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James Swallow

James Swallow is a distinguished author in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, known for compelling storytelling and deep lore.

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Stories Authored24
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Authored Stories

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  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'War Without End': Featuring stories by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, Graham McNeill, James Swallow, Chris Wrai...

    All That Remains

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    As Horus' rebellion consumes the galaxy, the dead number in the billions. Far greater, however, are the countless casualties evacuated from front line duties to tend their wounds and someday return to the fight. On one particular vessel cast adrift in the warp, a handful of ragged Imperial Army soldiers make a startling discovery, and the question of why so many more of their comrades have been lost is soon answered...

    • 5 editions
  • Cover of the limited_edition edition of 'Garro: Knight of Grey'

    Garro: Knight of Grey

    by James Swallow

    NovellaJames Swallow

    As the epic battle for Terra rages and the future of mankind hangs in the balance, former Knight Errant Nathaniel Garro fights among the ashes and fire of the embattled Imperial Palace as the shadow of Horus Lupercal's triumph looms. From the brutal betrayal at Isstvan to the desperate flight of the Eisenstein, through his missions as Malcador the Sigillite's Agentia Primus, Garro's path has drawn him inexorably towards a destiny that can only end in bloodshed. As he struggles to protect Euphrati Keeler, the first Saint of the Imperial Church, from the horrors of this titanic war, Garro must face his greatest enemy – his father, Mortarion, his former master, and the monstrous liege-lord of the traitorous Death Guard – in a final, shattering confrontation.

    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'The Silent War': Featuring stories by James Swallow, Chris Wraight, John French, Graham McNeill and more

    Ghosts Speak Not

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow
    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the paperback edition of 'Lupercal's War': Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, Chris Wraight and many more

    Liar's Due

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    News has reached Town Forty-Four, on the tranquil world of Virger-Mos II: Terra has fallen, the Emperor is dead and the Imperium belongs to Horus Lupercal. As the people of Forty-Four struggle to deal with this revelation and the rest of the planet falls into anarchy, Leon Kyyter begins to doubt the news, along with the stranger from Terra, the remembrancer with the odd tattoo...

    • 7 editions
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Garro: Sword of Truth'

    Garro: Sword of Truth

    by James Swallow

    DramaJames Swallow

    Nathaniel Garro, knight errant and agent of the Sigillite, returns from the battlefields of Calth to find a new mission already waiting for him - a ragged fleet of Space Marines from several Legions lingers at the edge of the Terran system. With the presence of World Eaters and Emperor's Children causing concern among the loyalist defenders and drawing a grim parallel with his own frantic flight, Garro must look beneath the obvious if he is to determine friend from foe...

    • 1 edition
  • Cover of the paperback edition of 'Nemesis': War within the shadows

    Nemesis

    by James Swallow

    NovelJames Swallow

    After the horrors of Istvaan V, Horus declares outright war against the Imperium. In the shadows of the Emperor's Palace, powerful figures convene. Their plan is to send a team of assassins to execute the arch-traitor Horus and end the war for the galaxy of mankind before it's even begun. But what they cannot know is that another assassin is abroad already, with his sights firmly set on killing the Emperor.

    • 3 editions
  • Cover of the paperback edition of 'Fear to Tread': The angel falls

    Fear to Tread

    by James Swallow

    NovelJames Swallow

    Since the earliest days of the Great Crusade, Sanguinius - angelic primarch of the IXth Legion - was ever among the closest and most loyal of Horus's brothers. But the Blood Angels have long kept their true nature hidden from the rest of the Imperium, and when the Warmaster hints that the key to their salvation may lie in the ruins of a conquered world, the sons of Sanguinius race to claim it. Now, as the revelation of their betrayal dawns and the traitors' hand is revealed, the Blood Angels must face all the warp-spawned armies of Chaos, as well their own personal daemons, upon the blasted plains of Signus Prime...

    • 3 editions
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Garro: Legion of One'

    Garro: Legion of One

    by James Swallow

    DramaJames Swallow

    Nathaniel Garro, loyalist Death Guard, and hero of the Eisenstein, has found a new calling in his service to the Emperor. Surrounded by a cloak of secrecy, Garro travels the galaxy in pursuit of his new goal. His quest will lead him to heart of the most destructive warzones, and reveal a secret that will change the course of the Horus Heresy itself...

    • 1 edition
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'The Flight of the Eisenstein': The heresy unfolds

    The Flight of the Eisenstein

    by James Swallow

    NovelJames Swallow

    Having witnessed the terrible massacre of Imperial forces on Isstvan III, Death Guard Captain Garro seizes a ship and sets a course for Terra to warn the Emperor of Horus's treachery. But when the fleeing Eisenstein is damaged by enemy fire, it becomes stranded in the warp - the realm of the Dark Powers. Can Garro and his men survive the depredations of Chaos and get his warning to the Emperor before Horus's plans reach fruition?

