The quarrelsome transpennine express of social science is honoured to be joined by the august and dulcet personage of Adrian Tchaikovsky. 

Discussing Adrian's epic and espionage rich series 'The Shadow of the Apt' they discuss:

The Wasp Rekef and it's Russian inspiration 

Stenwold Maker and personal espionage networks 

Aptitude & Inaptitude's affect on spying

The lack of espionage in fantasy fiction 

The role of magic in spycraft 

Intelligence agencies as Internal controls

The Commonweal can't cope 

Call-me-Kenneth's calling in the Star Wars universe

and more! 

Adrian's site for the series is here: http://shadowsoftheapt.com and he can be followed on twitter @aptshadow. His amazon page for the series and future works is here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adrian-Tchaikovsky/e/B002XLHS8Q/

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