Praise for A J Dalton’s writing
- SFX: ‘Empire Of The Saviours gives you an interesting setting and a devilishly good villain’
- SciFi Now magazine: ‘Engaging, filled with sacrifice, adventure and some very bloody battles!’
- Waterstones central buyer: ‘The best young British fantasy author on the circuit at the moment’
- Sfbook.com: ‘Different, fresh and unique’
The published works of A J Dalton:
Academic publications
- June 2022 – ‘What is so fabulous about Smaug?’, a chapter about the literary tradition of the dragon, in the Tolkien anthology Not the Fellowship: Dragons Welcome!, Luna Press Publishing
- Aug 2020 – ‘The decline of the bromance and the rise of human-A.I. relationships in science fiction TV and film’, a chapter in Ties That Bind: Love in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Luna Press Publishing
- Nov 2019 – The Satanic in Fantasy and Science Fiction, Luna Press Publishing
- Aug 2019 – Evil in fantasy and science fiction, Luna Press Publishing
- May 2017 – ‘Religion in fantasy: propaganda, blasphemy or nonsense?‘, BFS Journal #17
- May 2017 – Gender identity and sexuality in fantasy and science fiction, Luna Press Publishing
- Feb 2017 – The Sub-genres of British Fantasy Literature, Luna Press Publishing
- Oct 2015 – ‘Narrative perspective’, a chapter in The Art of the Novel, Salt Publishing
Main series, Chronicles of a Cosmic Warlord, published by Gollancz
- May 2012 – Empire of the Saviours – recommended!
- Mar 2013 – Gateway of the Saviours
- Apr 2014 – Tithe of the Saviours
Standalones
- Oct 2022 – The Last Horizon, Kristell Ink
- Aug 2022 – The Book of the Dead, Kristell Ink – recommended!
- Aug 2021 – The Book of Demons, Kristell Ink
- Aug 2020 – The Book of Witches, Kristell Ink
- June 2017 – The Book of Dragons, Kristell Ink
- Sept 2016 – The Book of Angels, Kristell Ink
- Apr 2015 – The Book of Orm, Kristell Ink
- 2014 – Lifer, a literary scifi novel, awaiting publication
First book series, Flesh & Bone Trilogy, published by Authorhouse
- 2008 – Necromancer’s Gambit, ISBN 9781 4343 53061
- 2009 – Necromancer’s Betrayal, ISBN 9781 4389 93652
- 2010 – Necromancer’s Fall, ISBN 9781 4520 45108
Novellas and short stories
- 2016 – ‘The Last Ogre‘, a tale published in the Shadows of the Oak anthology, with Tenebris Books
- 2016 – I Am a Small God, a kick-ass novella – recommended!
- 2012 – Knight of Ages, another kick-ass novella
- 2005 – ‘A Passport to Your Dreams‘, a short story written while I was working in Thailand, published in the collection Blending In, ISBN 974-9985-12-5
Other
- In addition to the above, A J Dalton has written a number of newspaper articles about British culture (serialized around the world), completed a PhD on the sub-genres of British fantasy, written academic articles about fantasy, and is a published cartoonist.
If you are interested in acquiring rights to any of the above, please contact A J Dalton through this website or Facebook.
Metaphysical Fantasy 
Just read yr Empire of the Saviours. Damn Damn Damn!!! Now I’ll have to go and read yr 1st triology – you mean man you. Out of all the characters of EoS; Torpeth is outstanding. What an awesome character, or am I so warped? He is what is missing from most stories nowadays, the little intriguing habits that make characters come to life, make them human …… or not.
Well done Mr Dalton, your magic reigns, keep it coming.
Hey TMD, good to hear from you. Glad you liked Empire and don’t want your money back. LOL. Book 2, Gateway of the Saviours, went on release a fortnight ago, of course, so there’s plenty more of Torpeth to be had (185,000 words, to be exact). He’s a great character, especially in the scenes he shares with the Minister. Got a soft spot for Freda too, of course, and the Peculiar. All the best. Adam PS and I’m half way through writing book 3 at the mo (Tithe of the Saviours) – gotta finish it by 1 Aug this year.