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Some people are modest and humble about their achivements, but I'm not one of them; here are some of the positive reviews and compliments my work has generated over the years….
STAR TREK: VOYAGER episodes "One" & "Memorial"
"I feel ['One'] will go down as one of the season's best ... It really was a delicious premise..."
- Steven Perry, Trekweb
"I think ['One'] is one of the strongest episodes of the season."
- Bryan Fuller (Star Trek: Voyager co-producer), Star Trek Monthly
"I enjoyed doing ['One'] … It was a neat concept for an episode."
- Jeri Ryan (actress, Star Trek: Voyager's Seven of Nine), Star Trek Monthly
"…'Memorial' was bloody good (see, this is what happens when you let a UK writer - Jim Swallow - supply the premise)…"
- David McIntee, alt.tv.star-trek.voyager
"Oh, and I met Jim Swallow ... who's writing for bloody Voyager! Now that's impressive!"
- Keith Topping, rec.arts.doctor.who
STAR TREK: VOYAGER - DISTANT SHORES
"James Swallow's contribution (is) the very touching tale "Closure" ... Distant Shores is a wonderful commemoration and celebration of Star Trek: Voyager."
- Jackie Bundy, TrekNation
"Near-flawless ... "Closure" is another highlight in the anthology ... you can't help but enjoy Swallow's tale -- the plot is touching, the final closure to Neelix/Kes is appreciated and nicely-presented, and the characters are well-realized."
- Daniel Berry, BookTrek
DARK EYE: THE FILMS OF DAVID FINCHER
"Swallow's guide to Fincher's young, yet incendiary, career is an entertaining and informative overview ... providing a wealth of anecdotes and curiosity-piquing ephemera."
- DG, Empire
"Fincher offers up the kind of filmmaking insights that more experienced directors would stick their loved ones heads in boxes for, while Swallow's research will sate trivia hounds."
- Richard Brooker, Total Film
"An interesting insight into a director who to date has only released five films, this offers a lot of detail ... With worthy interviews and reports from the film's sets."
- Corey Stephenson, Hotdog
"Swallow interviews the man exhaustively, and can't be faulted." (Listed as one of Uncut's Ten Best Film Books of 2003).
- Chris Roberts, Uncut
"[A] masterful dissection of the director's output ... The result is the ultimate Fincher handbook."
- Howard Maxford, Film Review
"Swallow leaves no stone unturned in his analysis ... This eyeopening book is highly reccomended..."
- Kim Holston, Library Journal
"James Swallow's book benefits hugely from some exclusive in-depth interviews ... it's a well-researched trawl through Fincher's five movies."
- Stephen O'Brien, SFX
"...the definitive word on Fincher and his films."
- MJ Simpson, mjsimpson.co.uk
"An absolute must buy for any Fincher fan ... I cannot recommend this book highly enough."
- Darren Jones, The Spinning Image
"...this is an interesting book, informative and well written."
- Cormac Donnelly, Sci-Fi-London
"As the first significant volume on the maverick director David Fincher, Dark Eye is to be welcomed."
- Brian J. Robb, Dreamwatch
FAITH & FIRE
"James Swallow is one of the most popular writers of novels based on ... Warhammer 40,000. The action is frenetic and the violence relentless, and teenage boys (of all ages) love it."
- Kevin Manson, The Bookseller
"Writer James Swallow builds a solid story ... Singularity is a meaty piece with a couple of powerful science fiction concepts at it's heart ... A solid Kremlin of an audio."
- Matt Michael, Doctor Who Magazine
"Singularity is a drama packed with ideas ... A welcome, inventive, high-concept tale that has much to recommend it."
- Brian J. Robb, Dreamwatch
"Absolutely bloody brilliant! Well done Big Finish on another splendid release this year ... What a fantastic gem ... One of the best audios of 2005."
- comments, Outpost Gallifrey
DOCTOR WHO SHORT TRIPS: DALEK EMPIRE - "Museum Peace"
"(Dalek Empire) ends on a high with a remarkable story that sees the Eighth Doctor facing a terrible dilemma and old soldier Kalendorf still searching for peace with the war long over. Swallow contrasts the pair to great effect.... A triumph."
- Paul Clarke, The Discontinuity Guide
DOCTOR WHO SHORT TRIPS: DESTINATION PRAGUE - "Lady of the Snows"
"Best of all is James Swallow's 'Lady of the Snows', a tale of a doomed love affair told against the backdrop of a biting winter."
- Matt Michael, Doctor Who Magazine
"...my favourite stories are 'Sunday Afternoon, AD 848,988', an amusingly complex time-paradox narrative, and James Swallow’s 'Lady of the Snows', a poignant tale of love involving an artist and an amnesiac Charley."
- Richard McGinlay, Sci-Fi-Online
"James' writing got both (Devlin Waugh) and his eerie Vatican border-world spot-on."
- John Smith, creator of Devlin Waugh and 2000AD scriptwriter.
"...another winner of a release ... another mini masterpiece written by James Swallow."
- Darren Rea, Sci-Find
JUDGE DREDD: ECLIPSE
"...(Swallow) does good Dredd ... well written, with some good dry one-liners."
