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Welcome to The Redwing Project store of articles and materials from the James Swallow archive. Included you'll find fiction, features on SF, scriptwriting, games and more.


STAR TREK / SUNDOWNERS / 2000AD / DOCTOR WHO / WARHAMMER 40,000 / FICTION & NON FICTION / VIDEOGAMES / GENERICA


STAR TREK - Writing on the Final Frontier.

ONE IN A MILLION - The story behind my first sale to Star Trek Voyager.

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - Notes on the original story outlines for the episodes 'One' and 'Memorial'.

DAY OF THE VIPERS - My 'Lost Era' prequel novel set before the events of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. new

NOT SO ORDINARY - About my short story for The Sky's The Limit, the 25th Anniversary Star Trek The Next Generation anthology. new

LOOKING FOR CLOSURE - My short story for Distant Shores, the 10th Anniversary Star Trek Voyager anthology.

PIRATES OF THE TAURUS REACH - About my fiction for Shards and Shadows, the Star Trek Mirror Universe anthology. new

STAR TREK INVASION - Notes on the development of the script and background for the Sony PlayStation game, hidden references and more.

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SUNDOWNERS - About my novels of steampunk adventure in the Old West.

THE WEIRD WEIRD WEST - Notes on the Sundowners novel series.

SUNDOWNERS: GHOST TOWN - Read a excerpt from the first novel.

SUNDOWNERS: UNDERWORLD - Read a excerpt from the second novel.

SUNDOWNERS: IRON DRAGON - Read a excerpt from the third novel.

SUNDOWNERS: SHOWDOWN - Read a excerpt from the fourth novel.

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2000AD - Writing for the heroes of The Galaxy's Greatest Comic.

JUDGE DREDD: DREDDLINE - Learn about my first 2000AD audio drama.

JUDGE DREDD: JIHAD - Behind the scenes on my second 2000AD audio.

JUDGE DREDD: GRUD IS DEAD- Background on my third and final 2000AD audio.

JUDGE DREDD: ECLIPSE - My first original Judge Dredd novel.

JUDGE DREDD: WHITEOUT - My second novel set in the dangerous future of Mega-City One.

I AM THE LAW: THE JUDGE DREDD OMNIBUS - A collected edition featuring my novel Judge Dredd: Eclipse.

ROGUE TROOPER: BLOOD RELATIVE - An original novel featuring 2000AD's Genetic Infantryman.

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DOCTOR WHO - Adventures in Time and Space.

DOCTOR WHO: PEACEMAKER - An original novel, featuring the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. new

DOCTOR WHO: SINGULARITY - My original audio drama, featuring the Fifth Doctor and Turlough.

MUSEUM PEACE - Read about this short story from the Doctor Who Short Trips anthology Dalek Empire.

LADY OF THE SNOWS - Read about this short story from the Doctor Who Short Trips anthology Destination Prague.

PIECE OF MIND - My short story in the Doctor Who Short Trips anthology Snapshots. new

THE INCONSTANT GALLERY - My short story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology Collected Works.

SIEGE MENTALITY - Learn about this short story from the Bernice Summerfield anthology Something Changed.

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WARHAMMER 40,000 - In the 41st Millennium, There Is Only War!

THERE IS ONLY WAR! - Notes on my fiction set in the strife-torn gothic universe of Warhammer 40,000.

BLOOD ANGELS - Read about my novels featuring the Blood Angels Space Marines.

FAITH AND FIRE - The Sisters of Battle in their first original novel.

THE HORUS HERESY - Read about my novel The Flight of the Eisenstein. new

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FICTION & NON-FICTION - About my other books and scripts.

DARK EYE: THE FILMS OF DAVID FINCHER - Read about my book on the director of Seven, Fight Club and Panic Room.

GAME WRITING: NARRATIVE SKILLS FOR VIDEOGAMES - Learn about my contribution to this landmark book on games writing.

BLAKE'S 7: THE AUDIO ADVENTURES - The return of the classic British SF series. {short description of image}

JADE DRAGON - Heroic bloodshed and apocalypse in a Dark Future Hong Kong!

STARGATE - Adventures for the heroes of Stargate Command!

SPACE 1889 - Steampunk science fiction audio drama adventures in a more civilised age!

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT - Read about my novelisation of the dark psychological thriller from New Line cinema.

SNOWBLIND - Read an excerpt from this short story in the Silent Night horror anthology.

LOOK BACK IN MANGA - Writing an anime guidebook for Manga Video and other stories.

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VIDEOGAMES - Writing in virtual worlds.

GAME WRITING: NARRATIVE SKILLS FOR VIDEOGAMES - About my contribution to this landmark book.

WORDS DON'T COME EASY - An essay on the problems in bringing writing talent into the world of computer games.

MAELSTROM - About my work on this real-time strategy title.

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - Notes on my script for the console game prequel.

STAR TREK INVASION - Notes on the development of the script and background.

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GENERICA - Articles and commentary.

GENERIC CUT N' PASTE INTERVIEW - Does exactly what it says on the tin.

AN UNLADEN SWALLOW - Strange tales of the author's name.

FROM CARDIFF WITH LOVE - The story of the slow decline of the UK's anime industry.

SPIT AND POLISH - Some thoughts on the roles of translators and script polishers in the world of Japanese animation.

DUBBLE IMPACT - The joys and woes of dubbing anime into English from a voice-actor's point of view.

THE SECRET JOKE WRITER OF THE CENTAURI EMPEROR - A screwy Babylon 5 true story.

I WAS A TEENAGE BEAST WARRIOR! - My life as a cartoon character.

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