Abnett, Dan

Entry updated 3 February 2024. Tagged: Author, Editor.

(1965- ) UK editor and comics author, married to Nik Abnett, active for several years as a writer for various Comics including Thunderbirds, X-Men; for the comic 2000 AD he created and writes Sinister Dexter (1995-current). His prose fiction is mostly restricted to a series of Ties for various sub-series in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, beginning with Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: First and Only (1999). They are listed below, as is his Doctor Who: Torchwood novel. A more recent singleton, Embedded (2011), is Military SF. [JC]

Daniel P Abnett

born Rochdale, Lancashire: 12 October 1965

works

series

Warhammer 40,000

All subseries listed in chronological sequence, followed by Warhammer subseries.

Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts

Warhammer 40,000: First and Only (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 1999) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Kenson Low]
Warhammer 40,000: Ghostmaker (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2000) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Martin Hanford]
Warhammer 40,000: Necropolis (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2001) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Martin Hanford]
- Warhammer 40,000: The Founding (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2003) [omni of titles 1, 2, 3 plus short story: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/]
- Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Black Library, 2017) [omni of titles 1, 2, 3 plus three short stories: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/D K Stanton]
Warhammer 40,000: Honour Guard (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2001) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Martin McKenna]
Warhammer 40,000: The Guns of Tanith (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2001) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Martin McKenna]
Warhammer 40,000: Straight Silver (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2002) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Adrian Smith]
Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Martyr (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2003) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Adrian Smith]
- Warhammer 40,000: The Saint (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2004) [omni of titles 4, 5, 6, 7: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Clint Langley]
Warhammer 40,000: Traitor General (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2004) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Adrian Smith]
Warhammer 40,000: His Last Command (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2005) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Alex Boyd]
Warhammer 40,000: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2005) [chap: tie: presented as nonfiction: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Stefan Kopinski]
Warhammer 40,000: The Armour of Contempt (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2006) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Cos Koniotis]
Warhammer 40,000: Brothers of the Snake (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2007) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Clint Langley]
Warhammer 40,000: Only in Death (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2007) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Clint Langley]
- Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: The Lost (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2009) [omni of titles 8, 9, 11, 13: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: pb/Clint Langley]
Warhammer 40,000: Titanicus (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2008) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Karl and Stefan Kopinsky]
Warhammer 40,000: Blood Pact (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2009) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/David Palumbo]
Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Crusade (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2010) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Raymond Swanland]
Warhammer 40,000: Salvation's Reach (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2011) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Stef Kopinski]
- Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: The Victory, Part One (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2018) [omni of the above, Warhammer 40,000: Blood Pact and 4 stories: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Stef Kopinski]
Warhammer 40,000: Anarch (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2019) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt's Ghosts: hb/Johan Grenier]

Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn

Warhammer 40,000: Xenos (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2001) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: pb/Adrian Smith]
Warhammer 40,000: Malleus (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2001) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: pb/Adrian Smith]
Warhammer 40,000: Hereticus (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2002) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: pb/Adrian Smith]
- Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2004) [omni of above three titles: tie to Warhammer 40,000: exp with stories and other material: Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: pb/Clint Langley]
Warhammer 40,000: The Magos (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2018) [coll: tie to Warhammer 40,000: comprising new title novel plus 12 stories: Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: pb/Johan Grenier]

Warhammer 40,000

Warhammer 40,000: Double Eagle (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2004) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: hb/Forge World]

Warhammer 40,000: Gideon Ravenor

Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2004) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gideon Ravenor: hb/]
Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor Returned (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2005) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gideon Ravenor: hb/Wayne England]
Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor Rogue (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2007) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Gideon Ravenor: hb/Wayne England]
- Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor, The Omnibus (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2009) [omni of the above three plus added material: pb/Wayne England]
  - Warhammer 40,000: Ravenor: The Omnibus (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2019) [omni: adds 1 story to the above: pb/Grant Griffin]

Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy

Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Horus Rising (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2006) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: pb/Neil Roberts]
Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Legion: Secrets and Lies (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2008) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: pb/Neil Roberts]
Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Know No Fear (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2008) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: pb/Neil Roberts]
Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Prospero Burns (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2010) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: pb/Neil Roberts]
Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: Know No Fear: The Battle of Calth (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2012) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: pb/Neil Roberts]
Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy: The Unremembered Empire (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2013) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Horus Heresy: hb/Neil Roberts]

Warhammer 40,000: Bequin Trilogy

Warhammer 40,000: Pariah: Ravenor Vs Eisenhorn (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2012) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Bequin Trilogy: hb/Wayne England]
Warhammer 40,000: Penitent (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2021) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Bequin Trilogy: hb/Wayne England]

Warhammer

Warhammer: Hammers of Ulric (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2000) with Nik Abnett (as Nik Vincent) and James Wallis [tie: Warhammer: pb/Martin Hanford]
Warhammer: Gilead's Blood (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2001) with Nik Abnett as Nik Vincent [tie: Warhammer: pb/Paul Dainton]
Warhammer: Riders of the Dead (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2003) [tie: Warhammer: hb/Adrian Smith]
- Warhammer: Thunder & Steel (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2003) [omni of above three plus added material: tie: pb/Wayne England]
Warhammer: Fell Cargo (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2006) [tie: Warhammer: pb/Wayne England]
Warhammer: Gilead's Curse (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2013) [tie: Warhammer: pb/Stefan Kopinski]

Warhammer: Malus Darkblade

The Daemon's Curse (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2005) with Mike Lee [tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]
Bloodstorm (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2005) with Mike Lee [tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]
Reaper of Souls (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2006) with Mike Lee [tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]
- The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade: Volume One (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2008) with Mike Lee [omni of the above three plus novelette "Blood Price": tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]
Warpsword (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2007) with Mike Lee [tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]
Lord of Ruin (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2007) with Mike Lee [tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]
- The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade: Volume Two (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2009) with Mike Lee [omni of the above two: tie: Warhammer: Malus Darkblade: pb/Clint Langley]

Doctor Who: Torchwood

Torchwood: Border Princes (London: BBC Books, 2007) [tie to Doctor Who/Torchwood: Doctor Who: Torchwood: hb/]

Doctor Who

Doctor Who: The Story of Martha (London: BBC Books, 2009) [tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: 10th Doctor: hb/Lee Binding]
Doctor Who: The Silent Stars Go By (London: BBC Books, 2011) [tie to Doctor Who: Doctor Who: 11th Doctor: hb/Lee Binding]

Primeval

Primeval: Extinction Event (London: Titan Books, 2009) [tie to the Television series: pb/]

Lara Croft Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider: The Ten Thousand Immortals (London: DK Publishing, 2014) with Nik Vincent [tie to the game: pb/]
Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnevers (London: Random House/BradyGames, 2015) with Nik Vincent [tie to the game: pb/B Russell]

Warhammer 40,000: Siege of Terra

Saturnine (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2020) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Siege of Terra: hb/]
The End and the Death: Volume 1 (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2023) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Siege of Terra: hb/]
The End and the Death: Volume II (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2023) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Siege of Terra: hb/]
The End and the Death: Volume III (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2024) [tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Siege of Terra: hb/]

individual titles

Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero (London: HarperCollins/Angry Robot, 2009) [pb/Larry Rostant]
Embedded (London: Angry Robot, 2011) [pb/Larry Rostant]
Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon & Groot: Steal the Galaxy (New York: Marvel Comics, 2014) [tie to the film Guardians of the Galaxy: hb/Mike Perkins and Andy Troy]
Avengers: Everybody Wants to Rule the World (New York: Marvel Comics, 2015) [tie to the film The Avengers: hb/John Tyler Christopher]

works as editor

series

Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Worlds Crusade

Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Worlds (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2010) [anth: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Worlds Crusade: hb/Stefan Kopinski]
Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat War (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire: Games Workshop, 2021) [anth: tie to Warhammer 40,000: Warhammer 40,000: Sabbat Worlds Crusade: hb/]

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