    • 3 editions
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'Tales of Heresy': Featuring stories by Dan Abnett, Gav Thorpe, Graham McNeill, James Swallow and more

    The Voice

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    The Black Ships are a mysterious and fearful sight - unmarked vessels that scour the distant reaches of the galaxy, ever watchful for latent psykers and witchbreeds for the monolithic Astra Telepathica. When one such ship, the Validus, is found drifting unpowered in the nightmare realm of the warp, it falls to the Sisters of Silence to uncover the reason behind it. As pariahs capable of blocking even the most potent psychic energy, Amendera Kendel and young Leilani Mollitas ready themselves for the worst...

    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'The Silent War': Featuring stories by James Swallow, Chris Wraight, John French, Graham McNeill and more

    Patience

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow
    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'Heralds of the Siege': Featuring stories by James Swallow, Gav Thorpe, John French, Chris Wraight, Guy Haley and many more

    Exocytosis

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    Having long been hounded across the galaxy by the Dark Angels, First Captain Typhon of the Death Guard has limped his fleet to sanctuary in Segmentum Obscurus - as a guest of the separatist Luther of Caliban, no less. On the world of Zaramund, long a symbol of brotherhood amongst the Legions, Typhon begins to suspect that a new form of corruption has followed him out of the wider war. Will he embrace it, or escape into the darkness once more?

    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the limited_edition edition of 'Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader'

    Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader

    by James Swallow

    NovellaJames Swallow

    The Great Crusade is ending. The Emperor has returned to Terra, while Horus remains among the stars to complete the unification of humanity. As the Imperial armies fight the final battles of the age, Remembrancer Solomon Voss seeks the answer to one question—why does Sigismund, First Captain of the Imperial Fists and greatest champion of the Legions, believe that war will not end? Granted a rare audience with the master of the Templars, the answer takes Voss on a revelatory journey to a time before Sigismund became a Space Marine, through his first battles and oaths to the bitterest duels between Legions.

    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Garro: Shield of Lies'

    Garro: Shield of Lies

    by James Swallow

    DramaJames Swallow

    While the war rages on across the galaxy, for many on the Throneworld of Terra it exists only in rumour and hearsay. But in the course of her daily duties, humble adept Katanoh Tallery discovers evidence of a conspiracy within the monolithic Administratum - surely, this can only be the precursor to a traitor attack on the Solar System itself! Fleeing into the shadows, she soon finds herself at the mercy of the mysterious Knight Errant Nathaniel Garro. Will this stalwart defender of mankind be her saviour, or her executioner? It's the start of a brand new chapter for Garro. He's gathered Malcador's Knights Errant and now he embarks on a personal quest to discover his role in the wider Horus Heresy - and in doing so he discovers a secret that could change the course of the war.

    • 1 edition
  • Cover of the paperback edition of 'Lupercal's War': Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, Chris Wraight and many more

    Lost Sons

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    The Blood Angels were lured into a trap at Signus Prime by the most vile treachery imaginable, but not all of them went with Sanguinius on that fateful journey. Keeping the home fires burning on Baal, the remaining honour guard are brought news of their primarch's death and must decide upon the final course for their Legion themselves.

    • 7 editions
  • Cover of the hardcover edition of 'Heirs of the Emperor': An Anthology

    The Chamber at the End of Memory

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow
    • 4 editions
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Garro: Ashes of Fealty'

    Garro: Ashes of Fealty

    by James Swallow

    DramaJames Swallow

    After bringing warning of Horus's treachery to Terra, Nathaniel Garro bade a solemn farewell to his Death Guard brethren and was set upon a more noble path than he ever could have imagined for himself. Now, an old comrade returns - Meric Voyen, once an Apothecary of the XIVth Legion, carrying a deadly cargo within the boundaries of the Solar System. Knowing only too well that to underestimate the powers of the warp is to fall prey to their corrupting influence, Garro must decide if any good can come of Voyen's mission... and whether or not it is already too late to act against it.

    • 1 edition
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Burden of Duty'

    Burden of Duty

    by James Swallow

    DramaJames Swallow

    As the renegade forces of the Warmaster storm across the galaxy, a very different kind of war rages in the shadows of the Imperium - the Knights Errant, chosen of Malcador himself, move quietly in the dark places where others cannot. Battle-captain Nathaniel Garro makes his way to the Imperial Fists' mighty starfort Phalanx, seeking out another kindred soul for his elite band of warriors.

