Matchlock and the Embassy is out NOW!
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast
Zack Twamley
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2021
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Order your copy of Matchlock and the Embassy by clicking here.
In this special episode, I explain some details about Matchlock and the Embassy, which you can now access in all your favourite book vendors, online and off!
Not sure about it? I read our first review, which provides a brilliant analysis of what this novel brings to the table, and why you'll aring war on historical fiction, and I enjoy it if you enjoy Thirty Years War content.
Want to dip your toe in? Have a listen to the new and improved Prologue, which I provide at the end of the episode, to get an idea of what to expect from Matthew Lock.
This is a HUGE deal for me history friends, and I am so excited to see what can be done with this series in the future, when we get even further into the Matchlock story and lore. I hope you're ready, because WDF will never be the same again! I'm declaring war on historical fiction, and I want you by my side when I do!
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| 0:00.0 | Last minute party, what will I bring them something unexpected? |
| 0:06.2 | Let's play scratch cards. |
| 0:09.3 | Trying to find something a bit different. |
| 0:11.4 | Why not add some play to Christmas? |
| 0:13.2 | With scratch cards from the National Lottery. |
| 0:15.4 | Pick them up in store now. |
| 0:16.6 | Please gift responsibly. Rules and procedures apply. |
| 0:18.5 | Players and gifters must be 18 or over. |
| 0:28.6 | No. Please gift responsibly. Rules and procedures apply. Players and gifters must be 18 or over. Hello and welcome History, friends, patrons all to an episode announcing that Matchlock and the Embassy is now available in all the usual bookstores. |
| 0:39.1 | Whether online or offline, you should be able to get it. |
| 0:42.3 | This, of course, is really exciting. |
| 0:44.2 | But in case you missed the memo, what is Matchluck and the Embassy? |
| 0:48.0 | It is a historical fiction series set during the Thirty Years' War. |
| 0:51.7 | You follow Matthew Locke, who lands in Europe in 1622 to try and find out what the story is |
| 0:58.1 | because his parents have been murdered. |
| 1:00.0 | Along the way, he bumps into a pretty terrifying conspiracy involving men wearing black masks, |
| 1:06.1 | and to get to the bottom of it, he has to team up with some, well, let's just say not very savoury people, |
| 1:12.5 | but at least they have a lot of character. This is my first foray into historical fiction, |
| 1:17.6 | or writing fiction generally, and I think it went very well, all in all. I received some great |
| 1:23.3 | feedback from those of you who downloaded an advanced reader copy of the book. And thank you, |
| 1:29.0 | by the way, for doing that and for giving any comments and last minute edits that you sent to me. |
| 1:34.0 | I really appreciated those. There's something about having loads of different eyes on the product |
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