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The Justice of Kings MUSIC!
I am thrilled (THRILLED) to share that Will Musser (http://www.willmusser.com/), an actual composer and fan of the Empire of the Wolf...
Richard Swan
May 3, 20231 min read
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Empire of the Wolf Update 02/04/2023
Hi folks. A few bits and pieces to share with you on this extremely rainy April afternoon: Empire of the Wolf 3 – Progress Update I...
Richard Swan
Apr 2, 20233 min read
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Final piece of Tyranny of Faith Character Art
Final piece in the "minor characters of the Tyranny of Faith" series; and what series would be complete without a fine portrait of the...
Richard Swan
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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MORE Tyranny of Faith Character Art
Here's the second (of three) pieces of art I've commissioned for minor characters from The Tyranny of Faith. This is Sir Gerold Bertilo,...
Richard Swan
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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Tyranny of Faith Character Art
For those of you who have not seen, I've been busy commissioning a few pieces of character art for some of the more notable minor...
Richard Swan
Jan 19, 20232 min read
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2022 End of Year Wrap-Up
Hi folks! 2022 will always be a special year for me. I remember writing sci fi novels as a young teen and being desperate to be...
Richard Swan
Dec 14, 20224 min read
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The Justice of Kings - Plot Summary
This is intended to provide an aide memoire to those who are about to read The Tyranny of Faith (either as an ARC or next February when...
Richard Swan
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Goldsboro Edition Justice of Kings Global Giveaway!
Exciting news! I have teamed up with Orbit to offer a free signed and numbered copy of the GB edition of Justice of Kings to one lucky...
Richard Swan
Nov 3, 20221 min read
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Empire of the Wolf Update 30/10/22
Time for a monthly update methinks. The Justice of Kings Nothing to report on this; it continues to be available for sale in multiple...
Richard Swan
Oct 30, 20223 min read
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Empire of the Wolf, News and Updates 20/09/22
The Justice of Kings JoK is, as of late August, now out in mass market paperback. In the UK & ANZ this is the nice 5"x8" format (my...
Richard Swan
Sep 20, 20223 min read
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Signed / Personalised Copies of Justice of Kings now Available for Sale
If you are interested in purchasing a signed / stamped / otherwise customised copy of The Justice of Kings (and other Empire of the Wolf...
Richard Swan
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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Empire of the Wolf: Progress Update 20/07
The Justice of Kings This will be available in mass-market paperback in late August, for those of you who cannot abide the hardbacks or...
Richard Swan
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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What is The Art of War Trilogy? A Note on my Self-Pubbed Work
Hello! If you are reading this, you have most likely read or heard of The Justice of Kings, my debut fantasy novel from Orbit books....
Richard Swan
May 23, 20223 min read
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Empire of the Wolf: Progress Update 07/04
The Justice of Kings The INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING novel continues to be out there and available for purchase. Hardbacks for the...
Richard Swan
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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Empire of the Wolf: Progress Update
Just a quick update as to where things stand on the Empire of the Wolf trilogy for those perennial will-he-finish-the-series? worriers:...
Richard Swan
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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The Book of Koli by Mike Carey - Review
A Riddley Walker-esque post apocalyptic sci-fi but this time the clueless protagonist has an insane Genki girl tamagotchi companion from...
Richard Swan
Jan 25, 20222 min read
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Perdido Street Station, by China Mieville - Review
I’m embarrassingly new to Bas Lag. I’m no stranger to Mieville’s works — Embassytown remains one of the best science fiction novels I’ve...
Richard Swan
Nov 2, 20213 min read
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The Death of Grass, by John Christopher: Review
I first came across this book a little while ago. It looked like a nice, short, self-contained piece of fiction, written in the 1950s at...
Richard Swan
Sep 24, 20215 min read
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The Dying Squad by Adam Simcox - Review
Dying is hell; solving your own murder is purgatory. All right! Just finished this last night, after having rattled through the last 50...
Richard Swan
Sep 9, 20213 min read
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Pariah, by Dan Abnett: Short Review
This is the first book in the third trilogy of Dan Abnett’s Inquisitorial “trilogy of trilogies”, the first two being Eisenhorn and...
Richard Swan
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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