Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles
Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 7
by Simon Guerrier, Eddie Robson, James Swallow, Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Gemma Whelan
Why You'll Love This
Three separate missions, three ways everything can go wrong — this anthology plays to the full ensemble instead of leaning on any single hero.
- Great if you want: character-focused Blake's 7 stories that dig into the crew
- The experience: tight, fast anthology format — each story resets the tension cleanly
- The writing: three writers, three distinct tones — Swallow leans hardest into action
- Skip if: you're new to Blake's 7 — prior knowledge is assumed throughout
About This Book
The Liberator Chronicles drops readers back into the dangerous, morally complicated universe of Blake's 7, where rebellion against a totalitarian Federation is never clean and victory is never guaranteed. This seventh volume brings together three separate stories, each centered on a different pairing from the iconic crew — Cally and Vila on an undercover mission that unravels, Avon and Vila raiding a crumbling space station for intelligence the Federation would kill to protect, and Blake forging uneasy alliances in his relentless war against the system. The stakes are personal as much as political, and the tension between loyalty, survival, and conviction runs through every page.
What gives this collection its distinctive texture is the anthology structure, which lets each story breathe at its own pace and rhythm while collectively building a richer portrait of the crew's fractured dynamics. Three writers — Simon Guerrier, Eddie Robson, and James Swallow — bring distinct voices that keep the reading experience varied and energized. The involvement of original cast members Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, and Jan Chappell as co-contributors lends the characterization an authenticity that fans of the series will feel immediately. It reads like canon that fits snugly between the episodes you remember.