
The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast – making history come alive!
Bestselling authors Matthew Harffy and Steven A. McKay 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 who help shed light on what Matthew and Steven have decided to talk about that week.
Yes, we have a brand new festive rock song for all you lucky boys and girls. Stream it NOW for free on Spotify, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, iTunes and all major streaming services, just search for ”Christmas is coming Rock Paper Swords”.
Give it a like, add it to your Christmas music playlists, and please do share with your friends on social media! Look out too for an acoustic version, which will be dropping any day now and is a really cool little take on the same tune…
Thank you for joining us in 2023, we hope you enjoy this little Christmas gift from us.
Cover artwork by Dave Slaney (with some Xmas-y additions by us!).
Music by Steven, lyrics and vocals by Matthew. Copyright Rock, Paper, Swords! 2023

Today’s fantastic guest is Theodore Brun, author of The Wanderer Chronicles. He has a brand new book out NOW called A SAVAGE MOON, which Matthew read and endorsed thusly:
‘A fever dream of dark lusts and an ancient evil. A Savage Moon drips with passion, betrayal, loyalty and loss. A wonderful book!’
We spoke about his work and his life in general, discovering his life is often as exciting as his books, so make sure you give it a listen.
Note – Steven tested positive for COVID just a couple of days after recording this, and you can hear it in his voice so that’s why he says even less than usual in this episode!
Theo’s website – https://www.theodorebrun.com