Sign in with Facebook
James’s 2023 Year in Books
Take a look at James’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
James Swallow’s Followers (975)
3,012 books
|
3,352 friends
453 books
|
83 friends
1,426 books
|
320 friends
284 books
|
2 friends
2,698 books
|
87 friends
1,725 books
|
1,138 friends
54 books
|
26 friends
5,612 books
|
93 friends
More friends…
James Swallow
Goodreads Author
Born
in London, The United Kingdom
Website
Twitter
Genre
Member Since
July 2012
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/jamesswallow
|
The Flight of the Eisenstein (The Horus Heresy, #4)
—
published
2007
—
34 editions
|
|
|
Nomad (Marc Dane, #1)
—
published
2016
—
39 editions
|
|
|
Nemesis (The Horus Heresy, #13)
—
published
2010
—
24 editions
|
|
|
Exile (Marc Dane, #2)
—
published
2017
—
26 editions
|
|
|
Fear to Tread (The Horus Heresy, #21)
—
published
2012
—
20 editions
|
|
|
Ghost (Marc Dane, #3)
—
published
2018
—
17 editions
|
|
|
The Dark Veil (Star Trek: Picard #2)
—
published
2021
—
11 editions
|
|
|
The Buried Dagger (The Horus Heresy, #54)
—
published
2019
—
11 editions
|
|
|
Doctor Who: Peacemaker
—
published
2007
—
3 editions
|
|
|
Shadow (Marc Dane, #4)
—
published
2019
—
13 editions
|
|
COMMANDO: FALLEN SABRE
I’ve been doing some more comics writing recently, including work on tie-in strips for the classic Gerry Anderson series Stingray, but 2024 will also feature a pair of all-new stories by me for D.C. Thompson’s long-running war comic series Commando – the first of these is issue #5761 “Fallen Sabre” on sale today, an action-packed tale of aerial jet combat inspired by a series of real events…
Dur
Read more of this blog post »
James’s Recent Updates
|
James Swallow
is currently reading
|
|
|
James Swallow
finished reading
|
|
|
James Swallow
started reading
|
|
|
James Swallow
finished reading
|
|
|
James Swallow
wants to read
|
|
|
James Swallow
wants to read
|
|
“You make it sound like the end of the world,” said Pritchard. “Not yet,” Jensen told him, as he walked away, “but you can see it from here.”
― Deus Ex: Black Light
― Deus Ex: Black Light
“There must come a moment when the soul knows: this far, and no further. But we are cursed never to hear that warning until it is too late.’
– attributed to the remembrancer Ignace Karkasy [M31]”
― Garro: Knight Of Grey
– attributed to the remembrancer Ignace Karkasy [M31]”
― Garro: Knight Of Grey
“So you’re ex-Royal Navy, right?’
He tensed. ‘How do you know that?’
Lucy pointed at his arm. ‘Cabot wristwatch. It’s a dead giveaway.’ Marc frowned. The military-issue dive watch was the only connection he still had to that part of his past. ‘And also my boss is a billionaire, remember?’ The woman went on. ‘Information gets bought real easy, if you know how to deal.’ She smiled again. ‘So you’re all about Queen and Country. From navy puke to covert spook, all for the union jack.’
‘Something like that,’ he muttered. ‘And just so you know, we only call the flag the ‘union jack’ if it’s flying on a ship.”
― Nomad
He tensed. ‘How do you know that?’
Lucy pointed at his arm. ‘Cabot wristwatch. It’s a dead giveaway.’ Marc frowned. The military-issue dive watch was the only connection he still had to that part of his past. ‘And also my boss is a billionaire, remember?’ The woman went on. ‘Information gets bought real easy, if you know how to deal.’ She smiled again. ‘So you’re all about Queen and Country. From navy puke to covert spook, all for the union jack.’
‘Something like that,’ he muttered. ‘And just so you know, we only call the flag the ‘union jack’ if it’s flying on a ship.”
― Nomad
Polls
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cover to Cover Ch...: Linda J.'s 144 Books in 2010 | 28 | 130 | Dec 09, 2010 02:40PM | |
| Historical Fictio...: Mini-Challenge #3 - September 2011 - REPORT POINTS HERE | 261 | 225 | Oct 01, 2011 03:06PM | |
The Next Best Boo...:
The Title Game
|
20235 | 14519 | May 30, 2013 12:53PM | |
| All About Books: Your top 10 list | 62 | 108 | Aug 09, 2015 03:33PM | |
|
The Seasonal Read...:
Summer Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)
|
3441 | 676 | Sep 01, 2015 07:40PM | |
|
Nothing But Readi...:
Level 1 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2015
|
283 | 1209 | Jan 01, 2016 04:39AM | |
| The Black Library: Pharos - Horus Heresy (33) | 14 | 96 | Jan 01, 2016 11:53PM |
“There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is 'idiot'.”
