My
new releases for February are both now out and available for folks to
read and listen to; on digital devices and Kindle, you can find my short
story "The Turn of The Card" appearing in the giant monsters anthology Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters; and on shiny disc or download, my audio drama The Hard Road is on sale as part of Volume 7 of Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles.
Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters is available Here. Dead-tree editions should be on sale in late March/early April.
Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7 is available Here.
This is February's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Animex 2014 - I'll be talking about games writing as part of the Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games at the University of Teeside. February 10th & 11th.
Warhammer 40,000: Maree Noir - French language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide, from Black Library France. February 21st.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series, from Big Finish Prouductions. February.
Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide, from Black Library Germany. March 6th.
"The Turn of The Card" - Hardcover and paperback edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology from Ragnarok Publishing, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. March.
The Horus Heresy: The Scripts Volume 2 - Hardcover compilation of Horus Heresy audio drama scripts from Black Library, featuring my scripts for Sword of Truth and Burden of Duty. TBC.
'Deus Ex 4' - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs, from Square Enix. TBC.
Back in 2011 I wrote an audio drama for what was at the time Big Finish's newest revival of a classic British SF series, The Liberator Chronicles, and I'm pleased to announce it will be available next month! Working with B7 Media to carry on the legacy of "classic" Blake's 7 and
featuring all-new stories starring the cast of the original TV show,
the series has been a big success for the BF team, clocking up six
three-story box sets to date, tie-in novels and most recently full-cast
audio stories.
My first experience writing for Blake's 7
was working on the reimagined B7M audio series and Early Years
prequels, so it was interesting for me to get to close the circle by
coming up with a story that slots into the original incarnation of the
show; and so, next month Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7 will be on sale, featuring my story "The Hard Road", starring Gareth Thomas as Blake and Andrew Whipp as Trel Dekkan.
"The Hard Road"
is a story about Blake's fateful choice to make an alliance with
another group of anti-Federation rebels, and a confrontation with a
question that cuts to the heart of his resistance - Is there a line you will not cross?
Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7 also features "Spy", a story by Simon Guerrier and "Disorder" by Eddie Robson.
To pre-order a copy of the box set, visit the Big Finish site Here.
This is my first 'Coming Soon' update on future projects and events for 2014...
"The Turn of The Card" - eBook edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. January.
Animex 2014 - I'll be talking about games writing as part of the Animex International Festival of Animation and Computer Games at the University of Teeside. February 10th & 11th.
Warhammer 40,000: Maree Noir - French language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide. February 21st.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. February.
Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide. March 6th.
"The Turn of The Card" - Hardcover and paperback edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. March.
Deus Ex 4 - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs. TBC.
This is December's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Videogames Writing Talk at London South Bank University - I'm appearing at the Keyworth Centre at the LSBU to talk about scriptwriting for games. December 4th.
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus Der Engel Fällt - German language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. December 12th.
Warhammer 40,000: Warlords of the Dark Millennium "Dante" ebook short story as part of Black Library's 2013 Advent Calendar series. December 15th.
Warhammer 40,000: Warlords of the Dark Millennium "Sanguinor" ebook short story as part of Black Library's 2013 Advent Calendar series. December 23rd.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Paperback edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. December 26th.
"The Turn of The Card" - eBook edition of Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring an original short story by me based on the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. December.
There Is Only War - another mega-sized Warhammer 40,000 anthology from Black Library, this one featuring a reprint of my Doom Eagles story "The Returned". December.
Warhammer 40,000: Maree Noir - French language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide. February 21st 2014.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. February 2014.
Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide. March 6th 2014.
"The Turn of The Card" - Hardcover and paperback edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. March 2014.
'Deus Ex 4' - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs. TBC.
This is November's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Kindle eBook edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek The Fall miniseries. November 26th.
Deus Ex: The Fall - action-adventure videogame for Android platforms, featuring characters from my Deus Ex novel Icarus Effect. November (TBC).
Star Trek Marathon Weekend - I'll be doing a talk, Q&A and signing at The Ritz Cinema in Lincoln during their weekend-long screening of all 12 Star Trek movies, from The Motion Picture to Into Darkness. November 30th - December 1st.
