Episode 14 – Reunion & Negotiations
Chapters 27 & 28 – Having reached the castle, Aster and his friends must meet with the King of Caledon, Aster’s father, and convince him to make peace with Mandrake the dragon.
Episode 13 – Love & Homecoming
Chapters 25 & 26 – Making their way back to Castlekeep, Aster and his friends stop to camp for the night. The reception they get when they finally reach the city is not quite what Aster was hoping for.
Episode 12 – The Right Thing to Do
Chapters 23 & 24 – In the aftermath of Mandrake’s attack, Aster waits to find out how badly hurt Captain Griffin is and figure out what he’ll do next.
Episode 11 – Attack & Oath
Chapters 21 & 22 – Mandrake attacks Traders Run, but first he must face Captain Griffin and then Prince Aster with the Empress Sword.
Episode 10 – Damsel in Distress
Chapters 19 & 20 – Eric helps Aster hide from the sorcerer Mandoline, but the hiding place turns out to be more effective than he ever imagined.
Episode 09 – Thief & Knight
Chapters 17 & 18 – Aster finds sleeping in the same bed with Maggie difficult, but not as difficult as filling in for her at the market the next morning.
Episode 08 – Dinner Guests
Chapters 15 & 16 – Maggie takes Aster under her wing and goes to meet her father for dinner. At the inn, Aster meets someone who gives him a special gift.
Episode 07 – New Girl In Town
Chapters 13 & 14 – Aster returns to Traders Run, but finds his reception far different from when he came the first time as a boy.
Episode 06 – Magic Sword
Chapters 11 & 12 – Prince Aster awakens to find out what sort of magic was wrought when he toched the Empress Sword for the first time.
Episode 05 – Palace & Empress
Chapters 9 & 10 – Prince Aster arrives in the mysterious city at the center of the hidden valley deep in the Eastern Mountains.
Episode 05 Delayed One Week
Episode 04 – Misty Mountain
Chapters 7 & 8 – Prince Aster leaves Traders Run to face the mystery of the Misty Mountain. Meanwhile Mandrake the dragon has a decision to make about his next attack on the Kingdom of Caledon.
Episode 03 – Shopkeeper & Huntsman
Chapters 5 & 6 – After learning of the Empress Sword, Prince Aster sets out for the Misty Mountain in search of it. When his horse gets a stone caught in his shoe, Aster must stop for the night in the village of Traders Run.
Episode 02 – The Adventure Begins
Chapters 3 & 4 – After returning from Lady Penelope’s garden party, Prince Aster decides to find out what’s really going on with the dragon by eavesdropping on his father, the King of Caledon.
Special 01 – Reading at Zu Coffee
Photo by Gregory Wright On January 15th, 2010, I held a reading of The Empress Sword along with Brand Gamblin reading from his podcast novel Tumbler. The reading was held at Zü Coffee in Annapolis, Maryland. About half a dozen folks showed up and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. This special episode is a recording [...]
Episode 01 – Dragon & Prince
Chapters 1 & 2 – Mandrake the dragon doesn’t like humans very much. Prince Aster of Caledon doesn’t have a very high opinion of dragons either. One summer morning a series of events is put into motion that could end with a confrontation between these two. But first, Aster must attend a garden party.
Episode 00 – Preview
This is a little preview episode I’m dropping just to test everything out and get the ball rolling. There are also some tantalizing peeks at some of the great voice talent contributing to this project, so please have a listen.
