Richard Swan
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling SFF author. Empire of the Wolf / Great Silence / The Infinite State (2026) / 40k fiction for Black Library.
Latest release: The Scour [Oct 2025]
Next release: Steel Gods [Mar 2026]
Updates: https://linktr.ee/richardswan
Latest release: The Scour [Oct 2025]
Next release: Steel Gods [Mar 2026]
Updates: https://linktr.ee/richardswan
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I'm excited to share the artwork for what will be the first 4 collectible Empire of the Wolf / Great Silence tarot cards! In time I hope to build this out into a full deck; for now marvel at the glorious artwork @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social has created. Details on how to purchase to follow
There are 2 purposes to criminal punishment: retributive justice (loss of liberty as a punishment) and rehabilitation (changing you for the better). "Optimus" does neither, and is deeply stupid.
November 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There are 2 purposes to criminal punishment: retributive justice (loss of liberty as a punishment) and rehabilitation (changing you for the better). "Optimus" does neither, and is deeply stupid.
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To celebrate the release of The Scour, Richard Swan (Empire of the Wolf, The Great Silence) is sitting down in conversation with the wonderful Kell Woods (After the Forest, Upon a Starlit Tide) at the Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
To celebrate the release of The Scour, Richard Swan (Empire of the Wolf, The Great Silence) is sitting down in conversation with the wonderful Kell Woods (After the Forest, Upon a Starlit Tide) at the Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney.
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social
Australians, and specifically Sydvanians, come along and say hello!
To celebrate the release of The Scour, Richard Swan (Empire of the Wolf, The Great Silence) is sitting down in conversation with the wonderful Kell Woods (After the Forest, Upon a Starlit Tide) at the Galaxy Bookshop in Sydney.
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social
@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Australians, and specifically Sydvanians, come along and say hello!
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🏰 LAUNCH PARTY LIVESTREAM 🏰
Author @jeremyteg.bsky.social and friends @sunyidean.com @ryanprose.bsky.social @scottdrakeford.com and more will be chatting LIVE to celebrate the release of J.T.’s new novel THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT.
Join them live on Nov. 8 at 1pm EST: www.youtube.com/live/X6Kutnb...
Author @jeremyteg.bsky.social and friends @sunyidean.com @ryanprose.bsky.social @scottdrakeford.com and more will be chatting LIVE to celebrate the release of J.T.’s new novel THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT.
Join them live on Nov. 8 at 1pm EST: www.youtube.com/live/X6Kutnb...
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🏰 LAUNCH PARTY LIVESTREAM 🏰
Author @jeremyteg.bsky.social and friends @sunyidean.com @ryanprose.bsky.social @scottdrakeford.com and more will be chatting LIVE to celebrate the release of J.T.’s new novel THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT.
Join them live on Nov. 8 at 1pm EST: www.youtube.com/live/X6Kutnb...
Author @jeremyteg.bsky.social and friends @sunyidean.com @ryanprose.bsky.social @scottdrakeford.com and more will be chatting LIVE to celebrate the release of J.T.’s new novel THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT.
Join them live on Nov. 8 at 1pm EST: www.youtube.com/live/X6Kutnb...
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The Scour is a welcome dip into Vonvalt’s past and the world of Empire of the Wolf. It reads like a well-earned reward to long-time readers of Richard Swan’s grimdark world, but will delight newcomers as well.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The Scour is a welcome dip into Vonvalt’s past and the world of Empire of the Wolf. It reads like a well-earned reward to long-time readers of Richard Swan’s grimdark world, but will delight newcomers as well.
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@grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social
#TheScour #BookSky
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#TheScour #BookSky
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How about some spooky recs for your Halloween?🎃
1/3
Are you craving some scares in your SFF?
Be it for the eerie atmosphere you can cut with a knife or walking nightmares
@kerstinhall.bsky.social, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @decastell.bsky.social & @richardswanauthor.bsky.social have you covered!
1/3
Are you craving some scares in your SFF?
Be it for the eerie atmosphere you can cut with a knife or walking nightmares
@kerstinhall.bsky.social, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @decastell.bsky.social & @richardswanauthor.bsky.social have you covered!
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
How about some spooky recs for your Halloween?🎃
1/3
Are you craving some scares in your SFF?
Be it for the eerie atmosphere you can cut with a knife or walking nightmares
@kerstinhall.bsky.social, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @decastell.bsky.social & @richardswanauthor.bsky.social have you covered!
1/3
Are you craving some scares in your SFF?
Be it for the eerie atmosphere you can cut with a knife or walking nightmares
@kerstinhall.bsky.social, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @decastell.bsky.social & @richardswanauthor.bsky.social have you covered!
