ANCESTOR

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ANCESTOR episodes

September 27 FEED DROP | BEASTS BEYOND THE RIVER Audiobook Preview
We wheeled and dealed and got permission to share the first 35 minutes of Beasts Beyond the River, Scott’s intense new horror novel, read by none other than Ray Porter (narrator of PROJECT HAIL MARY, EARTHCORE, MOUNT FITZROY, THE BOBBIVERSE, JOE LEDGER, and more).

SYNOPSES:
Amidst the brutality of the French and Indian War, an officer in the legendary Rogers’ Rangers is thrust into a nightmare that will challenge both his leadership and his lifelong quest to leave his father’s heritage behind. Lieutenant Geoffrey Rapelje is tasked with guiding a ranger detachment to his birthplace to preserve a fragile treaty between the British and his father’s people.
What Geoffrey finds is not the idyllic village of his youth, but a land—and a tribe—ravaged by a vicious, unknown force.
He and his rangers embark on a harrowing journey across a North American wilderness beset by violence, betrayal, and inexplicable terrors. To defeat a genocidal enemy, Geoffrey must embrace a dark truth he has long denied.

— Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs
— Produced by Steve Riekeberg
— Production Assistance by Allie Press
— Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment

Even the frontier has a boundary… they just crossed it.
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42 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR - Q & A
Scott sits down with A Kovacs to answer questions sent in by the Junkies about the latest Ancestor edition.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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56 min
February 01, 2023 ANCESTOR is complete. What now?
That's it for ANCESTOR. Looks like you made it off of Black Manitou Island. Good for you!
I wish I could say the same for so many others.
I've got other full-length stories available for you, such as the horrifying INFECTED Trilogy, the urban nastiness of NOCTURNAL, and more. Just search for "Scott Sigler" in any podcast app.
And if you want a weekly helping of my authorial goodness, check out my weekly podcast SCOTT SIGLER SLICES. Once again, use the very podcast app you're listening to now and search for "Scott Sigler Slices," or go to my site and find links at scottsigler.com/subscribe. You get regular installments of whatever my "now playing" story is. Could be a full-length novel, an audio drama, could be a short story; you never know.
I've got print books, eBooks, and audiobooks, too. Want to check out my goods? Visit scottsigler.com. Want to stay up to date on what books and stories I have coming out next? Got to scottsigler.com/newsletter. We send out one newsletter a month. It's so simple.
Thank you for spending your time with me and my story, ANCESTOR. I hope you enjoyed it enough to let me entertain you again.

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3 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 38 - Series Finale
This is it! The final episode of ANCESTOR. I hope you enjoyed the production, and I hope this last episode knocks you right in the jumblies.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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34 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 37
Sara, Tim, and Colding are in the church, facing a showdown with the loveable Magnus Paglione. The Ancestors are running wild, eating anything that moves and some things that don't. It's high-octane action from beginning to end!
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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33 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 36
The chase is on, my Junkie friends. The chase is on. The Ancestors are on the hunt!
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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34 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 35
Colding and Rhumkorrf head to the mansion, searching for weapons and a way off of Black Manitou Island. They don't know if Magnus is waiting for them, but they have no choice - without weapons, they stand no chance against the ravenous ancestors.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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31 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 34
Magnus Paglione had a nice little chat with Clayton Detweiler to find out where Sara Purinam and Tim Feely were hiding. Now, Magnus is on his way to meet the two survivors. Meanwhile, Gunther Jones awaits in a tall tower in the middle of Black Manitou Island - cold, lonely, and wishing he could return to his writing. Colding and Rhumkorrf have been hiding at the Harveys' farm, but they know that place won't stay safe for long.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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30 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 33
Magnus uses extreme measures to interrogate Clayton. Gary arrives on the island and attempts to rescue the survivors of the C-5 crash.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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32 min
February 01, 2023ANCESTOR Episode 32
Magnus is determined to find out what Clayton's been up to. Andy & Colding run into some ancestor trouble when they head out to Sven's place to see what's going on.
Written and performed by Scott Sigler
Produced by Random House Audio
Production Assistance by Arioch Morningstar and Allie Press
Copyright 2010, 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment

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33 min

About ANCESTOR

From the publisher's feed

Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a compatible heart, liver, or kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a high price, and imagine what a company would do to monopolize that technology.

On a remote island in Lake Superior, a team of geneticists has unlocked this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering thousands of genomes, they dial back the evolutionary clock to re-create the progenitor of all mammals. The method? Illegal. The result? An AI-designed animal whose organs can be safely transplanted into any person.

There's just one problem: these "ancestors" are not the docile herd animals the scientists envisioned. Instead, the project spawns something big, something evil … something very, very hungry.

As creators become prey in an ultimate battle for survival, the research team must fight for their lives — even while government agents close in to shut the project down, and the deep-pocketed company backing this research reveals its own cold-blooded agenda.

ANCESTOR is a complete, serialized fiction podcast by Number One New York Times bestselling novelist Scott Sigler, with all episodes available -- binge the entire story now in your favorite podcast app. Or for print, eBook, and ad-free audiobook versions of the tale, visit scottsigler.com/ancestor.

PRAISE FOR ANCESTOR

"This story sizzles with tension. Danger and drama mix with cutting-edge science to produce a top-notch, action-packed adventure. If you think Scott Sigler just writes horror, you're dead wrong. This guy is one heck of a thriller writer."

Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of THE PARIS VENDETTA and THE CHARLEMAGNE PURSUIT

"Michael Crichton may be gone, but he has a worthy successor in Scott. This book takes thriller and science fiction conventions and slams them together to make something new and fascinating."

Simon R. Green, New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNCANNY and AGENTS OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS

"Sigler has a unique talent for keeping readers on the edge of their seats; I absolutely had to know what was going to happen next. Infected is full of mayhem, action, and gore -- and you won’t be able to put it down."

Dave Wellington, author of 13 BULLETS and the MONSTER ISLAND trilogy

"Fun, creepy, and impossible to stop reading, Ancestor is the rare thriller that's based on cutting-edge science and is entirely possible. Long after you're done with the book, you'll still be looking over your shoulder. Just in case.”

Phil Plait, PhD, author of DEATH FROM THE SKIES and UNDER ALIEN SKIES

CREDITS:

Presented by Empty Set Entertainment

Written and narrated by Scott Sigler

Audio engineering by Steve Riekeberg (SteveRiekeberg.com)

Podcast production assistance by Allie Press and Evo Terra of Simpler Media Productions (Simpler.media)

For more audio fiction from Scott Sigler, please visit ScottSigler.com