Alex Stewart (writer)
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Alex Stewart is a British
writer, who also goes by the pseudonym Sandy Mitchell, best known for his Warhammer
and Warhammer 40,000
novels, including the Ciaphas Cain
series.
A full-time writer since the mid nineteen eighties, the majority of his work (as Sandy Mitchell) has been tie-in
fiction for Games Workshop
’s Warhammer fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 science fiction lines, as well as a novelisation of episodes from the high tech
thriller series Bugs
, for which he also worked as a scriptwriter under his real name.
He has also contributed some Warhammer roleplaying game material (including Scourge the Heretic, the first tie-in
book to the Dark Heresy
roleplaying game) as well as a number of short stories and magazine articles.
He lives in the North Essex
village of Earls Colne
, with his wife and daughter.
As a member of the Midnight Rose
Collective he edited the Temps and EuroTemps collections of short stories with Neil Gaiman
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
writer, who also goes by the pseudonym Sandy Mitchell, best known for his Warhammer
Warhammer Fantasy Battle
Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles is a tabletop wargame created by Games Workshop. It is the origin of the Warhammer Fantasy setting....
and Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000
Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science fantasy universe. Warhammer 40,000 was created by Rick Priestley in 1987 as the futuristic companion to Warhammer Fantasy Battle, sharing many game mechanics...
novels, including the Ciaphas Cain
Ciaphas Cain
The Ciaphas Cain series is a collection of science fiction novels set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. They center on the eponymous character, an Imperial Commissar of the Imperial Guard, and his varied and colorful career.-Novels:...
series.
A full-time writer since the mid nineteen eighties, the majority of his work (as Sandy Mitchell) has been tie-in
Tie-in
A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property...
fiction for Games Workshop
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group plc is a British game production and retailing company. Games Workshop has published the tabletop wargames Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000...
’s Warhammer fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 science fiction lines, as well as a novelisation of episodes from the high tech
High tech
High tech is technology that is at the cutting edge: the most advanced technology currently available. It is often used in reference to micro-electronics, rather than other technologies. The adjective form is hyphenated: high-tech or high-technology...
thriller series Bugs
Bugs (TV series)
Bugs was a British television drama series which ran for four series from April 1995 to August 1999. The programme, a mixture of action/adventure and science-fiction, involved a team of specialist independent crime-fighting technology experts, who faced a variety of threats based around computers...
, for which he also worked as a scriptwriter under his real name.
He has also contributed some Warhammer roleplaying game material (including Scourge the Heretic, the first tie-in
Tie-in
A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property...
book to the Dark Heresy
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay is a series of role-playing games with a common system, sharing the same dark, gothic background as the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures game...
roleplaying game) as well as a number of short stories and magazine articles.
He lives in the North Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
village of Earls Colne
Earls Colne
Earls Colne is a village in Essex, England named after the River Colne, on which it stands, and the Earls of Oxford who held the manor of Earls Colne from before 1086 to 1703.-Manor of Earls Colne:...
, with his wife and daughter.
As a member of the Midnight Rose
Midnight Rose
Midnight Rose was a name taken by a group of United Kingdom science fiction and fantasy writers for a series of shared world anthologies published by the Penguin Books imprint Roc. The group's "core members" were Alex Stewart, Roz Kaveney, Neil Gaiman and Mary Gentle...
Collective he edited the Temps and EuroTemps collections of short stories with Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
.