Richard Swan

Richard is a lawyer who lives in London with his fiancée. He has long been an avid science fiction fan, particularly of the works of Iain M Banks, Peter F Hamilton and Neal Stephenson. Richard has been writing science fiction since the age of 13. The Art of War Trilogy, currently clocking in at nearly 280,000 words, is his current labour of love, a mash-up of pulpy space opera and military techno-thriller replete with dozens of alien races and good old-fashioned galactic war, coupled with a healthy slice of diplomacy, espionage, and politics. The second book in the trilogy, The Ascendancy War, was published on 20 February 2016, and it will conclude with Empire of the Fallen in 2017. Richard's main influences are Iain M Banks' Culture series, Peter F Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy, the Mass Effect and Starcraft universes, and the Chanur Saga by C.J.Cherryh. Iain M Banks's Use of Weapons is his favourite book, and Chanur's Homecoming by Mike Whelan is his favourite book cover. Any feedback on the novels is always greatly appreciated and answered without fail. Updates on the Art of War Trilogy can be found at Reclamationbook.com, or its (more frequently updated) facebook page. Search for "The Art of War Trilogy".