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Judge Dredd novels from Black Flame #8

by James Swallow

The eighth novel in the Judge Dredd series. The cult comic hero, made famous in 2000 AD magazine, is unleashed with his own set of blistering Black Flame novels. In his latest adventure, Dredd tries to put a stop to Wes Smyth-a small time hood-who has stumbled across the "Skorpion"; an unstable and powerful cybernetic firearm. Cue ultra-violence in this ripping Dredd SF escapade.

Genres: Science Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

James Swallow is a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 bestselling author and scriptwriter, a BAFTA nominee, a former journalist and the award-winning writer of over sixty-five books, along with scripts for video games, comics, radio and television.

DARK HORIZON, his latest stand-alone thriller, is out now from Mountain Leopard Press, and OUTLAW, the 6th action-packed Marc Dane novel, is published by Bonnier.

Along with the Marc Dane thrillers, his writing includes, the Sundowners steampunk Westerns and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Tom Clancy, 24, Warhammer 40000, Doctor Who, Deus Ex, Stargate, 2000AD and many more.

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Visit James's website at http://www.jswallow.com/ for more, including ROUGH AIR, a free eBook novella in the Marc Dane series.

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Reviews

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't really care for the characterization of Judge Dredd in this one. He came off as petulant and douchey instead of stoic and inflexible. Mega-City One was also less of an oppressive presence than it really should be.

Otherwise, it wasn't bad, if unremarkable.

[Thomas W Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mega city justice

Been reading 2000AD comic since 1980 and old stoney face still dishes out the law and cheap shots. Good read this one, worth reading