A. J. Dalton


Adam James Dalton is a British fantasy writer and teacher of English. He is the author of the best-selling Chronicles of a Cosmic Warlord series, the Flesh & Bone trilogy, and three collections with Grimbold Books. He has also published books of poetry and a range of academic articles on science fiction and fantasy.

Biography

Adam Dalton was born in Croydon, England on a dark and stormy night. He was educated at Whitgift School and the University of Warwick, where he completed a BA in English and American Literature and an MA in English Literature.
Dalton moved into English language teaching, working in a variety of countries between 1996 and 2005. He then took a managerial position in Manchester, England, with the British Council, the UK's international organisation for cultural relations, a registered charity. While working there, he self-published the Flesh & Bone series: Necromancer's Gambit, Necromancer's Betrayal, and Necromancer's Fall ''. In late 2011, he signed a deal with Gollancz for Empire of the Saviours and a further two volumes, namely Gateway of the Saviours and Tithe of the Saviours. In 2015, he published The Book of Orm with Kristell Ink, a collection of fantasy stories based on Scandinavian mythology. He followed that collection with The Book of Angels in 2016 and The Book of Dragons'' in 2017.
Dalton's academic study of fantasy and its subgenres was completed in 2018, when he completed a PhD at the University of Huddersfield. That academic work, his earlier publications and website have seen him recognised as the creator and lead author of the fantasy sub-genre known as 'metaphysical fantasy'.

Publications

Standalones

The Book of Orm The Book of Angels
  • ''The Book of Dragons''

Chronicles of a Cosmic Warlord

  1. Empire of the Saviours – longlisted for the Gemmell Legend Award 2013
  2. Gateway of the Saviours
  3. ''Tithe of the Saviours''

The Flesh & Bone Series

  1. Necromancer's Gambit
  2. Necromancer's Betrayal
  3. ''Necromancer's Fall''

Novellas

Knight of Ages
  • ''I am a Small God''

Poetry collections

Dark Woods Rising
  • ''Green Man Ascendant''

Short stories

  • "A Passport to Your Dreams"
  • "With a Biochecker, You’ll Never Be Ill Again"