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Great beginnings in novels

Great beginnings in novels

Update: 2022-07-29
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Matthew and Steven discuss a handful of action and adventure books (including some of their own!) and how their very first lines/paragraphs draw the reader in.


Bernard Cornwell's The Lords of the North 


David Gemmell's The Swords of Night and Day


Steven A. McKay's Lucia and Rise of the Wolf


Matthew Harffy's The Serpent Sword and The Wolf of Wessex


Theme music, "Rock, Paper, Swords" © Steven A. McKay and Matthew Harffy.


Background music in this episode:


"Ambient Sinister"


"Towards the Mountains"


"Where The Brave May Live Forever"

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Great beginnings in novels

Great beginnings in novels

Matthew Harffy & Steven A. McKay