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James Swallow Books in Order

James Swallow has written 126 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Who Killed Captain Kirk? (1993) and the newest is Flames of Betrayal (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
126
Published
1993–2026
Confirmed
126 of 126 titles
Pages on record
16,257 in 52 of 126 books
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James Swallow is a British author based in London whose output covers original novels, tie-in fiction, short fiction, audio dramas and video games. Swallow's own series include the Marc Dane action thrillers and the Sundowners novels, which mix the Western with steampunk. Tie-in work draws on Star Trek, Warhammer 40,000, Doctor Who, 24, Stargate and 2000 AD. Swallow is a BAFTA nominee and has won Scribe Awards for Star Trek, Watch Dogs: Legion, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Star Cops work. The catalogue holds 126 books from Who Killed Captain Kirk? (1993) to Flames of Betrayal (2026), including the non-fiction Dark Eye: The Films of David Fincher (2003).

How many James Swallow books are there?

James Swallow has 126 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 8 separate series.

James Swallow Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 126 James Swallow books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Who Killed Captain Kirk? by James Swallow, book 9 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series (1993)
  2. Cover of Ghost Town by James Swallow, book 1 of the Sundowners series (2001)
  3. Cover of Underworld by James Swallow, book 2 of the Sundowners series (2001)
  4. Cover of Iron Dragon by James Swallow, book 3 of the Sundowners series (2001)
  5. Cover of Showdown by James Swallow, book 4 of the Sundowners series (2001)
  6. Cover of The Butterfly Effect by James Swallow, book 1 of the James Swallow Standalone Novels series (2003)
  7. Cover of Deus Encarmine by James Swallow, book 1 of the Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels series (2004)
  8. Cover of Eclipse by James Swallow, book 9 of the Judge Dredd Comic series (2004)
  9. Cover of Deus Sanguinius by James Swallow, book 2 of the Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels series (2005)
  10. Cover of Blood Relative by James Swallow, book 4 of the Rogue Trooper series (2005)
  11. Cover of Whiteout by James Swallow, book 11 of the Judge Dredd Comic series (2005)
  12. Cover of Swine Fever by James Swallow, book 13 of the Judge Dredd Comic series (2005)
  13. Cover of Faith and Fire by James Swallow, book 1 of the Warhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle series (2006)
  14. Cover of Halcyon by James Swallow, book 3 of the Stargate Atlantis series (2006)
  15. Cover of Reliquary by James Swallow, book 4 of the Stargate Atlantis series (2006)
  16. Cover of Collected Works, book 7 of the Professor Bernice Summerfield Anthologies series (2006)
  17. Cover of Dark Future by James Swallow, book 7 of the Dark Future series (2006)
  18. Cover of Old Soldiers by James Swallow, book 8 of the Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles Audio series (2007)
  19. Cover of The Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow, book 8 of the Horus Heresy series (2007)
  20. Cover of Relativity by James Swallow, book 11 of the Stargate SG-1 series (2007)
  21. Cover of Q & A by James Swallow, book 24 of the Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) series (2007)
  22. Cover of Day of the Vipers by James Swallow, book 1 of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Terok Nor series (2008)
  23. Cover of Red Fury by James Swallow, book 3 of the Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels series (2008)
  24. Cover of Shell Game by James Swallow, book 3 of the Stargate Big Finish Audio series (2008)
  1. 1
    Who Killed Captain Kirk?Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) #91993 · 176 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993176
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  2. 2
    Ghost TownSundowners #12001 · 192 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001192
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  3. 3
    UnderworldSundowners #22001 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001208
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  4. 4
    Iron DragonSundowners #32001 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001208
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  5. 5
    ShowdownSundowners #42001 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001208
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  6. 6
    Dark Eye: The Films of David FincherJames Swallow Non-Fiction #12003 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003208
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  7. 7
    The Butterfly EffectJames Swallow Standalone Novels #12003 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003416
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  8. 8
    Deus EncarmineWarhammer 40,000: Blood Angels #12004 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004256
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  9. 9
    EclipseJudge Dredd Comic #92004 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004256
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  10. 10
    Judge Dredd: Jihad2000 AD Audio #102004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead2000 AD Audio #132004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  12. 12
    Deus SanguiniusWarhammer 40,000: Blood Angels #22005 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005256
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  13. 13
    Blood RelativeRogue Trooper #42005 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005256
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  14. 14
    WhiteoutJudge Dredd Comic #112005 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005256
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  15. 15
    Swine FeverJudge Dredd Comic #132005 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005256
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  16. 16
    SingularityDoctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio #752005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  17. 17
    Faith and FireWarhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle #12006 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006416
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  18. 18
    HalcyonStargate Atlantis #32006 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006320
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  19. 19
    ReliquaryStargate Atlantis #42006 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006229
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  20. 20
    ChoicesStargate Atlantis #62006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  21. 21
    Collected WorksProfessor Bernice Summerfield Anthologies #72006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  22. 22
    Dark FutureDark Future #72006 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006256
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  23. 23
    Old SoldiersDoctor Who: The Companion Chronicles Audio #82007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  24. 24
    The Flight of the EisensteinHorus Heresy #82007 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007416
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  25. 25
    RelativityStargate SG-1 #112007 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007336
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  26. 26
    Q & AStar Trek: The Next Generation (Original) #242007 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007320
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  27. 27
    Day of the VipersStar Trek: Deep Space Nine: Terok Nor #12008 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008512
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  28. 28
    Infinity's PrismStar Trek: The Next: Generation Myriad Universes #12008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  29. 29
    LiberatorBlake's 7: The Early Years Series #22008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  30. 30
    Red FuryWarhammer 40,000: Blood Angels #32008 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008256
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James Swallow books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Horus Heresy books in order

