Rusty Young, author of the incredibly eye-opening Marching Powder and Colombiano chats to us about his relationship with Thomas, a drug-trafficker he befriended in a Bolivian prison, and the fictional Pedro drawn from the stories of child soldiers. Rusty gives a detailed and horrific account of the experiences of child soldiers, including real-life stories of tortures that occurred as a result of the war in South America.

His documentary Wildlands has him interviewing George Jung, depicted by Johnny Depp in Blow; and Popeye, Escobar's assassin, a man responsible for countless murders during Escobar's reign. Rusty takes us through the interviews and provides an insight into what really happened behind the scenes.

Colombiano is a haunting and disturbing depiction of the life of a child soldier in a war where no one wins. An absolute must read. It's book you need to talk about afterwards, so drop us a line on Twitter (WordnNerds), FB or Insta once you've read it!