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Abaddon Books is a British
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imprint, founded in 2006. It is part of the
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group of companies, along with publishing companies
Solaris Books Solaris Books is an imprint which focuses on publishing science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy novels and anthologies. The range includes titles by both established and new authors. The range is owned by Rebellion Developments and distribute ...
, ''2000 AD'', 2000 AD Graphic Novels, and
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. Abaddon publishes "
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" novels in the horror, science fiction and
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genres."An Interview with Jonathan Oliver,"
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Describing itself as a return to "the good old days of
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", the imprint focuses on shorter, action-driven novels with dark or horrific themes. The line was founded by Jonathan Oliver, who has been Editor-in-Chief of Abaddon and Solaris Books since Rebellion bought the latter from
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in 2009.


Shared-world series

Abaddon publishes " shared-world" novels set in a number of narrative settings, with two or more authors writing in each series. Abaddon's editorial team creates the worlds in collaboration with the authors, placing an emphasis on original and engaging ideas: The imprint is currently publishing books in six series: * ''The Afterblight Chronicles'', a post-apocalyptic setting in which cults and warlords run rampant over the survivors of a global plague. * ''The Infernal Game'', an espionage series incorporating elements of urban fantasy and gothic horror. * ''No Man's World'', an exploration story about a company of World War I soldiers inexplicably transported to an alien world. * ''Pax Britannia'', a
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alternate history Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...
in which a 160-year-old
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still governs the British Empire towards the end of the twentieth century. * ''Tomes of the Dead'', not a single shared world, but a series of stand-alone zombie stories marked by subversion or reinterpretation of the genre. * ''Twilight of Kerberos'', a "
sword and sorcery Sword and sorcery (S&S) is a subgenre of fantasy characterized by sword-wielding heroes engaged in exciting and violent adventures. Elements of romance, magic, and the supernatural are also often present. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tale ...
" setting on a small world orbiting the
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Kerberos, inhabited by the remnants of lost civilizations. A seventh series was announced in 2010: * ''Malory's Knights of Albion'', a series of Arthurian stories supposedly drawn from
Thomas Malory Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of '' Le Morte d'Arthur'', the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources. The most popular version of '' Le Morte d' ...
's unpublished sequel to ''
Le Morte D'Arthur ' (originally written as '; inaccurate Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Rou ...
''. A further two series were launched in the imprint's first year, but have since ceased: * ''Dreams of Inan'', a
science fantasy Science fantasy is a hybrid genre within speculative fiction that simultaneously draws upon or combines tropes and elements from both science fiction and fantasy. In a conventional science fiction story, the world is presented as being scientif ...
series set on a futuristic world in which magic acts as a nuclear-style deterrent. The series concluded with ''The Worm That Wasn't'' in 2007. * ''Sniper Elite'', an alternate history based in the world of the
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games. The series included only a single book, ''The Spear of Destiny'', in 2006.


Publications

The following titles have been previously published or are announced as upcoming. All releases prior to 2009, and most releases since, have featured cover art by
Greg Staples Greg Staples (born 27 May 1970 in Sheffield) is an English comic book artist. Biography Greg Staples' first job on leaving school was as a trainee draftsman in an architects office in Sheffield. He also spent time working in a comic and film ...
or
Mark Harrison Mark Harrison is the name of: * Mark Harrison (American football) (born 1990), American football player * Mark Harrison (comics) (born 1963), British comic book artist * Mark Harrison (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer * T. Mark Harrison ...
; covers for the new ''The Infernal Game'' and ''No Man's World'' titles, and for the upcoming omnibus editions, have been created by '' 2000 AD'' staff designers Simon Parr and Luke Preece.


The Afterblight Chronicles


Novels

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Omnibus collections

* Includes: ''Orbital Decay'', ''Dead Kelly'', and ''The Bloody Deluge''. * Includes: ''The Culled'', ''Kill or Cure'', and ''Death Got No Mercy''.


The Infernal Game

* ''Cold Warriors'' (
Rebecca Levene Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor. She is the author of ''The Hollow Gods'' fantasy novel series. In the 1990s, she was an editor at Virgin Books, including notably of the New Adventures series. Biography Levene had a sitcom optione ...
, February 2010, UK-, US-) * ''Ghost Dance'' (
Rebecca Levene Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor. She is the author of ''The Hollow Gods'' fantasy novel series. In the 1990s, she was an editor at Virgin Books, including notably of the New Adventures series. Biography Levene had a sitcom optione ...
, August 2010, UK-, US-)


No Man's World

* ''Black Hand Gang'' ( Pat Kelleher, February 2010, UK-, US-)


Pax Britannia

* ''Unnatural History'' ( Jonathan Green, February 2007, ) * '' El Sombra'' (
Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
, June 2007, ) * ''Leviathan Rising'' (Jonathan Green, March 2008, ) * ''Human Nature'' (Jonathan Green, December 2008, ) * ''Evolution Expects'' (Jonathan Green, May 2009, ) * ''Blood Royal'' (Jonathan Green, August 2010 UK-, US-) * ''Gods of Manhattan'' (Al Ewing September 2010, UK-, US-) * ''Dark Side'' (Jonathan Green, September 2011, UK-, US-) * ''The Quicksilver Omnibus, Volume 1'' (Jonathan Green, May 2011, UK-, US-) * ''Pax Omega'' (Al Ewing, April 2012, )