    • 1 edition
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'War Without End': Featuring stories by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, Graham McNeill, James Swallow, Chris Wrai...

    Gunsight

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    An Assassin lurks on board the Vengeful Spirit. His target? Warmaster Horus himself.

    • 5 editions
  • Cover of the paperback edition of 'The Buried Dagger': Doom of the Death Guard

    The Buried Dagger

    by James Swallow

    NovelJames Swallow

    The skies darken over Terra as the final battle for the Throne looms ever closer... As the Traitor primarchs muster to the Warmaster’s banner, it is Mortarion who is sent ahead as the vanguard of the Traitor forces. But as he and his warriors make way, they become lost in the warp and stricken by a terrible plague. Once thought of as unbreakable, the legendary Death Guard are brought to their knees. To save his Legion, Mortarion must strike a most terrible bargain that will damn his sons for eternity. Meanwhile, in the cloisters of Holy Terra, a plot is afoot to create sedition and carnage in advance of the Horus’s armies. Taking matters into his own hands, Malcador the Sigillite seeks to put a stop to any insurrection but discovers a plot that he will need all of his cunning and battle-craft to overcome.

    • 3 editions
  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'Garro': Weapon of fate

    Garro

    by James Swallow

    NovelJames Swallow

    From out of the shadows of the Silent War, a hero emerges. Clad all in grey, an errant warrior of the Legiones Astartes kneels before the Regent of Terra, and accepts a solemn new duty – Battle-Captain Garro, once commander of the Eisenstein, now Agentia Primus of Malcador the Sigillite. From the desolation of Isstvan to the halls of the Imperial Palace itself, he stands as a paragon of loyalty and protector of the innocent, ever ready to strike back at the traitorous allies of the Warmaster. But Garro is walking a path of his own, one that may lead him to question his own place in the Imperium... and what if he, too, should falter? This book contains James Swallow’s complete saga of Nathaniel Garro in the Horus Heresy – the audio drama series is embellished and expanded in prose, with additional scenes to represent the author’s original vision. This all serves as prelude to the events of the novella Vow of Faith, bringing Garro closer to his inescapable destiny as the first true martyr of the Lectitio Divinitatus.

    • 3 editions
  • Cover of the hardcover edition of 'Garro: Vow of Faith': The Emperor protects

    Garro: Vow of Faith

    by James Swallow

    NovellaJames Swallow

    Long has been the road of Nathaniel Garro. After escaping the treachery of Isstvan III aboard the Eisenstein, he was gifted with new purpose as the Agentia Primus of the Knights Errant – and yet, Garro has become listless as the full extent of Malcador the Sigillite’s plans for the future are revealed, questioning his place in the galaxy once more. Even as the armies of the Warmaster draw near, Garro strikes out into the wastes of holy Terra. The object of his search? None other than the Living Saint, Euphrati Keeler.

    • 2 editions
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Garro: Oath of Moment'

    Garro: Oath of Moment

    by James Swallow

    DramaJames Swallow

    In surviving the horrors on board the Eisenstein, Nathaniel Garro proved his courage and absolute loyalty to the Emperor. On his return to Terra, Garro is despatched on a mission of even greater importance - a mission given to him by Malcador the Sigillite himself. He soon finds himself back amongst the stars and on the fields of battle, thrust into a warzone where the Ultramarines are purported to be battling a greenskin invasion. Once again Garro must fight for survival, but now he also fights to achieve a higher purpose...

    • 1 edition
  • Cover of the hardcover edition of 'Heirs of the Emperor': An Anthology

    Lantern's Light

    by James Swallow

    Short StoryJames Swallow

    One year after the coming of the Emperor to Barbarus, Mortarion and his Legion – the newly renamed Death Guard – have yet to strike out and join the Great Crusade. The primarch is wracked with doubts about his place in this Imperium of Man, and still angry that the Emperor robbed him of his vengeance against the alien father who raised and tortured him. When he is summoned to attend the Emperor on his flagship, will his resentment spill out and threaten the relationship between them? Or will the Deathlord master his emotions and embrace the Emperor's light?

    • 4 editions

Series they've contributed to

Which series this contributor has worked on and their role in each.

5 items

The Horus Heresy Series

Multi-AuthorEditorial
178 publications
Explore Series

The Horus Heresy Mainline Series

Multi-AuthorNarrative
54 publications
Explore Series

The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra

Multi-AuthorNarrative
14 publications
Explore Series

The Horus Heresy: Characters Series

Multi-AuthorEditorial
4 publications
Explore Series

The Horus Heresy: Primarchs Series

Multi-AuthorEditorial
37 publications
Explore Series

Stories by Year and Type

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24 total stories•2010 – 2023•Peak: 2016 (7)
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