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The Mark of a Druid by Rhonda Carpenter

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When twenty-six-year-old Eve McCormick awakes, the images from her nightmare are indelible. The dream feels so real she must force herself to get a grip. This experience is just the beginning for Eve, a Los Angeles clinical hypnotherapist and researcher investigating whether reincarnation is fact or fiction.

Unstoppable visions of an ancient lifetime steal days from her. The danger escalates when she wakes up physically injured and marked with a strange symbol. While Eve battles the past to maintain her sanity and safety, her project is jeopardized as another researcher’s attempts to take over. One partner dies and another is accused of inappropriate conduct. Eve and her friend, Dr. Andrea McMurray, don’t believe in coincidence and probe their shared visions for answers.

On the other side of the Atlantic, Welshman Ryerson Sanders is haunted by his dreams and believes Eve’s research project can help him. For both of them, an ancient Celtic prophecy and long-sought revenge entangles the past with the present. A druidess and a shape-shifter must join to save the druid way of life, while a queen conspires to kill Erin’s only high king. Will the oaths and agendas of the past reach across the centuries to strengthen or to destroy?

Warning recommended for mature audiences.

TruckerRich Says: Rhonda has done a wonderful job with this Celtic fantasy novel.  Although I don’t believe in reincarnation, it makes for a great story.  The story unwinds as characters discover there past lives and how they are connected in there present lives.  Throw in a crime drama and thing get real interesting. I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat waiting for what would happen next. Well done Rhonda, thanks for the awesome adventure!

Find Rhonda R Carpenter at: rhondacarpeter.coms or themarkofadruid.com

Find it at: Podiobooks.com or iTunes

If you like this story you will also like The Fox by Arlene Radasky

Prophecy of Swords by M.H. Bonham

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To End A War nearly a thousand years ago a great warrior named Lachlan sought to unify his people, using the power of the Three Swords of Destiny. Before his victory, Lachlan was killed by his trusted friend, Allarun. Now, Allarun is still in power but haunted by dreams of Lachlan’s death curse: that Lachlan would return to avenge his death. Allarun’s decision is to destroy the very people Lachlan tried to unite. Only two men have the power to stop the slaughter. Romarin, the last of a line of kings, and a half-blood mercenary named Shadowhelm. One may be destined to be Lachlan, but can they unlock the secret to Lachlan’s power before Allarun kills them? “Prophecy Of Swords is a remarkably rich fantasy that takes you into new realms of wonder and imagination. The battles and magic portrayed here full of excitement and intrigue. It’s hard to find a good fantasy that isn’t a rehash of all that has been done before, but Margaret H. Bonham has managed to break the mold and give readers something totally unique and different. A guaranteed winner.” — Laura J. Underwood, author of Ard Magister, Chronicles Of The Last War, and forthcoming Dragon’s Tongue and Wandering Lark “In Prophecy Of Swords, Bonham has written an enjoyable and intriguing novel, filled with believable characters and a rich, satisfying plot. I look forward to the next book in the series with great anticipation.” — Karen E. Taylor, author of The Vampire Legacy series. — brought to you by Podiobooks.com

TruckerRich Says: I really enjoyed this story. It was the first thing I listened to on the way to work on Monday mornings. Love the characters and the plot twist. Maggie has made a true Fantasy Fan out of me. Give it a listen. Podiobooks or iTunes. Check out www.shadowhelm.net/ for more info.

PodCastle hosted by Rachel Swirsky

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PodCastle is the world’s first fantasy audio magazine. Each week we bring you short stories across the spectrum of fantasy from leading authors and new discoveries. Like our sister podcasts, Escape Pod and Pseudopod, PodCastle is entirely free to listen and share.

If you’re a fantasy writer, we’re a paying market for new fiction or reprints. Please see our submission guidelines for more details. And if you have any questions, please e-mail us. Thank you!

Check it out at PodCastle.org and iTunes

Also check outEscapePodand PseudoPod

The Metamor City Podcast by Chris Lester

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The Metamor City Podcast is an audio fiction series that is distributed for free. It will feature a mixture of short stories and full-length novels, all taking place in one large world with an overarching story arc. Combining the narration of audiobooks with the music, sound effects and full vocal cast of a serial radio drama, The Metamor City Podcast provides an immersive audio experience of a world like no other.

The stories of The Metamor City Podcast take place in a high-magic, high-technology setting, an epic fantasy world projected into the near future. The action focuses primarily on the inhabitants of Metamor City, a mega-metropolis that is also the capital of the world’s largest superpower, the Empire of Metamor. The empire covers most of the continent called Galendor; click here to see a map of the continent (which shows the political boundaries of the empire’s provinces and territories). A terrain map of the planet (with certain parts as-yet undefined) can be found here.

Click on the sub-page links below to learn more about the world of Metamor City. For more information on podcast and how to subscribe to them, please click here. For information about the cast members, please see the Cast Page; for information about the characters, check out the Character Guide.

TruckerRich Says: I have really been enjoying this continuing serial. From the characters and the fantasy world created by Chris, to the narration and the full vocal cast. This is one great story!

Get it from iTunes or from The Metamor City Podcast site http://www.metamorcity.com/
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Billibub Baddings / MOREVI by Tee Morris

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Billibub Badding Case of the Singing Sword.

“Chicago, 1929. There are a thousand stories in the naked city; and when you’re a dwarf at four-foot-one, they all look that much taller.”

It is The Era of Prohibition, where crime runs rampant in the streets and a city divided into territories serves as the ultimate prize.

