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"