Imperial Black

Nikolai Dante [Novels] #2

by David Bishop

Dante is hired to track down the source of the notorious psycho-toxic Imperial Black vodka. His quest takes him from casino to insane asylum to the bleak tundra along the way discovering the secret ingredient of Imperial Black: psychedelic mushrooms growing on the site of an ancient nuclear explosion. He also discovers that he is a pawn in a plot to control the populace using the psycho-toxins in the vodka.

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 13, 2005

About the author

David James Bishop is a New Zealand screenwriter and author. He was a UK comics editor during the 1990s, running such titles as the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD, the latter between 1996 and the summer of 2000.

He has since become a prolific author and received his first drama scriptwriting credit when BBC Radio 4 broadcast his radio play Island Blue: Ronald in June 2006. In 2007, he won the PAGE International Screenwriting Award in the short film category for his script Danny's Toys, and was a finalist in the 2009 PAGE Awards with his script The Woman Who Screamed Butterflies.

In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link, beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.

In 2010, Bishop received his first TV drama credit on the BBC medical drama series Doctors, writing an episode called A Pill For Every Ill, broadcast on 10 February.