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus Der Engel Fällt - German language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. December 12th.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Paperback edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek The Fall miniseries. December 26th.
"The Turn of The Card" - eBook edition of Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring an original short story by me based on the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. December.
There Is Only War - another mega-sized Warhammer 40,000 anthology from Black Library, this one featuring a reprint of my Doom Eagles story "The Returned". December.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles Volume 7: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. February 2014.
Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide. March 6th 2014.
"The Turn of The Card" - Hardcover and paperback edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. March 2014.
Deus Ex 4 - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs. TBC.
So here's October's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Deus Ex: Fallen Angel - an original eBook novelette featuring the fan-favourite character of Faridah Malik from Deus Ex: Human Revolution, available with pre-orders of the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut from the Square Enix Online Store. October 22nd/25th.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut - re-release of new uprated edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, including The Missing Link DLC and much more, for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. October 22nd/25th.
London Screenwriters Festival - I'll be appearing on a panel at this event at the Regent's University, to discuss writing for videogames. October 27th.
The Black Library Weekender II - An event for fans of Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 and Horus Heresy fiction in Nottingham; I'll be along to talk, sign autographs and take part in panels. November 2nd-3rd.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Kindle eBook edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. November 26th.
Deus Ex: The Fall - action-adventure videogame for Android platforms, featuring characters from my Deus Ex novel Icarus Effect. November (TBC).
Star Trek Marathon Weekend - I'll be doing a talk, Q&A and signing at The Ritz Cinema in Lincoln during their weekend-long screening of all 12 Star Trek movies, from The Motion Picture to Into Darkness. November 30th - December 1st.
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus Der Engel Fällt - German language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. December 12th.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Paperback edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. December 26th.
"The Turn of The Card" - eBook edition of Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring an original short story by me based on the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. December.
Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 Blood Angels novel Black Tide. March 6th 2014.
"The Turn of The Card" - Hardcover and paperback edition of the Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters anthology, featuring my short story inspired by the Colossal Kaiju Combat gameworld. March 2014.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.
'Deus Ex 4' - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs. TBC.
Here's September's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Space Marines: The Omnibus - A Warhammer 40,000 collection featuring reprints of my stories "The Returned" and "Heart of Rage". September 10th
"The Fury" - A Warhammer 40,000 eBook short story featuing the the Blood Angels. September 15th.
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus - French language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. September 27th.
Space Marines: Angels of Death - A Warhammer 40,000 anthology for Games Day 2013 featuring reprints of my story "The Fury" and a new Doom Eagles tale "Vigil". September 29th
Deus Ex: The Fall - action-adventure videogame for Android platforms, featuring characters from my Deus Ex novel Icarus Effect. October.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Kindle eBook edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. November 26th.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut - re-release of new uprated edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, including The Missing Link DLC and much more, for PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. November.
Star Trek Marathon Weekend - I'll be doing a talk, Q&A and signing at The Ritz Cinema in Lincoln during their weekend-long screening of all 12 Star Trek movies, from The Motion Picture to Into Darkness. November 30th - December 1st.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - Paperback edition of my Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. December 26th.
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus Der Engel Fällt - German language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. December 12th.
Warhammer 40,000: Schwarze Flut - German language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Black Tide. March 6th 2014.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.
If this month's radio re-runs were
not enough, those top folks at Big Finsh Productions have teamed up
with B7 Media to release a new box set collector's edition of the Blake's 7 Audio Adventures, featuring three original stories by me..
This massive 10-disc set features the first trilogy of stories from the reimagined Blake's 7 audio series - Rebel, Traitor and Liberator...
Following
Blake’s incarceration; the forging of his legendary crew; and their
capture of a mysterious alien spacecraft. On the run from the
Federation, the crew of the Liberator fight back against a totalitarian
regime personified by the manipulative Servalan and her loyal commander,
Travis.
...and it also includes the prequel stories When Vila Met Gan, Eye of the Machine, Point of No Return, Blood & Earth, Flag & Flame, The Dust Run, The Trial and Escape Velocity from Blake's 7 - The Early Years...Covering
the escapades of Avon, Jenna, Cally, Vila, Gan and Zen before they
joined Blake’s rebellion and a pivotal moment in Commander Travis’s
life, the Early Years series reintroduced the original cast and added
many other impressive names to the world of Blake’s 7 on audio.
The
stellar cast includes Derek Riddell, Colin Salmon, Daniela Nardini,
Carrie Dobro, Craig Kelly, Michael Praed, Doug Bradley, India Fisher,
Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Keeley Hawes, Zoe
Tapper, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Geoffrey Palmer, Rula Lenska, Frances Barber,
Tim Plester, Jake Maskall,Peter Guinness and Jason Merrells.
And along with the stories there's also a new feature length documentary and other additional content.
To listen to the trailer, click Here.
To visit the Big Finish website to order a copy of A Rebellion Reborn, click Here
The splendid folks over at BBC Radio 4 Extra are getting their money's worth out of the work B7 Media did with the new re-imagined Blake's 7 Audio Adventures and Blake's 7: The Early Years stories with another repeat airing of our shows...
Right now (and for the rest of this week) you can go to the Beeb's Listen Again tab Here and check out my prequel story Escape Velocity, an origin tale about the supercomputer Zen and the alien starship Liberator; you can also tune in tonight at 6:00pm GMT to hear my first Early Years story Point of No Return, featuring the character Travis.UPDATED! The Listen Again link for the Travis story is Here.
There's more Early Years tales airing every day this week, and from Friday Radio 4 Extra will be repeating our Blake's 7 reboot trilogy, which features my episode Liberator as the finale.
Here's the full schedule:
Monday 12th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - Escape Velocity by James Swallow (Listen Again)
Tuesday 13th Midnight GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - Escape Velocity by James Swallow (Listen Again)
Tuesday 13th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - Point of No Return by James Swallow (Listen Again)
Wednesday 14th Midnight GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - Point of No Return by James Swallow (Listen Again)
Wednesday 14th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - Flag and Flame by Marc Platt
Thursday 15th Midnight GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - Flag and Flame by Marc Platt
Thursday 15th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - When Vila Met Gan by Ben Aaronovitch
Friday 16th Midnight GMT Blake's 7: The Early Years - When Vila Met Gan by Ben Aaronovitch
Friday 16th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7 - Rebel by Ben Aaronovitch
Saturday 17th Midnight GMT Blake's 7 - Rebel by Ben Aaronovitch
Monday 19th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7 - Traitor by Marc Platt
Tuesday 20th Midnight GMT Blake's 7 - Traitor by Marc Platt
Tuesday 20th 6:00pm GMT Blake's 7 - Liberator by James Swallow (Listen Again) Wednesday 21th Midnight GMT Blake's 7 - Liberator by James Swallow (Listen Again)
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It's the debut of Nine Worlds
this weekend, a new convention running in Heathrow, London from Friday
9th through to Sunday 11th August - and it is, as the organizers say
"about gaming, film, cosplay, fandom, literature, science, geek culture,
meeting people and having a really big party."
I'm going to be there, taking part on various panels and signing books, talking about videogames, writing, Star Trek, Doctor Who, Blake's 7 and more besides... Come and see me here:
Saturday 10th August
Star Trek Writers on Star Trek
3:15pm to 4:30pm, Somerset Room, Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
Star Trek
and its many franchises has spawned literally hundreds of official Tie
In novels. Three writers of those novels talk about writing for trek,
the rules and what the future and its multiple timelines may bring.
Reunification: Star Trek vs Star Wars
6:45pm to 8:00pm, Vanguard, Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
There has been friendly rivalry between Star Wars and Star Trek
fans for decades – now the franchises seem to be united under one
General (JJ Abrams). Could this be the saviour of both, or the final
nail in the coffin for one or the other?
Script Writing For Games
8:30pm to 9:45pm, Royal C & D, Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel
Writing
in any form is an art, but script writing is something different –
especially when it comes to games! Unlike other formats, gaming involves
a relationship with the player, and a script has to allow for this
additional 'character'. James Swallow, one of the writers for Deus Ex: Human Revolution, is joined by Rhianna Pratchett, writer of the recent Tomb Raider remake, to discuss the unique format and challenges of script writing for games.