30 books by James Swallow
  1. 8. The Flight of the Eisenstein
  2. 16. Tales of Heresy
  3. 18. Nemesis
  4. 22. Oath of Moment
  5. 24. Legion of One
  6. 25. Age of Darkness
  7. 26. Savage Weapons
  8. 32. Liar's Due
  9. 38. Know No Fear
  10. 46. Fear to Tread
  11. 51. Lost Sons
  12. 52. Sword of Truth
  13. and 18 more in the table above

Marc Dane in order

7 books
  1. 1. Nomad
  2. 2. Exile
  3. 3. Ghost
  4. 4. Rough Air
  5. 5. Shadow
  6. 6. Rogue
  7. 7. Outlaw

Sundowners in order

4 books
  1. 1. Ghost Town
  2. 2. Underworld
  3. 3. Iron Dragon
  4. 4. Showdown

James Swallow Standalone Novels

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels in order

4 books
  1. 1. Deus Encarmine
  2. 2. Deus Sanguinius
  3. 3. Red Fury
  4. 4. Black Tide

Warhammer 40,000: Sisters of Battle in order

4 books
  1. 1. Faith and Fire
  2. 2. Hammer and Anvil
  3. 3. Corsair: The Face of the Void
  4. 4. Red & Black

Stargate Atlantis in order

4 books
  1. 3. Halcyon
  2. 4. Reliquary
  3. 6. Choices
  4. 12. Nightfall

Doctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio in order

4 books
  1. 75. Singularity
  2. 113. Keepsake
  3. 115. Kingdom of Silver
  4. 238. The Lure of the Nomad

Horus Heresy Primarchs in order

3 books
  1. 1. Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar
  2. 10. Vulkan: Lord of Drakes
  3. 18. Loyal Sons

Stargate Big Finish Audio in order

3 books
  1. 3. Shell Game
  2. 5. Zero Point
  3. 7. First Prime

Black Library Advent Calendar 2014 in order

3 books
  1. 3. Repairer of Ruin
  2. 13. Reflection in Blood
  3. 27. Forgotten

Star Trek: Titan in order

3 books
  1. 6. Synthesis
  2. 8. Absent Enemies
  3. 9. Sight Unseen

Doctor Who: The Companion Chronicles Audio in order

3 books
  1. 8. Old Soldiers
  2. 17. The Mahogany Murderers
  3. 58. Upstairs

Star Trek: The Next Generation (Original) in order

3 books
  1. 9. Who Killed Captain Kirk?
  2. 24. Q & A
  3. 27. The Stuff of Dreams

