Serial winners with Amitav Ghosh and Nicci French – books podcast

We explore why writers cast off the shackles of the standalone novel with Amitav Ghosh and the crime writing duo Nicci Gerrard and Sean French

In this week's podcast we investigate why some writers turn away from the single novel to write series that can take years, even decades, to complete.

Amitav Ghosh joins Alex Clark to discuss his Ibis trilogy, which explores the 19th century opium wars. It began with the Booker-shortlisted Sea of Poppies in 2008 and has just come to a triumphant end with Flood of Fire.

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