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Richard Swan



Richard Swan was born in North Yorkshire and spent most of his early life on Royal Air Force bases in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. After studying law at the University of Manchester, Richard was Called to the Bar in 2011. He subsequently retrained as a solicitor specialising in commercial litigation.

Between 2015 and 2018, Richard self-published "The Art of War Trilogy", a sequence of epic space opera novels, as well as a prequel ("Hadan's Reach") and two spinoff mil-sci-fi novellas ("VIPER One", and "VIPER One: Countervalue", the latter co-authored with George Lockett). Richard's debut fantasy "Empire of the Wolf" trilogy recently sold to Orbit Books for a six-figure sum, with the first installment coming out in Spring 2022. When he is not writing or working, Richard can be found in London with his wonderful wife Sophie, where they attempt to raise, with mixed results, their two very loud sons.

 


Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
November 2025

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No Peace Among Stars
(Warhammer 40,000)
March 2026

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Steel Gods
(Great Silence, book 2)
August 2026

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The Infinite State
(Decurion Saga, book 1)
Series
Art of War Trilogy
   0. Hadan's Reach (2018)
   1. Reclamation (2015)
   2. The Ascendancy War (2016)
   3. Empire of the Fallen (2016)
   VIPER One (2016)
   VIPER One: Countervalue (2017) (with George Lockett)
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Empire of the Wolf
   1. The Justice of Kings (2022)
   2. The Tyranny of Faith (2023)
   3. The Trials of Empire (2024)
   The Scour (2025)
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Great Silence
   1. Grave Empire (2025)
   2. Steel Gods (2026)
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Series contributed to
Warhammer 40,000
   Blood Harvest (2023)
   Tears Of Raphaela (2024)
   Blood Of The Imperium (Warhammer 40,000) (2025) (with others)
   No Peace Among Stars (2025) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Richard Swan
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #31 (2022)
(Grimdark Magazine, book 31)

Richard Swan recommends
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The Tower of the Tyrant (2025)
J T Greathouse
"Stunning... the model of 21st century sword and sorcery."
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Dark Water Daughter (2023)
(Winter Sea, book 1)
H M Long
"Everything you could want in a fantasy novel."
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Perilous Times (2023)
Thomas D Lee
"Lee has a maestro's eye for satire."

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