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Read this amazing piece of work by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social in one sitting on a train trip home. I need Vonvalt back in my life so I’ll definitely be rereading the Empire of the Wolf trilogy soon!
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Read this amazing piece of work by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social in one sitting on a train trip home. I need Vonvalt back in my life so I’ll definitely be rereading the Empire of the Wolf trilogy soon!
Recently finished a full rewatch of the Cowboy Bebop live action remake and I'm sad that there won't be a second season of this. It really was a good series.
October 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Recently finished a full rewatch of the Cowboy Bebop live action remake and I'm sad that there won't be a second season of this. It really was a good series.
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Promised I’d catch up with reviews & here I am with the first for @beforewegoblog.bsky.social!
I’ve said before how @richardswanauthor.bsky.social ‘s #TheScour both creeps out & entertains so now I went into a tiny bit more detail about it while spoiling nothing!
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-s...
I’ve said before how @richardswanauthor.bsky.social ‘s #TheScour both creeps out & entertains so now I went into a tiny bit more detail about it while spoiling nothing!
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-s...
Review: The Scour (Empire of the Wolf #0.5) by Richard Swan
Blurb: In the dying port town of Gdansburg, Sir Konrad Vonvalt finds the unthinkable: a fellow Justice imprisoned for the murder of a young boy. Despite the fu
beforewegoblog.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Promised I’d catch up with reviews & here I am with the first for @beforewegoblog.bsky.social!
I’ve said before how @richardswanauthor.bsky.social ‘s #TheScour both creeps out & entertains so now I went into a tiny bit more detail about it while spoiling nothing!
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-s...
I’ve said before how @richardswanauthor.bsky.social ‘s #TheScour both creeps out & entertains so now I went into a tiny bit more detail about it while spoiling nothing!
beforewegoblog.com/review-the-s...
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Author Richard Swan has returned to his fantasy sleuth Justice Sir Konrad Vonvault for a creepy dark fantasy novella that's a perfect read for spooky season.
Our spoiler-free review:
Our spoiler-free review:
Review: The Scour by Richard Swan is a chilling Empire of the Wolf standalone mystery
Richard Swan may be forging headlong into a new era of the Sovan Empire with his current series, The Great Silence, but his latest novella is all about taking r
winteriscoming.net
October 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Author Richard Swan has returned to his fantasy sleuth Justice Sir Konrad Vonvault for a creepy dark fantasy novella that's a perfect read for spooky season.
Our spoiler-free review:
Our spoiler-free review:
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THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is an atmospheric fantasy mystery that's both an excellent addition to the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, and a great entry point if you've never read the series. @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social continues to crush it with novellas.
My review:
#booksky #fantasy
My review:
#booksky #fantasy
Author Richard Swan has returned to his fantasy sleuth Justice Sir Konrad Vonvault for a creepy dark fantasy novella that's a perfect read for spooky season.
Our spoiler-free review:
Our spoiler-free review:
Review: The Scour by Richard Swan is a chilling Empire of the Wolf standalone mystery
Richard Swan may be forging headlong into a new era of the Sovan Empire with his current series, The Great Silence, but his latest novella is all about taking r
winteriscoming.net
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is an atmospheric fantasy mystery that's both an excellent addition to the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, and a great entry point if you've never read the series. @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social continues to crush it with novellas.
My review:
#booksky #fantasy
My review:
#booksky #fantasy
Kitbashed myself a lil' Scion autocannoneer didn't I
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Kitbashed myself a lil' Scion autocannoneer didn't I
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It’s time to venture back into the Empire of the Wolf! The Scour by Richard Swan releases today
The Scour by Richard Swan is out today!
Our most anticipated title of 2025 is finally here! The Scour by Richard Swan releases today in hardcover, paperback, kindle, and special edition.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
It’s time to venture back into the Empire of the Wolf! The Scour by Richard Swan releases today
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Folks mentioned this week also include:
@johnsollitto.bsky.social Russell Zimmerman, @tomrpike.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @mikevincent-author.bsky.social , R. S. Wilt, Dan Abnett, Peter Fehervari, Chris Wraight, Rachel Harrison, Iain M. Banks
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@johnsollitto.bsky.social Russell Zimmerman, @tomrpike.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @mikevincent-author.bsky.social , R. S. Wilt, Dan Abnett, Peter Fehervari, Chris Wraight, Rachel Harrison, Iain M. Banks
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
The Black Library Weekly is here, looking at the upcoming schedule for Games Workshop fiction releases and talking to Marc Collins!
