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Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and Adventure Podcast

The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast - making history come alive! Bestselling authors chat about writing action and adventure stories, diving into some of the more quirky and unusual aspects of history, with a detour through music and its role in their process. Each episode covers different exciting themes, often with brilliant guests. Get bonus episodes and more by supporting the podcast on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast or Buy Us A Beer at -

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01:09:30

The Trojan War with A.D. Rhine!

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and... ·

2025/01/17

Support us on Patreon from as little as £1 per month: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast A. D. Rhine is the pseudonym of Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson. Ashlee holds graduate degrees in medieval history from the University of St. Andrews and theological studies from Duke University. Danielle holds a master of arts in law and diplomacy from Tufts University. Their novels Horses of Fire & Daughters of Bronze, is an epic retelling of the Trojan War, the story they have always

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00:41:07

David Gemmell - LEGEND A Patreon Bonus Episode

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2025/01/03

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Happy New Year listeners! Patrons get bonus episodes every month and we thought we’d share one with you so that you can get a taste of what you are missing. We’ve done episodes on all sorts of topics from reviews of movies and TV series, aspects of writing and publishing and, in 2025, we’re going to write a novella together, and we’ll be giving patrons an inside look into the process of our collaboration, from initial planning,

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00:01:59

Christmas 2024 greetings! Here's to 2025!

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2024/12/25

Thank you listeners for your support in 2024. We've had an AMAZING year, topped off by our time at the HNS Conference, and it's all thanks to your support. Cheers, and here's to a great 2025 for us all. If you enjoy the show and feel like you could support us for as little as £1 a month, check us out on Patreon and get bonus episodes and other great perks! patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast

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00:54:04

2024 Christmas Special - books, movies, music & more!

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and... ·

2024/12/20

Support us on Patreon, where you can even give a loved one a GIFT subscription: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Welcome to the RPS Xmas Special 2024! We take a look at some of the best seasonal books like Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", movies like Lethal Weapon (!), and all the classic music we enjoy at this time of year. Like "Wassail The Night Away"! We also discuss the possibility of us collaborating on a Christmas novella TOGETHER in 2025... It's a fun, if slightly

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01:07:27

Lord of the Rings & lots more with publisher/author...

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2024/12/06

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcastJane Johnson is from Cornwall and has worked in the book industry for 30 years as a bookseller, publisher and writer. For many years she was responsible for publishing the works of JRR Tolkien, and later worked on Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, spending months in New Zealand with cast and crew (she wrote the official visual companions to the films). The authors she publishes include George R.R. Martin, Dean

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00:24:08

Matthew's new book - Shadows of the Slain out Dec 5th!

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2024/11/29

Matthew Harffy has a new book out on December 5th called Shadows of the Slain. We chat about it in this episode, and you can buy it at the link below!Buy the book: https://mybook.to/ShadowsOfTheSlain Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast and X https://twitter.com/rock_swords Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast

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01:21:53

Ian Mortimer - Time Traveller's Guides, oldest pubs...

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2024/11/22

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Dr Ian Mortimer is best known as the Sunday Times-bestselling author of the four Time Traveller's Guides - to Medieval England, Elizabethan England, Restoration Britain and Regency Britain - as well as four critically acclaimed medieval biographies, a prize-winning novel and several other titles. His books have been translated into sixteen languages. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Society of

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00:07:31

The Heretic of Haltemprice Priory RELEASE DAY!

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and... ·

2024/11/15

https://mybook.to/HereticPriorySteven's new winter novella is out today! Well, it's actually TWO stories in one collection - The Heretic of Haltemprice Priory is the main story, a novella that sees Tuck, Will and Little John joining forces again to investigate some eldritch happenings at a medieval priory just before Xmas. The second tale, The Christmas Hunt, features Tuck and John searching for Will who's gone missing after chasing some thieves off his farm during a snowstorm on Xmas Eve. Find

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00:57:58

THE THICKET, Metallica & HP Lovecraft - Joe R....

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2024/11/08

Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠ We're thrilled to welcome a true writing legend to the podcast today, and one of my favourite authors! With a career spanning over four decades, Joe R. Lansdale is the award-winning author of more than 50 novels and countless short stories, spanning horror, crime, westerns, and more. His unique voice, dark humor, and vivid storytelling have earned him fans all over the world, TV series and film adaptations of his work, and

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00:01:49

New Xmas song, OUT NOW! "Wassail The Night Away"

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2024/11/05

Last year we released a festive rock song called "Christmas is Coming" (you can find the normal version AND an acoustic version on streaming services) and we had so much fun that we decided to do it again this year. "Wassail The Night Away" is our best song yet! We hope you all love it and it helps make Christmas 2024 the best one ever. Find it on all major streaming services like Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, YouTube etc and add it to your winter playlists! Support us on Patreon! Our Top Fans and

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00:59:58

Halloween 2024 - HP Lovecraft special! Cthulhu Mythos!