Judge Dredd Comic in order

3 books
  1. 9. Eclipse
  2. 11. Whiteout
  3. 13. Swine Fever

2000 AD Audio in order

3 books
  1. 10. Judge Dredd: Jihad
  2. 13. Judge Dredd: Grud is Dead
  3. 14. Judge Dredd Crime Chronicles

Deus Ex Universe in order

2 books
  1. 1. Icarus Effect
  2. 3. Black Light

24: Live Another Day in order

2 books
  1. 1. Deadline
  2. 2. Rogue

Star Trek: Discovery in order

2 books
  1. 1. Desperate Hours
  2. 3. Fear Itself

Blake's 7: The Early Years Series in order

2 books
  1. 2. Liberator
  2. 3. Zen: Escape Velocity

Star Trek: Typhon Pact in order

2 books
  1. 5. The Struggle Within
  2. 12. The Poisoned Chalice

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell in order

2 books
  1. 8. Firewall
  2. 9. Dragonfire

Lords of the Space Marines in order

2 books
  1. 10. Dante: Lord of the Host
  2. 17. The Sanguinor: Exemplar of the Host

Stargate SG-1 in order

2 books
  1. 11. Relativity
  2. 14. Valhalla

Angels of Death in order

2 books
  1. 15. The Fury
  2. 27. Vigil

James Swallow Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Terok Nor in order

1 book
  1. 1. Day of the Vipers

Star Trek: The Next: Generation Myriad Universes in order

1 book
  1. 1. Infinity's Prism

Stargate Universe in order

1 book
  1. 1. Air

Tannhauser in order

1 book
  1. 1. Enigma

Destiny of the Doctor in order

1 book
  1. 1. Shockwave

Watch Dogs: Legion in order

1 book
  1. 1. Day Zero

Judge Dredd Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 2. Judge Dredd: Blood Will Tell

Star Trek: Coda Trilogy in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Ashes of Tomorrow

Star Trek: Picard in order

1 book
  1. 2. The Dark Veil

Space: 1999 in order

1 book
  1. 2. Space 1999: The Armageddon Engine

Black Library Celebration 2019 in order

1 book
  1. 3. Lantern's Light

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in order

1 book
  1. 3. Toward the Night

Rogue Trooper in order

1 book
  1. 4. Blood Relative

Cyberman in order

1 book
  1. 5. Cyberman 2

Blood Angels in order

1 book
  1. 5. Crimson Night

Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 6. Spy, Disorder and The Hard Road

Professor Bernice Summerfield Anthologies

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Dark Future in order

1 book
  1. 7. Dark Future

Siege of Terra in order

1 book
  1. 14. Flames of Betrayal

Star Trek: TOS in order

1 book
  1. 60. Cast No Shadow

Star Trek: TOS (Original) in order

1 book
  1. 101. The Latter Fire

Warhammer 40,000 in order

1 book
  1. 191. Angels of Darkness and Blood

Do you have to read James Swallow books in order?

You only need to read James Swallow books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with James Swallow

Start with Who Killed Captain Kirk? (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest James Swallow book?

Flames of Betrayal (2026) is the newest James Swallow book released so far.

Is there a new James Swallow book coming?

No next James Swallow book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards James Swallow has won

Wikidata records 1 award for James Swallow. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Scribe Awards2025Wonfor Star Cops

James Swallow at a glance

Still publishing
James Swallow published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
James Swallow books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,257 pages across the 52 of 126 books with a recorded length, a median of 328 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most James Swallow books, 66 of 126, were published in the 2010s.

What the James Swallow books are about

45 of the 126 James Swallow books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 13 of 45. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.