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Series

They aim to produce books within different series each with their own unique settings and the current ones are:

• Sniper Elite - based in the world of the Sniper Elite game
• Tomes of the Dead - zombie stories
• The Afterblight Chronicles - set in a post-apocalyptic world where a disease has run rampant
• Pax Britannia - set in a modern steampunk world where the British Empire, and Queen Victoria, still rule the world. This series is now written solely by Jonathan Green.

• The Dreams of Inan series will finish with Mike Maddox's The Worm That Wasn't. A new sword and sorcery line is being developed to take its place.

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Publications

Titles published so far, with covers by Mark Harrison, are (dates are the initial UK release - US releases are a month later): Artist on British comicbook 2000AD. Credits include: Judge Dredd, written by John Wagner Glimmer Rats, written by Gordon Rennie Durham Red, written by Dan Abnett Harrisons fully painted style is notable for its use of strong, dark colours and computer effects. ...

• The Afterblight Chronicles: The Culled (Simon Spurrier, August 2006, ISBN 1-905437-01-3)
• Dreams of Inan: A Kind of Peace (Andy Boot, August 2006, ISBN 1-905437-02-1)
• Tomes of the Dead: Death Hulk (Matthew Sprange, August 2006, ISBN 1-905437-03-X)
• Sniper Elite: The Spear of Destiny (Jaspre Bark, August 2006, ISBN 1-905437-04-8)
• Dreams of Inan: Stealing Life (Antony Johnston, January 2007, ISBN 1-905437-12-9)
• Pax Britannia: Unnatural History (Jonathan Green, February 2007, ISBN 1-905437-11-0)
• The Afterblight Chronicles: Kill or Cure (Rebecca Levene, April 2007, ISBN 1-905437-32-3)
• Tomes of the Dead: The Words of Their Roaring (Matthew Smith, May 2007, ISBN 1-905437-34-X)
• Pax Britannia: El Sombra (Al Ewing, June 2007, ISBN 1-905437-34-X)
• The Afterblight Chronicles: School's Out (Scott Andrews, September 2007)

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• Tomes of the Dead: The Devil's Plague (Mark Beynon, October 15th 2007)
• Dreams of Inan: The Worm That Wasn't (Mike Maddox), December 17th 2007)

External links

• Official home page