Judge Dredd novels from Black Flame

Series · 8 books · 2003-2006

By Andrew Cartmel, James Swallow, Peter J. Evans, and more

Books in series

Dredd vs. Death

2003

Based on the Playstation 2/PC game from Vivendi! In the vast, sprawling MegaCity One, a plague is spreading amongst the billions of inhabitants, turning innocent citizens into blood-crazed vampires. With the Justice Department struggling against spiraling crime rates, Judge Dredd teams up with Judge Anderson and ex-Judge De Marco to investigate the trail of carnage and death left by the enigmatic Death Cult. But, when their leader Necrus unleashes the Dark Judges—Death, Fear, Fire, and Mortis—Dredd is forced into the undead world and a battle for his soul!

Black Atlantic

2004

Ruthless twenty-second-century crimefighter Judge Dredd ventures aboard the Cityship Sargasso to find a lost cargo of illegal bioweapons that has unleashed its deadly purpose on the inhabitants of the ship. Original.

Eclipse

2004

Book by Swallow, James

Kingdom of the Blind

2004

Senior Judges from around the world are gathering in Mega-City One to negotiate a global extradition treaty. Judge Dredd is put in charge of security, a task not made easier by the delegates having full diplomatic immunity as well as the criminal underground who will do anything to stop him; setting the stage for a devastating new weapon is about to be unleashed on the city. Senior Judges from around the world are gathering in Mega-City One to negotiate a global extradition treaty. Judge Dredd is put in charge of security, a task not made easier by the delegates having full diplomatic immunity as well as the criminal underground who will do anything to stop him; setting the stage for a devastating new weapon is about to be unleashed on the city.

The Final Cut

2005

PREPARE FOR JUDGEMENT! One of the world’s greatest cult comic book stars, Judge Dredd, is back on the beat in Mega-City One – the crazy megalopolis of the future with a population of over four hundred million. The Judges rule with an iron fist, their word is law and their judgement can sometimes be fatal. When the reclamation work on a plaza eradicated during the Apocalypse War reveals freshly mutilated bodies, it’s up to Dredd to uncover the truth behind the murders which seem to involve friends in high places.Fast-paced SF action laced with dark humour from the editor of 2000 AD. Check out the other books in this series.

Swine Fever

2005

"The swine are revolting "Judge Dress prepares for his weirdest case yet In the mad futuristic Mega-City One, pork has been banned in the face of super-intelligent pigs demanding equal rights. Yet someone is still making bacon and its up to Dress to find out who, before his new partner is turned into sausages Action, thrills and dark humor abound in the latest Judge Dress novel, when the citizens of Mega-City One realise that all those tasty rashers and pork chops are going to get their revenge

Whiteout

2005

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.

Judge Dredd

2006

The criminal overlord Efil Drago San has finally been caught, but the Judges have a big problem. His crimes were so abominable, and so global, his high profile demands that Mega-City One will have to give him something it has never given before¿ a fair trial!

Authors

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 books, along with scripts for video games, comics, radio and television. DARK HORIZON, his new stand-alone thriller, is out now from Welbeck; OUTLAW, the 6th Marc Dane novel, is published by Bonnier, and the 4th book in the series - SHADOW - is available in the USA from Forge. His writing includes the Marc Dane action thrillers, the Sundowners steampunk Westerns and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Marvel, Tom Clancy, Warhammer 40000, Doctor Who, 24, Deus Ex, Stargate, 2000AD and many more. For information on new releases & more, sign up to the Readers’ Club here: www.bit.ly/JamesSwallow Visit James' website at http://www.jswallow.com/ for more, including ROUGH AIR, a free eBook novella in the Marc Dane series. You can also follow James on Twitter at @jmswallow, Bluesky at @jmswallow.bsky.social, Mastodon at @jmswallow@mstdn.social and jmswallow.tumblr.com at Tumblr.

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.

Gordon Rennie

Author · 15 books

Freelance writer for over 20 years – When he’s not being ungainfully employed as a BAFTA-nominated video games scriptwriter, he keeps himself busy writing comics, novels, screenplays and Doctor Who audio plays. Comics work includes Predator, Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Missionary Man, Necronauts, Caballistics Inc and Absalom, and Dept. of Monsterology for Renegade.