- Richmond Clements, 2000AD Review
"The storyline for Jihad is short and simple, yet James Swallow manages to weave one of the series' most exciting plots - and certainly one of the most dramatic ... One of the best Dredd audio dramas released so far."
- Pete Boomer, Sci-Fi Online
"In all Jihad is a fun, well written romp that pushes all the right buttons ... interesting and genuinely exciting."
- Liam O'Brien, Sci-Find
"It's also amazing how Big Finish make this sound like a mega budget movie the whole way through, with the final showdown being a case in point. You listen to this, and you think of that movie, and all you can do is weep at what could have been ... it's a good ripping yarn..."
- Richmond Clements, 2000AD Review
"Writer James Swallow has created a brilliant adventure, filled with incident, duplicity and one or two plot twists....this is a standout action/comedy/drama/ hitting all the right notes at the right times ... Dreddline is simply the best 2000ad audio released thus far."
- Liam O'Brien, Sci-Find
"Dreddline has a place in my heart because the basic premise was mine and Jim Swallow did a terrific job of realising it."
- John Ainsworth, (director, Big Finish), Judge Dredd Megazine
"It's pacey entertainment, courtesy of Dreamwatch scribe Jim Swallow..."
- Scott Montgomery, Dreamwatch
ROGUE TROOPER: BLOOD RELATIVE
"A brilliant job at fleshing out Rogue ... (Swallow has) an understanding on the strip, its history and what makes it tick ... A very good read."
- Richmond Clements, 2000AD Review
"This action-packed yarn slots seamlessly into the established Rogue continuity."
- Scott Montgomery, Judge Dredd Megazine
SPACE 1889: THE STEPPES OF THOTH
"...fantastic adventure... Brilliant stuff."
- Cavan Scott, (writer, Doctor Who), Outpost Gallifrey
"[A] terrific, gripping adventure tale and a really good read."
- Alex Frith, South Wales Evening Post
"Ghost Town manages to exploit every Wild West cliché in town, but hey, who cares? It's all good, clean fun, a rattling yarn and a series to watch out for!"
- Teenterrain.com
"…Ghost Town is original in its approach and written by a talented writer, to form a very readable book."
- Hannah Wilson, Keighley Target
"...the plot zips along and the tension mounts... it will appeal to fans of the Stephen King style of psychological horror."
- Debbie Jones, Newcastle CityLife
"...not just another cowboy tale... Swallow has taken the traditional western and added thrilling new ingredients. This is Scary Movie meets How the West was Won."
- John Millen, Sunday Young Post
"Jim Swallow writes good stuph."
- Alison Hopkins, uk.media.sf.tv.babylon5
"Harry Potter? Pah! Check out Ghost Town and Underworld for a really exciting read!"
- Ivan Rukaber, Payback!
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
"James Swallow... delivers a fast-paced page-turner that focuses firmly on the protagonists."
- Chris Mason, Dreamwatch
WHAT PRICE VICTORY - "Crimson Night"
"...another masterly told story of the Astartes, the mighty space marines."
- Asgeir Vigrestad, RPG United
"I actually think the guy (James Swallow) who did the writing of the game really gets Battlestar ... The dialogue and the heart of the game is really original Battlestar ... the producers and writers really understand what the Battlestar Galactica story is all about. Thanks, guys, for getting it!"
- Richard Hatch (actor, Battlestar Galactica's Apollo), BattlestarGalactica.com & TVparty.com
"It has a strong script... I was quite amazed. First of all, the character descriptions were very specific. I love that! It makes my job a lot easier knowing which direction they want to go, and the story was bold and magnificent as it should be, and quite emotional at times."
- Robin Atkin Downes (actor, the Battlestar Galactica video game, Babylon 5), Galactica 2003
"Battlestar Galactica comes off as the best and only space combat shooter on the Xbox and one of the better efforts available on PS2."
- Aaron Boulding, IGN
"...The plot is well scripted and advances the Battlestar Galactica mythos. Fans of the series will probably appreciate it a bit more than average players, but everyone enjoys a decent story..."
- Adam Pavlacka, Games Domain
"Battlestar is pretty intense ... an entertaining mix of gameplay..."
- Bro Buzz, GamePro
"When Worf briefs you on your upcoming mission, you'll actually experience the feeling as though you're in a lost Star Trek episode."
- Michael Askounes, Future Games Network
"Star Trek Invasion's plot is robust, never seeming silly or contrived. For Trek fans, the many plots, subplots, and intricate twists will be enough to pull them through even the toughest of the game's missions… There is no doubt that Star Trek Invasion's storyline, visuals, and sound are of the utmost caliber.
- Frank Provo, GameSpot
"Jim Swallow's voicing of the bird prince Badd Mint is a definite highlight."
- Jim McLennan, The Rose
"Jim Swallow deserves a medal, has he really never been a voice actor before?"
- Steve Whitcher, online review
"Jim Swallow... turned out to be an old-fashioned American movie heartthrob. Jim played Bud Mint with a slow California accent, dripping like honey. No American we've met believes that he isn't American. Everybody says, 'You got a guy from California to do this. He had to be a guy from California.' Jim was just superb."
- Helen McCarthy, Strange Horizons
"…there's an interview with Jim Swallow, the English voice actor (*swoon*)…. the dub rocks!"
- Usagi.org
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