Somewhere in this Underworld of Chicago, an enchanted weapon holds the key to ending The Gangland Wars. In the wake of The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, only one is man enough to stand up against Al Capone…

…a four-foot-one dwarf named Billibub Baddings.

Get ready for The Lord of the Rings written by Mickey Spillane! Poking fun at the hard-boiled detective novel, Fantasy mainstays, and even the legend of Chicago’s 1920 underworld, MOREVI’s Tee Morris returns to the podiobook arena…and this time, he’s bringing a few friends along for the ride!

MY Take: Tee has written a truly wonderful character in Billi. I was totally wrapped up in this story.

Check out Tee Morris and Billibub at his web site www.teemorris.com , Podiobooks, iTunes and Amazon.

 

MOREVI by Tee Morris with Lisa Lee

Tee Morris returns to the world’s first podiobook, restoring lost scenes, adding in more production elements, and featuring guest voices from favorite podcasts. Set sail with Rafe and Askana again…for the first time.

Morevi, a landlocked kingdom shrouded by jungles and mystery, falls under the rule of Askana Moldarin. In the dawn of this New Age, hidden traitors in her own regime threaten to destroy everything. The First Queen, independent of council, seeks help to reveal the conspiracy against her…

Enter Rafe Rafton, captain of the Defiant.

My Take: I loved this fantasy voyage. Pirates of the Caribbean has nothing on Morevi. Podiobooks,  Amazon, & iTunes.

DOUBLE TROUBLE A PROMOTION of Pip Ballantine Digital Magic and Tee Morris’s Billibub Baddings mystery, The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant. As we bum rush Amazons charts on 08-08-08 see the results at www.imaginethatstudios.com.

Podcasting for Dummies (co-written with Evo Terra), was ranked #1 by Nieslen BookScan on the subject of podcasting. Its success led to the follow-up, Expert Podcasting Practices for Dummies, a second edition (with podcaster Chuck Tomasi), and to his own editorial column “Behind the Mic” for Blogger and Podcaster Magazine. Tee also does Podcasting for Dummies podcast. iTunes

Murder at Avedon Hill by P.G. Holyfield

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Lord Avedon has a problem. Generations of Avedons have watched over Avedon Hill and controlled the only pass through the Lantis Mountains. Traditions are important to the Avedon family, but one tradition has tragically come to an end. Gretta Platt, Housemistress of Avedon Manor, has been murdered. A member of the Platt family has always served the Avedons as Housemistress… until now. Only a handful of people live at Avedon Hill, and most are suspects.

Arames Kragen, retired Aarronic Advisor and scholar of prophecy, arrives at the gates of Avedon Hill, hoping to gain access to the mountain pass. Lord Avedon is not in a giving mood, however.

This is the story of Arames Kragen and his attempt not only to discover who killed Gretta Platt, but also to uncover the truth about a town that apparently has more secrets than inhabitants.

The Land of Caern: It is a world where the gods, the Children of Az, can choose to be born as mortals to directly affect events in the world, and often do. It is a world where the Priests of Caern frantically search for the mortal incarnations of any of the Children, in order prevent the Prophecies of Iberian from coming to pass. Welcome… to The Land of Caern. Welcome… to Murder at Avedon Hill.

TruckerRich Says: PG does an Awesome job producing this podcast. You would never know it was done in his basement. ( Well, now you do!) Great story and characters.

Visit pgholyfield.com Get it at  Podiobooks or iTunes

DARKAGE by Kirk Warrington

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DARKAGE

A group of friends playing a fantasy role-playing game, DarkAge, become trapped inside the game as their characters. Many of their past gaming decisions will come back to haunt them. They must battle wizards, demons, knights, giants, and the undead but find their most deadly foe is each other. Will our heroes find their way back home? Will they want to go back home? Come hangout at The Busted Skull Tavern, where the ale is cold and the wenches are hot.  This is a fantasy fiction podcast novel by Kirk Warrington.

TruckerRich Says: Kirk has written a very entertaining fantasy story. The Dark Age world is very believable and the characters are intriguing.

Visit Kirk at  www.emzbox.com/kirkcast/

Warning strong sexual situations.

iTunes or Podiobooks

Chasing the Bard by Philippa Ballantine

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Born into the human world with a gift; a gift that brings him to the attention of powers both dark and light from the World of the Fey, it is his burden to defend all the world.

Sive, the goddess of battle, hopes that he may be able to change the fate of her people.The Fey are dying, killed by something beyond the boundaries of worlds, and Sive will do anything to save them. So she enlists the help of her trickster cousin Puck to guard the child, and watch him grow into his gift. But a dark power imprisoned by human and Fey, plots to destroy both worlds, and unmake all that they have created.

Can one boy stop the destruction, even if he is William Shakespeare?

TruckerRich Says: I’ve really enjoyed this story, Pip does a great job along with some other great podcast authors to bring this story to life.

You can find out more at www.chasingthebard.com, Podiobooks,  iTunes & Amazon.

Visit Philippa Jane at: www.pjballantine.com

Digital Magic the sequel to Chasing the Bard, is  available on Amazon.

DOUBLE TROUBLE A PROMOTION of Pip Ballantine Digital Magic and Tee Morris’s Billibub Baddings mystery, The Case of the Pitcher’s Pendant. As we bum rush Amazons charts on 08-08-08 see the results at www.imaginethatstudios.com.

Check out Pip’s new Erotica a la carte!!!