# Fiction Series: The Heroes

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Podcast: [Books to Battles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/books-to-battles-7380576)
Published: 2026-07-29T07:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In the first installment of our Fiction-a-Month miniseries, Dr. Wendy Whitman Cobb is joined by Lt Col Rachel Reynolds to explore Joe Abercrombie’s The Heroes . Together, they examine the novel’s insights on leadership, war, and strategy, connecting its themes to SAASS 601, Foundations of Strategy , and contemporary military thought. For more information on this podcast and the series, please visit us at https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/SAASS/Podcast/ .

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