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2024/10/25

Welcome to this year’s Halloween Special! Today we're discussing the master of cosmic horror himself, HP Lovecraft! Author of stories like The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Thing on the Doorstep, and a ton more. Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born on August 20, 1890 and died March 15, 1937 when he was just 46. He's inspired authors like Stephen King and bands like Metallica. Was he any good? Join us this Halloween to find out!Follow us on Facebook:

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01:11:27

Guy Windsor - The Sword Guy talks to us about...

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2024/10/11

Support us on Patreon and get bonus episodes every month: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast Guy Windsor is a swordsmanship practitioner, instructor, researcher, writer, and also an entrepreneur. On his website swordschool.com he states his mission in life is to restore historical martial arts to their rightful place at the heart of our culture. He has a blog, books, has developed training courses, and is the host of a podcast called The Sword Guy. As Steven and I often write about

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00:21:09

The Vengeance of Merlin - Steven's new book is out on...

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2024/10/04

Steven's new novel is out on Monday, 7th October 2024! Book 6 in the Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles, THE VENGEANCE OF MERLIN is finally here after a 2 year break! We have a quick chat about that book as well as what Matthew is working on right now, and what's to come for us both in the coming months (including an EXCLUSIVE reveal of Steven's new Forest Lord novella's title). Join us on Patreon for monthly bonus episodes, a FREE copy of our book Tips for Writing, Publishing and Marketing Your

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01:06:29

Historic Building Mythbusting - James Wright gets...

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2024/09/27

Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠ Hailing from Staffordshire, James Wright has been involved with the world of archaeology for over twenty years. Both Archaeologist and conservation stonemason, James combined both disciplines as Archaeological and Historic Buildings Assistant at Nottinghamshire County Council between 2004-2010, where he ran the Castles of Nottinghamshire Project. James then moved on to work as a buildings archaeologist and historic stone

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00:15:27

Diana Gabaldon! Outlander! - HNS 2024

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2024/09/23

Historical Novel Society Conference 2024!I don't think Diana Gabaldon needs much of an introduction! We were lucky enough to sit down with her at the conference for an interview. Author of the Outlander novels which have also been made into the HUGELY successful Starz TV show, Diana was funny, friendly, generous with her time, and gave us probably the best answer EVER to the question, "What do you listen to when you write?" Do NOT miss this interview! We talked about her planned novel

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00:28:44

HNS 2024 Roving Interviews 3!

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and... ·

2024/09/22

HNS 2024! The last of our roving interviews, we have three brilliant authors for you here, give the episode a listen and check out their work! Patricia Bracewell Elizabeth R Andersen Jan Foster Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, and a FREE copy of our book Tips for Writing, Publishing and Marketing Your Novel: How we sold over 750,000 books! ⁠patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠

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00:11:37

HNS 2024 roving interviews part 2

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and... ·

2024/09/22

Welcome to the second part of our "roving interviews" series from the Historical Novel Society Conference 2024. In this episode we speak with Michael Jecks, Christopher M. Cevasco, Kelly Urgan, and Victoria Hopkins. Apologies for the audio, we hope you enjoy the interviews! Find out more about our guests at the links below. ⁠MICHAEL JECKS⁠ ⁠CHRISTOPHER M. CEVASCO⁠ ⁠KELLY URGAN⁠ ⁠VICTORIA HOPKINS⁠ Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, and a FREE copy of our book Tips for Writing,

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00:18:38

HNS 2024 Roving Interviews part 1!

Rock, Paper, Swords! - the Historical Action and... ·

2024/09/21

HNS 2024! While we were at the Conference we conducted some roving interviews - in the grounds of Dartington Hall, or even in the White Hart pub! Check out the first three of them, collected here in one short bonus episode. They are also available on our YouTube channel is videos. AD Rhine are a pair of friends who write novels about the Trojan War. CC Humphreys is an actor, playwright and novelist. He's appeared in The Bill and Coronation St which will impress our fellow Brits! His books look

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00:06:38

HNS 2024 - Three Roman ladies chat to us!

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2024/09/21

HNS Conference 2024! Kate Quinn, Alison Morton, and Ruth Downie dressed in Roman garb and delivered a superb talk at the Conference. We grabbed them for a quick interview in the grounds of Dartington Hall which we can share with you now. (Please forgive the audio, we were talking to them outside using little handheld microphones.)

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00:10:46

Jane Johnson - HNS 2024!

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2024/09/20

Historical Novel Society Conference 2024!In this episode we chat with Jane Johnson. Novelist, editor, even publisher of the likes of George RR Martin, Raymond E. Feist, and Tolkien! She also worked on the Lord of the Rings movies. A really interesting guest we're sure you'll agree! https://www.janejohnsonbooks.com/ Join us on Patreon for monthly bonus episodes, a FREE copy of our book Tips for Writing, Publishing and Marketing Your Novel, and more perks.

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