The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #562: Thirteenth Hour Sequel Update 11 - Reading a Random Excerpt

About this episode

Joshua Blum reads a random excerpt from the sequel of The Thirteenth Hour, focusing on the characters Logan and Aurora as they reconnect with the Imperial Rangers.

This week, I'm reading from a random section from The Thirteenth Hour sequel draft. Last week, I talked about Aurora, so this week happens to be a section where Logan and Aurora reconnect with the new Imperial Rangers (formerly King Darian IV's all female guard) and invite them back to the island where they live for a visit. I scrolled to this section randomly but recall it was fun to write; I enjoyed being able to flesh out some of the side characters whose storylines interweave with the bigger plot. I've mentioned a bit about the half elf freedom fighter, the Wayfarer , before, as well as some of the characteristics of the new Imperial Rangers in previous episodes. The Rangers only visit for a short time, but you get the sense that this offers Aurora a rare chance at female companionship she doesn't normally get (and frankly, never really got before at previous points in her life). But she fits in well with them, and perhaps in another life, could have been one of them. I got the sense that Logan could have been fine living alone as a hermit in the woods with only occasional contact with other people, but I didn't get that sense entirely for Aurora. She struck me as the sort of…

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Blum

Topics covered

• sequel update
• character development
• female companionship
• fantasy narrative
• writing process

Keywords

• Thirteenth Hour
• sequel
• Aurora
• Logan
• Imperial Rangers
• character development
• fantasy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Imperial Rangers

Books & works: The Thirteenth Hour, The Thirteenth Hour sequel

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