Dante Oganov is getting ready to make another run at Callista to take over her criminal holdings in Lumencia. Dante, with help from Lincoln’s friend and former lawyer Dillon Cantrell, set up a bounty to test Lincoln. Lincoln had to defeat a swarm of lagrounes, water-based undead that attacked from beneath the Bendelson Bridge near downtown.

Dante is on the run from Vestinian, who once tasked Dante to find Billy Middleton. Dante failed. Vestinian wants payback. He hired famed bounty hunter Icepick to find Dante. Icepick, and his familiar Herbie, a giant, diamond-plated tortoise known as a diamortuga, had an early run-in with Lincoln and Billy at the bridge just before Lincoln & co took out the lagrounes.

Now, Lincoln has been summoned to Cordis for a talk with Juanita Socorro, the Clostator of the Bastion. Lincoln does not know what she wants, but he has no choice but to obey her summons.

Billy is joining Lincoln on the trip. Together, they will visit the Clearinghaüs pawnshop and find Billy’s signature weapon. Lincoln, of course, is unaware that Billy has been sneaking off to Cordis for magical training sessions with Morgan Stone, the former assistant of Kellius Droman and former protector of Droman’s daughter, Delilah.

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What’s a hard-working novelist to do when an internet oligarch steals books to train AI? What if that internet oligarch steals over seven million books? Scott & A discuss the potential fallout.

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Magda successfully operated the Cursed Armor of Sir Arnault the Pure. Will the armor provide a cheat to her agoraphobia? While possessing the armor, can she leave the Old Stone Church for the first time in years?

Lincoln’s brother Lukas and sister Sophia showed up unannounced at the Old Stone Church and delivered a message — the Clostator, the leader of the Bastion, demands Linc’s presence in Cordis.

To the Franks siblings, the Clostator is also known as “Aunty Juanita,” as she was once the fighting partner of their father, Jacoby Franks, known as the greatest monster hunter of all time.

Aunty Juanita doesn’t do things like demand Lincoln’s presence — so what is it she wants?

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Goodness gracious, it’s been a couple decades! This episode, we take a chaotic look back over the last two chaotic decades of Scott’s podcasting and publishing career. I'm not going to lie—it’s delightful.

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The Black Armor of Sir Arnault the Pure is safe at the Old Stone Church. While Lincoln recovers from the hunt, the gang learns the armor’s interesting secret.

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Think once you get picked up by a publisher, your days of scrapping are over? Oh, sweet summer child, that’s not how any of this works. We asked a few of Scott’s author pals what advice they’d give, and we discuss their words of wisdom.

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Ariella sent Linc and Billy to Israel to acquire the Black Armor of Sir Arnault the Pure, an ancient relic hidden deep in the catacombs beneath the Hospitaller Commandery of Saint-Jean-d’Acre.

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We were all set to talk about things Scott wished he knew before he got published, but the universe (and the internet) had different plans for us. If you ever wonder what it’s like behind the podcasting curtain, this one’s for you. 

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Dante Oganov offered Lincoln a deal — help him get blackmail material on Callista and use it to force Callista out, and Dante would set Lincoln’s son Sam free. The offer brings significant danger to Sam, though, as Callista will not be happy, and Dante is being hunted by Vestinian — the man who ruined Magda and wants to absorb Billy’s power.

Lincoln wasn’t sure if he should take the deal because of the risk to Sam, but after meeting with his substance abuse group, he decided he has to take the chance. Now, he will find out if Ariella, Magda, and Billy will join him on this quest. 

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Empty Set is moving to a new model: listener-supported podcasting. We’re committed to giving committed fans the complete experience. Scott, A, and the live-stream audience chat about ad-supported, freemium listener-supported models. 

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