―
―
“I get annoyed when a self-indulgent writer just shows off what he knows but doesn't really tell a story. To me storytelling is first a craft. Then if you're lucky, it becomes an art form. But first, it's got to be a craft.. You've got to have a beginning, middle and end. And I have sort of applied the theatrical principles to writing. Throw the story in the air and see what's going to happen.”
―
―
“I built Rubicon from ashes,’ said the other man. ‘Ashes of war. I have worked hard to raise myself up from the poverty I was born into. Believe me when I tell you I have seen every kind of injustice, all across the heartland of my mother Africa. And now I have made billions of dollars from land and mining and technology. Now I can do something about it. As Lucy says, I am a very rich man.’ He reached up to his neck and pulled out the silver chain between his fingers. ‘I see you looking at this. Do you recognize it?’
Marc gave a slow nod. Now it was clear to him, he could see that the odd bit of discoloured metal was actually part of a weapon. It was the trigger from an AK-47 assault rifle.”
― Nomad
Marc gave a slow nod. Now it was clear to him, he could see that the odd bit of discoloured metal was actually part of a weapon. It was the trigger from an AK-47 assault rifle.”
― Nomad
“There was no movement around the discoloured walls, and Lucy turned the Land Rover about in a slow crawl, the tires crunching on the desiccated earth. She scanned the windows, black squares punched through the sides of the silent blockhouses, looking for threats.
As the grumble of the engine died, Marc heard the moan of the steady breeze, and the desolate cluster of buildings seemed like the loneliest place on Earth.
‘Stay alert,’ said Lucy, reaching down into the wheel well to grab her backpack. ‘We don’t know what we’re gonna find here.’ She reached inside and her hand came back with the compact shape of an MP7 sub machinegun. She cocked it with a snap of the receiver, and handed Marc a walkie-talkie. ‘Just in case,’ she added.
Marc followed her out of the Land Rover, slipping out of the door with his bag over one shoulder. He had the Glock ready, close to his chest and his finger resting on the trigger guard. He felt acutely aware of every tiny detail around them, the crumbling rocks beneath his boots, the heavy heat of the late afternoon sun, the weight of the loaded gun”
― Nomad
As the grumble of the engine died, Marc heard the moan of the steady breeze, and the desolate cluster of buildings seemed like the loneliest place on Earth.
‘Stay alert,’ said Lucy, reaching down into the wheel well to grab her backpack. ‘We don’t know what we’re gonna find here.’ She reached inside and her hand came back with the compact shape of an MP7 sub machinegun. She cocked it with a snap of the receiver, and handed Marc a walkie-talkie. ‘Just in case,’ she added.
Marc followed her out of the Land Rover, slipping out of the door with his bag over one shoulder. He had the Glock ready, close to his chest and his finger resting on the trigger guard. He felt acutely aware of every tiny detail around them, the crumbling rocks beneath his boots, the heavy heat of the late afternoon sun, the weight of the loaded gun”
― Nomad
The Orion Team.
— 847 members
— last activity Jan 30, 2024 09:37AM
For fans of books by Vince Flynn, Brad Taylor, Brad Thor, Tom Clancy, Fredrick Forsyth and other thrillers involving technology, spies, assassins, geo ...more
SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group
— 1264 members
— last activity Jul 19, 2024 11:53PM
Dedicated to those who love spy, spec-ops, and clandestine books from Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, David Morrell, Barry Eisler, Brad Thor...Ludlum, S ...more
Literary Treks: A Star Trek Books and Comics Group
— 448 members
— last activity Jul 05, 2024 10:51AM
This is a Star Trek books and comics group that is linked with the Trek.fm podcast by the same name. Here is a place to talk about all the books and c ...more
Star Trek Reads
— 459 members
— last activity Jun 20, 2024 01:01PM
Star Trek has spanned a lot of books since the first one in the 60s: 14+ series, 12 mini-series, ebook short stories, novelizations, comics... They al ...more
Star Trek
— 483 members
— last activity Jun 06, 2024 04:36AM
This is primarily a group for discussion of all Star Trek fiction, including the novels of all the series from TOS to Discovery, the various relaunch ...more
Tie-ins and Spin-offs
— 23 members
— last activity Jul 03, 2013 08:04PM
This group is dedicated to all kinds of Tie-in and Spin-off novels from films, video and other games, comics, TV-series and whatnot. Star Wars, Star T ...more
Techno-Thriller
— 147 members
— last activity 18 hours, 41 min ago
Thrillers where technology exposes new possibilities with Crichton-style science detail, Clancy-esqe tactical missions, Bond-style covert moments, and ...more
Star Wars Bookworms Book Club
— 984 members
— last activity Mar 04, 2024 09:06PM
For members of the Star Wars Bookworms podcast community to read and discuss Star Wars books together.
A Good Thriller
— 18889 members
— last activity 29 minutes ago
Action packed gripping, exciting and tense thrillers, mysteries, that's what we like reading. So many great authors out there to read. Let's share our ...more
