
S7 Ep28: How to Write a Spy Thriller with Stephen England
Secrets and Spies Podcast: Current Affairs | Geopolitics | Intelligence
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The Importance of Balance in the Genre
I think it creates a lot more relatability in the character because they're more human in that sense. I've also, the genre often has gone one of two ways: either kind of the infallible, all-American, patriotic superhero or the Snowden side of things. The Shadow Warrior series really kind of threads a middle course and basically says, okay, the road's paved with good intentions, but it may well be going to hell.
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