Sunday 11th August
What Makes a Fandom?
9:00am to 9:45am, George I, Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
Some
books have that spark, that skyrocket factor that launches them into
the spotlight, that gets the TV deal, the film series and the readers
who collect every action figure and make their own fanworks. Some books
don't. What does it take to make a fandom? Our panel decides.
Signing: Danie Ware & James Swallow
10:00am to 11:00am, Forbidden Planet table in the Vendors Room, Wessex, Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
The Evolution of Blake's 7
3:15pm to 4:30pm, Concorde, Renaissance London Heathrow Hotel
In the last decade, Blake’s 7
has enjoyed a remarkable renaissance – first with a successful audio
reboot and now with a possible major new television series. The audio
reimagining featured Derek Riddell as Blake and Colin Salmon as Avon,
with a host of top name actors in other roles. Now, a forthcoming
60-minute documentary reveals how the new Blake’s 7 audio series came
about. In a special item on Sunday, Ben Aaronovitch and James Swallow,
two writers of the new audio series, will join producer-director Andrew
Mark Sewell, and Alistair Lock – the new voice of Zen – to discuss the
original series and its influence, the production of the audio reboot,
and what the future holds for Blake’s 7.
You can learn more about the event at the Nine Worlds website Here.
Here's August's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Nine Worlds - Multi-genre GeekFest event in London. 9th-11th August.
The Horus Heresy: Nemesis - French language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Nemesis. August 23rd.
Warhammer 40,000 Soeurs de Bataille: le Marteau et l'Enclume - French language edition of my Warhammer 40,000 novel Hammer & Anvil. August 23rd.
Space Marines: The Omnibus - A Warhammer 40,000 collection featuring reprints of my stories "The Returned" and "Heart of Rage". September 10th
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus - French language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. September 27th.
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - a Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. November 26th.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut - re-release of new uprated edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, including The Missing Link DLC and much more, for PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. November 2013
Star Trek Marathon Weekend - I'll be doing a talk, Q&A and signing at The Ritz Cinema in Lincoln during their weekend-long screening of all 12 Star Trek movies, from The Motion Picture to Into Darkness. November 30th - December 1st.
The Horus Heresy: Signus Daemonicus Der Engel Fällt - German language edition of my Horus Heresy novel Fear to Tread. December 12th.
Deus Ex: The Fall - action-adventure videogame for Android platforms, featuring characters from my Deus Ex novel Icarus Effect. TBC 2013
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.
July is here, and so is my regular 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
Doctor Who: Shockwave - An original audio drama featuring the 7th Doctor, part of the Destiny of the Doctor anniversary series from Big Finish Productions. July.
Nine Worlds - Multi-genre GeekFest event in London. 9th-11th August.
Deus Ex: The Fall - action-adventure videogame for iOS & Android platforms, featuring characters from my Deus Ex novel Icarus Effect. Summer 2013
Space Marines: The Omnibus - A Warhammer 40,000 collection featuring reprints of my stories "The Returned" and "Heart of Rage". September 10th
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - a Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in Star Trek: The Fall miniseries. November 26th.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut - re-release of new uprated edition of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, including The Missing Link DLC and much more, for PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. TBC 2013
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.
Here's the latest 'Coming Soon' update on my forthcoming projects and events and stuff:
Burden of Duty - CD release of a Horus Heresy audio drama for Black Library. 9th April.
Enigma - A novel in the Tannhauser universe for Fantasy Flight Games. April.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut - an enhanced & expanded edition of the 2011 videogame for the WiiU platform. May 7th
Horus Heresy Weekender - Horus Heresy book event in Nottingham. 18th-19th May.
The Best of Hammer And Bolter Volume Two - A Warhammer 40,000 collection including reprints of my short story "Redeemed" and the chapbook "Bloodline". June 20th
Doctor Who: Shockwave - An original audio drama featuring the 7th Doctor, part of the Destiny of the Doctor anniversary series from Big Finish Productions. July.
Nine Worlds - Multi-genre GeekFest event in London. 9th-11th August.
Space Marines: The Omnibus - A Warhammer 40,000 collection featuring reprints of my stories "The Returned" and "Heart of Rage". September 10th
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - a Star Trek novel for Pocket Books, volume #4 in The Fall miniseries. Late 2013.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.
