Richard Swan
Before turning to fiction, Richard Swan spent years navigating the intricacies of the British legal system as a commercial barrister. That legal precision—meticulous, methodical, and relentless—now pulses through his dark, politically charged fantasy epics. Readers often come to his Empire of the Wolf trilogy expecting swordfights and magic; they stay for the crumbling empires, courtroom intrigue, and the slow-burn unravelling of truth in a world where justice is as fragile as memory. Born in North Yorkshire, Swan grew up surrounded by the stark beauty of the English countryside—an early lesson in the contrast between stillness and storm…