King Yunan and the Sage Duban Part 2 - In which the story of the King and the sage takes a startling turn as the King listens to his jealous Vizier and follows his advice.  Interspersed with our main story is also the story of the Husband and his Parrot and the The King's Son and the She-Ghoul.

King Yunan and the Sage Duban - In which we continue to hear the fisherman's tale as retold by Shaharazad, remembering that the Fisherman is now telling an illustrative tale having trapped the demon in his vessel and thus prevented him from fulfilling his threat to kill the fisherman.

The Fisherman and the Demon - In which the tales continue to give birth to further tales within tales as Shaharzad with the help of her sister promises more wonderful stories in order to preserve her life and keep the King fascinated.

The Old Men's Tales - In which the 3 old men tell their strange tales as Sharazad distracts the King from his plan to have her put to death after one night.  The nights go by with ever stranger stories and still Sharazad lives on to tell them.

The Merchant and the Demon - In which we pass 3 nights with Sharazad, her sister Dinarzad and the King and hear the beginning of the stories that so intrigued the King.  But what is to become of the merchant.  The story unfolds as the nights pass.....

The Merchant and the Ox AND The Merchant and His Wife - In which we hear the first story told by the Vizier to his daughter Sharazad.  As the 2 stories are connected please be aware that the second story follows shortly after a short musical break from the first story.

The Arabian Nights - Prologue.  In which we meet some of the main characters of the book and hear of their early trials and tribulations as well as the resulting determination of the King Sharayar to treat women very differently than before.  It should be noted that this episode does contain references to adult interactions between men and women.

Updated as original was cut off after 10 mins - The Arabian Nights - Translated by Hussain Haddawy and based on the text of the 14th Century Syrian Manuscript.  This episode is meant to serve as an introduction to the translation as it represents what is considered to be a more faithful translation of this ancient text.  The next episode will continue with the story itself.  Enjoy!

Chapter 10 - The Epilogue.  In which we hear some final conclusions from our storyteller in the aftermath of the terrible extra-terrestrial visit from the Martians and some of what has been learned since their demise.  I would love to hear from you with any feedback you may have or suggestions for future books.  You can reach me at [email protected]

Chapter 9 - Wreckage - In which our intrepid storyteller manages to emerge from the carnage of the last few weeks and observe the re-awakening of mankind in the aftermath of the alien visitors.