Here's March's 'Coming Soon' update on future projects and events:
Star Trek The Next Generation: The Stuff of Dreams - eBook novella for Pocket Books. 26th March.
Burden of Duty - CD release of a Horus Heresy audio drama for Black Library. 9th April.
Enigma - A novel in the Tannhauser universe for Fantasy Flight Games. April.
Horus Heresy Weekender - Horus Heresy book event in Nottingham. 18th-19th May.
The Best of Hammer And Bolter Volume Two - A Warhammer 40,000 collection including reprints of my short story "Redeemed" and the chapbook "Bloodline". June 20th
Doctor Who: Shockwave - An original audio drama featuring the 7th Doctor, part of the Destiny of the Doctor anniversary series from Big Finish Productions. July.
Nine Worlds - Multi-genre GeekFest event in London. 9th-11th August.
Space Marines: The Omnibus - A Warhammer 40,000 collection featuring reprints of my stories "The Returned" and "Heart of Rage". September 10th
Star Trek The Fall: The Poisoned Chalice - a Star Trek novel for Gallery Books, volume #4 in The Fall miniseries. Late 2013.
Blake's 7 The Liberator Chronicles: The Hard Road - Part of Big Finish's upcoming Blake's 7 audio box-set series. TBC 2014.
The year ends, not with a bang, but with a long, drawn-out sigh. You
know the kind, the one you emit when you slip into a nice, warm bath?
That noise is 2012’s workload slipping off my shoulders and the sudden
arrival of a moment where I can stop and actually hear myself think.
My Yuletide break gave me some much-needed downtime to appreciate the
events of the past twelve months and reflect on where I want to go in
the new year.
A whole bunch of stuff by me hit the stores this year; my third Horus Heresy novel Fear To Tread, which was a huge hit, and the second omnibus of my Warhammer 40,000
Blood Angels books. In fact, I wrote a whole lot of stuff from the
grimdark world of the 41st millennium, with several eBooks, short
stories, novellas, scriptbooks and foreign-language editions; I also did
a couple of Horus Heresy audio dramas, Burden of Duty and Sword of Truth. Elsewhere in the audio medium, the Stargate series
I’d been writing and editing since 2010 was finally released in two box
sets, the first featuring my episode Half Life. I didn’t neglect
videogames either, having co-written the Xbox 360 Kinect game Fable: The Journey.
It seemed like ever other weekend was a convention or an event of some sort – from the great Doctor Who and SF conventions run by the Starfury team, lit-cons like Olympus and Alt.Fiction, the multiple Black Library events in Chicago and all over the UK – but the highlight of those was the brilliant BL Expo
over in Chestermere, just outside of Calgary in Alberta. A bunch of us
authors made the trip to Canada’s great white north and we were
delighted by the warmth of the welcome.
It was also a decent year for accolades; I got nominated for BAFTA’s Best Story videogames award for my work on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and while we sadly didn’t bring home the gold, DXHR did
go on to rope in a whole bunch of other gongs, including the Canadian
Videogames Award for Best Writing. I also made it on to the New York Times Bestsellers list for the second time in my career, with Fear To Tread; the book also topped the UK’s science-fiction and fantasy charts, beating out the entire Game of Thrones saga and The Hobbit for first place. I was pretty damned pleased about that.
I think I’m also going to remember 2012 as the year tabletop gaming came back into my life with a vengeance (I’m looking at you,
Wil Wheaton), and it was a welcome return. I also don’t want to think
about how much money I’ve spend on board games since last January.
So looking forward to 2013 means new Star Trek projects, with my eBook The Stuff of Dreams out in March and my participation in the new “event” miniseries The Fall later in the year. There will be more Warhammer 40,000 and Horus Heresy fiction to come, and I’m hoping my long-delayed Blake’s 7: The Liberator Chronicles
story will finally see light of day. In the weeks and months ahead I’ll
also be announcing the release of a new novel based on series I’ve
never worked on before, and a cool tie-in to the anniversary of a
certain traveller in time and space; and I may just be able to reveal
more about the epic top secret videogames projects I’ve been working on…