Tomes of the Dead

* ''Death Hulk'' (
Matthew Sprange Matthew Sprange is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Matthew Sprange met with Alex Fennell in a pub in Swindon, England in late 2000; Sprange suggested starting a game company, but Fennell instead joined a ...
, August 2006, ) * ''The Words of Their Roaring'' ( Matthew Smith, May 2007, ) * ''The Devil's Plague'' ( Mark Beynon, October 2007, ) * ''I, Zombie'' (
Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
, June 2008, ) * ''Anno Mortis'' (
Rebecca Levene Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor. She is the author of ''The Hollow Gods'' fantasy novel series. In the 1990s, she was an editor at Virgin Books, including notably of the New Adventures series. Biography Levene had a sitcom optione ...
, November 2008, ) * ''Way of the Barefoot Zombie'' ( Jasper Bark, June 2009, ) * ''Tide of Souls'' ( Simon Bestwick, July 2009, ) * ''Hungry Hearts'' ( Gary McMahon, November 2009, ) * ''Empire of Salt'' (
Weston Ochse Weston Ochse (born 1965 in Gillette, Wyoming) is an American author and educator. He has won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize for his short fiction. His novel SEAL Team 666 is currently bein ...
, April 2010, ) * ''Stronghold'' (
Paul Finch Paul Finch is an English author and scriptwriter. He began his writing career on the British television programme ''The Bill''. His early scripts were for children's animation. He has written over 300 short stories which have appeared in magazines ...
, August 2010, ) * ''The Best of Tomes of the Dead, Volume 1'' ( Matthew Smith,
Al Ewing Al Ewing () is a British comics writer who has mainly worked in the small press and for '' 2000 AD'' and Marvel Comics. Career Al Ewing began his career writing stories in the four-page ''Future Shocks'' format for '' 2000 AD'' and moved on ...
and
Rebecca Levene Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor. She is the author of ''The Hollow Gods'' fantasy novel series. In the 1990s, she was an editor at Virgin Books, including notably of the New Adventures series. Biography Levene had a sitcom optione ...
, Date TBC, UK-, US-) * ''The Viking Dead'' ( Toby Venables, Date TBC, UK-, US-)


Twilight of Kerberos

#''Shadowmage'' (
Matthew Sprange Matthew Sprange is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Matthew Sprange met with Alex Fennell in a pub in Swindon, England in late 2000; Sprange suggested starting a game company, but Fennell instead joined a ...
, February 2008, ) #''The Clockwork King of Orl'' ( Mike Wild, August 2008, ) #''The Light of Heaven'' (
David A. McIntee David A. McIntee (born 31 December 1968) is a British writer. Career McIntee has written many spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', as well as one each based on ''Final Destination'' and '' Space: 1 ...
, February 2009, ) #''The Crucible of the Dragon God'' ( Mike Wild, June 2009, ) #''The Call of Kerberos'' ( Jonathan Oliver, October 2009, ) #''Night's Haunting'' (
Matthew Sprange Matthew Sprange is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games. Career Matthew Sprange met with Alex Fennell in a pub in Swindon, England in late 2000; Sprange suggested starting a game company, but Fennell instead joined a ...
, October 2009, ) #''Engines of the Apocalypse'' ( Mike Wild, August 2010, UK-, US-) #''The Trials of Trass Kathra'' ( Mike Wild, Date TBC, UK-, US-) #''The Wrath of Kerberos'' ( Jonathan Oliver, Date TBC, ISBN TBC)


Malory's Knights of Albion

* ''The Black Chalice'' (
Steven Savile Steven Savile (born 12 October 1969) is a British fantasy, horror and thriller writer and editor living in Sweden. His published work includes novels and numerous short stories in magazines and anthologies. Career Steven Savile started out ...
, Date TBC, UK-, US-) * ''The Savage Knight'' ( Paul Lewis, Date TBC, UK-, US-) * ''Dark North'' (
Paul Finch Paul Finch is an English author and scriptwriter. He began his writing career on the British television programme ''The Bill''. His early scripts were for children's animation. He has written over 300 short stories which have appeared in magazines ...
March 2012 )


Dreams of Inan

* ''A Kind of Peace'' ( Andy Boot, August 2006, ) * ''Stealing Life'' (
Antony Johnston Antony may refer to: * Antony (name), a masculine given name and a surname * Antony, Belarus, a village in the Hrodna Voblast of Belarus * Antony, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom ** Antony House, Cornwall, United Kingdom * Antony, ...
, January 2007, ) * ''The Worm That Wasn't'' ( Mike Maddox, December 2007, )


Sniper Elite

* ''Sniper Elite: The Spear of Destiny'' ( Jasper Bark, August 2006, )


Judges

* ''The Avalanche'' ( Michael Carroll, May 2018, ) * ''When the Light Lay Still'' (Charles J. Eskew, August 2018) * ''Lone Wolf'' ( George Mann, September 2018)


Other media


Films

*In October 2010, Amber Entertainment announced that it had optioned the movie rights for ''Tomes of the Dead: Stronghold'' (2010), to be produced by Amber's
Ileen Maisel Ileen Maisel is an American-born film producer, living in the United Kingdom. In 2009, she was one of the founders of Amber Entertainment. Previously she was Senior Vice President of European Production for New Line Cinema. She was nominated f ...
and directed by Rebellion's Jason Kingsley.


References


External links


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