Richard Swan expands Empire of the Wolf with four acquired novels

Orbit has acquired four new Richard Swan fantasy novels set in the Empire of the Wolf world. A standalone scheduled for February 2028 will precede The Mortal Divine trilogy, which the publisher describes as the finale to the ten-book sequence.

Orbit has acquired four new Richard Swan fantasy novels set in the Empire of the Wolf world. A standalone scheduled for February 2028 will precede The Mortal Divine trilogy, which the publisher describes as the finale to the ten-book sequence. The standalone takes place a century after the Great Silence trilogy in a

setting shaped by aerial warfare. It follows fixer Xander Holt and his companions into an occult conspiracy that threatens another major war. Orbit says both the standalone and the later trilogy will offer entry points for new readers. James Long acquired world rights for Orbit UK, while Bradley Englert acquired North

American rights for Orbit US; the announcement’s metadata dates it to October 7. Read the official source. Image: M. Duchesne / Orbit; official Richard Swan author portrait.

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