShort Trips: The Quality of LeadershipShort Trips: The Quality of Leadership is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Keith R.A. DeCandido and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
(2008) - Blood Debt – The Blood Angels Omnibus (2008), reprinted in The Book of Blood (2010)
- Straw Man – Battlecorps.com (2008)
- The Black Flag - Star Trek Mirror Universe: Shards and Shadows (2009)
- The Voice - Tales of Heresy (2009)
- Target Market - Full-Throttle Space Tales Volume 3: Space Grunts (2009)
- Heart of Rage - The Book of Blood (adaptation of audio drama) (2010), reprinted in Victories of the Space Marines (2011) and Blood Angels: The Second Omnibus (2012)
- The Slow Knife - Star Trek: Seven Deadly Sins (2010)
- The Returned - Legends of the Space Marines (2010)
- Liar's Due - Age of Darkness (2011)
- Redeemed - Blood Angels: The Second Omnibus (2012)
Non-fiction
- The Manga Collector's Edition, Volume 1 (co-writer with Peter J. EvansPeter J. EvansPeter J. Evans is a British author.He made his professional writing debut in 1992. Since then he has worked on a broad spectrum of projects, including over two hundred articles for various entertainment magazines...
) (1995) - Starlog: Star Trek's Greatest Guest stars (contributing writer) (1997)
- Dark Eye: The Films of David FincherDavid FincherDavid Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film and music video director. Known for his dark and stylish thrillers, such as Seven , The Game , Fight Club , Panic Room , and Zodiac , Fincher received Academy Award nominations for Best Director for his 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and...
(2003) - Games Writing: Narrative Skills for Videogames (contributing writer) (2006)
Star Trek Voyager
- One, episode #193, 4th season (original story concept) (1996)
- MemorialMemorial (Star Trek: Voyager)"Memorial" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 14th episode of the sixth season.-Plot:Having returned from a two-week away mission of scanning planets and gathering dilithium ore, Chakotay, Tom Paris, Harry Kim and Neelix begin experiencing strange visions: Tom dreams he is engaged in an...
, episode #236, 6th season (original story concept) (1998)
Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
audio drama
- Doctor Who: SingularitySingularity (Doctor Who audio)Singularity is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Plot:...
(2005) - Doctor Who: Kingdom of SilverKingdom of Silver & KeepsakeKingdom of Silver & Keepsake is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well.-Kingdom of Silver:...
/ Keepsake (2008) - Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: Old SoldiersOld Soldiers (Doctor Who audio)Old Soldiers is a Big Finish Productions audiobook based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.The Companion Chronicles "talking books" are each narrated by one of the Doctor's companions and feature a second, guest-star voice along with music and sound effects...
(2007) - Doctor Who: PeacemakerPeacemaker (Doctor Who)Peacemaker is a BBC Books original novel written by James Swallow and based on the long running science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones...
(audiobook) (2008) - Cyberman 2: OutsidersOutsiders (Doctor Who audio)Outsiders is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.- Plot :...
(2009) - Cyberman 2: TerrorTerror (Doctor Who audio)Terror is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Cast:*Liam Barnaby - Mark McDonnell*Samantha Thorn - Hannah Smith*Paul Hunt - Barnaby Edwards...
(2009) - Cyberman 2: MachinesMachines (Doctor Who audio)Machines is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Cast:*Liam Barnaby - Mark McDonnell*Samantha Thorn - Hannah Smith*Paul Hunt - Barnaby Edwards...
(2009) - Cyberman 2: ExtinctionExtinction (Doctor Who audio)Extinction is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Cast:*Liam Barnaby - Mark McDonnell*Samantha Thorn - Hannah Smith*Paul Hunt - Barnaby Edwards...
(2009) - Doctor Who - Short Trips in Time & Space: Museum Peace (audiobook) (2010)
Blake's 7Blake's 7Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC for its BBC1 channel. The series was created by Terry Nation, a prolific television writer and creator of the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who. Four series of Blake's 7 were produced and broadcast between 1978...
audio drama
- Blake's 7 The Audio Adventures - Liberator (2007)
- Blake's 7 The Early Years - Point of No Return (2008)
- Blake's 7 The Early Years - Escape Velocity (2010)
StargateStargateStargate is a adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly...
audio drama
- Stargate SG-1 - Shell Game (2008)
- Stargate Atlantis - Zero Point (2008)
- Stargate SG-1 - First Prime (2009)
- Stargate SG-1 - Half Life (TBC)
2000AD2000 AD (comic)2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
audio drama
- Judge Dredd: Dreddline (2003)
- Judge Dredd: Jihad (2004)
- Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead (2004)
- Judge Dredd Crime Chronicles: Blood Will Tell (2009)
- Judge Dredd Crime Chronicles: Double Zero (2010)
Warhammer 40,000Warhammer 40,000Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics...
audio drama
- Heart of Rage (2009), appears in prose form in The Book of Blood (2010), Victories of the Space Marines (2011) and Blood Angels: The Second Omnibus (2012)
- Oath of Moment (2010)
- Legion of One (2011)
- Liar's Due (audiobook) (2011), appears in prose form in Age of Darkness (2011)
- Red & Black (2011)
Videogames
- Star Trek Invasion (2001)
- Battlestar Galactica video gameBattlestar Galactica (video game)A number of video games have been released based on the various incarnations of the Battlestar Galactica franchise.-"Space Battle" & "Space Attack":...
(2003) - Maelstrom (2007)
- Killzone 2 (2009)
- NecrovisionNecrovisionis World War I "alternate" history horror first-person shooter developed by Polish developer The Farm 51 and published by 505 Games. It was released for the Microsoft Windows platform on 20 February 2009. The game was also published by Aspyr Media in the United States, on May 25, 2009, and Canada...
(2009) - Enslaved: Odyssey to the West - Pigsy's Perfect 10 downloadable contentDownloadable contentDownloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
(2010) - Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link downloadable contentDownloadable contentDownloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
(2011) - Fable: The JourneyFable: The JourneyFable: The Journey is the fourth video game in the Fable series, developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360, as an exclusive Kinect title. It was announced at the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo, with a debut trailer and demo shown...
(TBC)
Other Credits
- Voice-Over Direction on Maelstrom (2007)
- Script Editor on StargateStargateStargate is a adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly...
audio drama series 3, episodes 2-6 (TBC) - Script Editor on Highlander: The Four Horsemen audio drama series, episodes 1-4 (2011)