
Ep. 227: John Gwynne talks The Wolves of War, Family Bonds, Mythology, Truth & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author John Gwynne about his new novel The Wolves of War, grief and the bonds of family, Slavic history, folklore and witchcraft, truth and heroism in the face of discrimination, blending history with magic, balancing a large cast of characters, Norse mythology, the Poetic Edda and Ragnarök, creepy Scandinavian folkloric creatures, The Brothers Gwynne and the book community, teaching sociology, discovering your values and more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with John. Stay tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Writing Realistic Fantasy Combat. IMPORTANT NOTE: Apologies for John's audio in the first ten minutes or so. Annoyingly, our recording platform started recording from his phone microphone, but we switched to his computer microphone as soon as we realized what was happening. OUR SPONSOR: TRANSFERENCE by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Purchase it here in eBook + paperback. ABOUT OUR GUEST: John Gwynne is the bestselling author of The Bloodsworn Saga, The Faithful and the Fallen series and the Of Blood and Bone series. His latest novel is The Wolves of War, which you can purchase here. Find John on Instagram, Bluesky, Amazon and his website. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon - Rate and review SFF Addicts - Share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and Killswitch Protocol. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the brand new The Throwaways. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: Linktree MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion AD ATTRIBUTION: Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri