Richard Swan author biography, plus links to books by Richard Swan.

Richard Swan

Richard Swan is a critically acclaimed British genre writer. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Empire of the Wolf and Great Silence trilogies, the Decurion Saga, as well as fiction for Black Library and Grimdark Magazine. His work has been translated into nine languages. Swan is a qualified lawyer, and before writing full time spent ten years litigating multimillion-pound commercial disputes in London. He currently lives in Sydney with his wife and three young sons.

This biography was last updated on 08/04/2026.

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