As if from a bookseller’s dream a terrorist plot to plant explosives at the London Olympic stadium is exposed happens just as a book comes out recently with that as a theme. John Goodwin’s The Last Olympiad is better than the facts though. Of course it is: I helped edit one of its early drafts. I met John in Cyprus on a UK Authors UKAway writing week in 2008 and again in 2009. I can recommend it as an action-packed read – and topical!
Tags: John Goodwin, Olympics, terrorism, The Last Olympiad
April 6, 2011 at 8:34 am |
You certainly meet some very interesting people. The book sounds action-packed – should sell well. I guess any huge event is likely to be a target for terrorists but the coming out of this one is certainly well timed!
April 7, 2011 at 1:41 pm |
I can second Gladys’s comments about meeting very interesting people.
Of course, ‘terrorism at the Olympic Games’ is not an original ploy. The 1972 Olympic Games at Munich, Germany, was marred by such an act, may the souls of those who died rest in peace.
But what counts in the fiction world is how you write the story, and I’m sure with your editing it will be well written.
April 7, 2011 at 3:01 pm |
Thank you both. However, I did edit an early draft but John took it away and rewrote it so all credit goes to him.