The Following Blog Takes Place Between 11.00am and 12.00pm. Events Occur In Real Time.
"Right
now, Forge Books are planning to release a thriller novel written by
me. It is based on the award-winning television series 24... and
I'm pretty damn stoked about it. I'm New York Times Bestselling novelist
James Swallow, and today is the longest day of my life."
Action hero Jack Bauer returns this week in the new television series 24: Live Another Day, set four years after the events of 24's eighth season - and I've written Deadline, a novel that bridges the gap between the last turbulent day of Jack's life and this latest adventure...
I'll be talking more about this project in the months ahead, but for know, here's the back cover blurb...
The time is 5:00 PM.
One
hour ago, federal agent Jack Bauer was declared a fugitive. If he wants
to survive, he must get out of the country, and he doesn’t have much
time.
With his former colleagues in the Counter Terrorist Unit
now dead, under arrest, or shut down, Jack has no resources to call
upon, no back-up, and nowhere to go—only his determination can drive him
on. One thing remains clear to him: the promise he made to his daughter
Kim. Jack vows that he will see Kim one last time to tell her he loves
her...before he drops off the radar forever.
Meanwhile, a
hastily-assembled FBI task force sets out to track down and capture
Jack, even as a covert operations unit of Russia’s SVR sets out to do
the same - only the remit of the Russians is to kill on sight. As the
clock runs down, Jack must face old friends and past enemies in a
desperate race to stay one step ahead of the hunters, leaving them with a
grim warning -
Stay out of my way, and I’ll be gone within 24 hours. You’ll never see me again. Come after me...and you’ll regret it.
24: Deadline will be on sale on August 5th and is available to pre-order in hardback and Kindle formats. For more information, click Here.
Just
a quick reminder to let people know that I'll be at the Warboar
Wargaming store in Bromley on Sunday 27th from 6:00pm, hosting an
informal session for gamesmasters, DMs and referees of all stripes on
developing narratives for roleplaying games.
Check out the store's Facebook page Here for more information.
This is April's 'Coming Soon' update on my future projects and events:
RPG Narrative Session
- I'll be running a workshop for gamesmasters and referees on how to
create stories for roleplaying games at the Warboar Wargaming store in
Kent. 27th April.
The Horus Heresy: The Scripts Volume II - Hardcover compilation of Horus Heresy audio drama scripts from Black Library, featuring my scripts for Sword of Truth and Burden of Duty, from Black Library. April.
"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. April.
UK Games Expo - I'll be appearing at this tabletop gaming event in Birmingham. May 30th-June 1st.
The Horus Heresy: Nemesis - A new hardback edition of my 2010 novel from the Horus Heresy saga, from Black Library. June 20th.
The Horus Heresy: La Fuite de L’Eisenstein - French hardback edition of my novel The Flight of the Eisenstein, from Black Library France. July 11th.
Lon Con 3 - I'll be along for a couple of days of the World Science Fiction convention in London. 15th-16th August.
24: Deadline - An original hardback prequel novel set before the events of the new TV series 24: Live Another Day, from Forge Books. 5th August.
The Horus Heresy: The Flight of the Eisenstein - A trade paperback edition of my 2007 novel from the Horus Heresy saga, from Black Library. October.
'Deus Ex 4' - A new chapter in the Deus Ex videogame series, for next-generation consoles and PCs, from Square Enix. TBC.
Another day, another podcast - and this one is a team effort!
Sina Alvarado over at the TrekMate site put together an interview for the Ten Forward podcast with four of the five authors of the Star Trek: The Fall miniseries, featuring David R. George III (who wrote Revelation And Dust), David Mack (A Ceremony Of Losses), Dayton Ward (Peaceable Kingdoms) and me (The Poisoned Chalice). Sadly, our fellow writer Una McCormack (The Crimson Shadow)
wasn't able to join us, as she's recently become a new mum with all the
baby-related stuff that requires, but the show still represents the
first gathering of us to discuss the miniseries.
And naturally, putting DRG, D-Mack, Wardo and myself on air together means that there's five minutes of out-takes at the end...
To hear (or download) 'Ten Forward – Episode 93: A Round of Drinks for the Authors of Star Trek: The Fall!' click Here.
I totally forgot to blog this a couple of weeks ago, so here's another bite of the cherry - I got to join the top chaps at The Explosive Alan Podcast last month, acting as a temporary co-host on their videogames news and discussion show.
Much fun was had by all, and once more I want to thank Dan, Ash, Simon and Gareth for having me on the show.
To download "Episode 24: Swallow & Alan's Sons", click Here - and visit the ExAl site, go Here.