Black Library Weekly: The Relentless Drip Cycle
The Black Library Weekly is here, looking at the upcoming schedule for Games Workshop fiction releases and talking to Marc Collins!
www.goonhammer.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Folks mentioned this week also include:
@johnsollitto.bsky.social Russell Zimmerman, @tomrpike.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @mikevincent-author.bsky.social , R. S. Wilt, Dan Abnett, Peter Fehervari, Chris Wraight, Rachel Harrison, Iain M. Banks
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@johnsollitto.bsky.social Russell Zimmerman, @tomrpike.bsky.social @richardswanauthor.bsky.social @mikevincent-author.bsky.social , R. S. Wilt, Dan Abnett, Peter Fehervari, Chris Wraight, Rachel Harrison, Iain M. Banks
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
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We've gathered the team together to recommend you their favourite spooky reads for the Halloween season, whether you're looking for a trick or a treat!
Read more: tinyurl.com/8t5htn4m
Read more: tinyurl.com/8t5htn4m
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We've gathered the team together to recommend you their favourite spooky reads for the Halloween season, whether you're looking for a trick or a treat!
Read more: tinyurl.com/8t5htn4m
Read more: tinyurl.com/8t5htn4m
PSA: if you wear a Halo: Reach t-shirt in public, men in their mid-30s will stop you and talk to you about it
October 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
PSA: if you wear a Halo: Reach t-shirt in public, men in their mid-30s will stop you and talk to you about it
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The Scour, a prequel novella to @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's Empire of the Wolf series (pub @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social) is a perfect taster of what you can expect in the series, mixing together murder mystery and gothic elements.
Full thoughts:
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Full thoughts:
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October 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Scour, a prequel novella to @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's Empire of the Wolf series (pub @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social) is a perfect taster of what you can expect in the series, mixing together murder mystery and gothic elements.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/the-...
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Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/the-...
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Kitbashed some Tempestus Scion outriders
October 17, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Kitbashed some Tempestus Scion outriders
Thrilled to share the next batch of Empire of the Wolf / Great Silence collectible tarot cards, art by the brilliantly talented @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social. These will be available for sale in the coming weeks!
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Thrilled to share the next batch of Empire of the Wolf / Great Silence collectible tarot cards, art by the brilliantly talented @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social. These will be available for sale in the coming weeks!
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Good evening #BookSky!
I think I've got a new name in my list of my favourite authors. @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's Grave Empire is an amazing read! What a dark and hopeless story! Thanks for the ARC! Full review:
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I think I've got a new name in my list of my favourite authors. @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's Grave Empire is an amazing read! What a dark and hopeless story! Thanks for the ARC! Full review:
legio-kraken.com/fantasy/grav...
Grave Empire – an ARC Review
legio-kraken.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Good evening #BookSky!
I think I've got a new name in my list of my favourite authors. @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's Grave Empire is an amazing read! What a dark and hopeless story! Thanks for the ARC! Full review:
legio-kraken.com/fantasy/grav...
I think I've got a new name in my list of my favourite authors. @richardswanauthor.bsky.social's Grave Empire is an amazing read! What a dark and hopeless story! Thanks for the ARC! Full review:
legio-kraken.com/fantasy/grav...
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Happy publication day to @richardswanauthor.bsky.social - the first in the bestselling epic fantasy series ‘The Great Silence’, GRAVE EMPIRE, is out today in paperback!
October 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy publication day to @richardswanauthor.bsky.social - the first in the bestselling epic fantasy series ‘The Great Silence’, GRAVE EMPIRE, is out today in paperback!
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3/4
#TheScour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is a prequel novella in the author’s #EotW that made for an atmospheric & characteristically eerie yet amusing treat.
Perfect for spooky season & Vonvalt fans it works best if you’ve read the series but it’s a solid hook to get you to want more if not
#TheScour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is a prequel novella in the author’s #EotW that made for an atmospheric & characteristically eerie yet amusing treat.
Perfect for spooky season & Vonvalt fans it works best if you’ve read the series but it’s a solid hook to get you to want more if not
October 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
3/4
#TheScour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is a prequel novella in the author’s #EotW that made for an atmospheric & characteristically eerie yet amusing treat.
Perfect for spooky season & Vonvalt fans it works best if you’ve read the series but it’s a solid hook to get you to want more if not
#TheScour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social is a prequel novella in the author’s #EotW that made for an atmospheric & characteristically eerie yet amusing treat.
Perfect for spooky season & Vonvalt fans it works best if you’ve read the series but it’s a solid hook to get you to want more if not
Very pleased to share this beautiful Great Silence Era world map by the talented @noctuacartography.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Very pleased to share this beautiful Great Silence Era world map by the talented @noctuacartography.bsky.social