A German bomber attack on a dark French road puts the team in mortal peril. While Tommy's invincibility is proven, Naomi is left desperately weak. As the plane circles for a second pass, Tommy—influenced by the artifacts—makes a shocking decision, forcing a nearly-unconscious Naomi to save them with a desperate, last-ditch illusion. ---- Find out more about series writer Jake Kerr: https://jakekerr.com Check out our other audiobook podcasts! The Thieves Guild An epic fantasy centered around the city-state of Ness Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguild Thursday A cyberpunk VR Thriller No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday

A German bomber attack on a dark French road puts the team in mortal peril. While Tommy's invincibility is proven, Naomi is left desperately weak. As the plane circles for a second pass, Tommy—influenced by the artifacts—makes a shocking decision, forcing a nearly-unconscious Naomi to save them with a desperate, last-ditch illusion.----Find out more about series writer Jake Kerr:https://jakekerr.comCheck out our other audiobook podcasts!The Thieves GuildAn epic fantasy centered around the city-state of NessSome secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguildThursdayA cyberpunk VR ThrillerNo one can be trusted when nothing is real.https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday

A German bomber attack on a dark French road puts the team in mortal peril. While Tommy's invincibility is proven, Naomi is left desperately weak. As the plane circles for a second pass, Tommy—influenced by the artifacts—makes a shocking decision, forcing a nearly-unconscious Naomi to save them with a desperate, last-ditch illusion. ---- Find out more about series writer Jake Kerr: https://jakekerr.com Check out our other audiobook podcasts! The Thieves Guild An epic fantasy centered around the city-state of Ness Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguild Thursday A cyberpunk VR Thriller No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday

The Illusion of the Black Witch

The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. From Jake Kerr, the Nebula-nominated writer of the popular Thieves Guild epic fantasy audiobook podcast, comes the story of an alternate history where the industrial revolution destroyed the world's reliance on magic. In 1938 Manhattan, where magic is practically forgotten, young Tommy Black lives in an apartment with his reclusive grandfather. Until one day on a walk to their favorite restaurant they are attacked by ominous shadow creatures. Shocked to find out that his grandfather is a formerly famous archmage that wields a magical artifact, Tommy is tasked by his grandfather to escape with this artifact—the seemingly useless Staff of Light. A full cast fantasy serial audiobook with new chapters every week, Artifacts of the Arcane follows Tommy as he finds new friends and discovers a world where magic is emerging anew, with the mightiest magic coming from a frightening illusionist in Germany, who is rumored to be able to sway people to his will with his voice.  ---- Check out our other audiobook podcasts! The Thieves Guild An epic fantasy centered around the city-state of Ness Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguild Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

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The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world.From Jake Kerr, the Nebula-nominated writer of the popular Thieves Guild epic fantasy audiobook podcast, comes the story of an alternate history where the industrial revolution destroyed the world's reliance on magic. In 1938 Manhattan, where magic is practically forgotten, young Tommy Black lives in an apartment with his reclusive grandfather. Until one day on a walk to their favorite restaurant they are attacked by ominous shadow creatures. Shocked to find out that his grandfather is a formerly famous archmage that wields a magical artifact, Tommy is tasked by his grandfather to escape with this artifact—the seemingly useless Staff of Light.A full cast fantasy serial audiobook with new chapters every week, Artifacts of the Arcane follows Tommy as he finds new friends and discovers a world where magic is emerging anew, with the mightiest magic coming from a frightening illusionist in Germany, who is rumored to be able to sway people to his will with his voice. ----Check out our other audiobook podcasts!The Thieves GuildAn epic fantasy centered around the city-state of NessSome secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguildThursdayA cyberpunk VR thriller.No one can be trusted when nothing is real.https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday----Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.comFollow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

The world has abandoned magic, but magic hasn’t abandoned the world. From Jake Kerr, the Nebula-nominated writer of the popular Thieves Guild epic fantasy audiobook podcast, comes the story of an alternate history where the industrial revolution destroyed the world's reliance on magic. In 1938 Manhattan, where magic is practically forgotten, young Tommy Black lives in an apartment with his reclusive grandfather. Until one day on a walk to their favorite restaurant they are attacked by ominous shadow creatures. Shocked to find out that his grandfather is a formerly famous archmage that wields a magical artifact, Tommy is tasked by his grandfather to escape with this artifact—the seemingly useless Staff of Light. A full cast fantasy serial audiobook with new chapters every week,&nbsp;Artifacts of the Arcane follows Tommy as he finds new friends and discovers a world where magic is emerging anew, with the mightiest magic coming from a frightening illusionist in Germany, who is rumored to be able to sway people to his will with his voice.&nbsp; ---- Check out our other audiobook podcasts! The Thieves Guild An epic fantasy centered around the city-state of Ness Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thievesguild Thursday A cyberpunk VR thriller. No one can be trusted when nothing is real. https://podcastalchemy.studio/thursday ---- Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com Follow Jake on Bluesky @jakekerr.com

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