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Aug 2021
34m 36s

Conn Iggulden with Nihal Arthanayake

PENGUIN BOOKS UK
About this episode

Bestselling historical fiction author Conn Iggulden talks to Nihal Arthanayake about Protector, the latest book in his Athenian series.


In this episode, Conn Iggulden recalls the wondrous stories which ignited his imagination as a child and inspired him to begin writing. Armed with a Roman sword and a silver pen, he reveals his methods for understanding the reality of physical combat and tells us about his growing sentimentality in adulthood. #PenguinPodcast


Protector is available to buy as an audiobook now: apple.co/3yoe638


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