The eerie calm of an uncontested road to Berlin turns deadly when the team is lured by a pristine getaway car. Falling under the spell of a master voice illusionist, Tommy and Naomi are moments away from giving up their greatest weapons. Their only salvation comes from a desperate, psychic plea from the very creature Iggy warned them to fear.

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. 

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CREDITS 

✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr
🎙️ Showrunner: Jake Kerr

Production Note

This production utilizes the latest technology in content creation, including audio, visual, and production tools powered by AI under the design and direction of showrunner Jake Kerr.

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No one can be trusted when nothing is real.
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Find out more about writer Jake Kerr: https://www.jakekerr.com
Follow 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, 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.  --- CREDITS  ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr 🎙️ Showrunner: Jake Kerr Production Note This production utilizes the latest technology in content creation, including audio, visual, and production tools powered by AI under the design and direction of showrunner Jake Kerr. --- 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

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...

Artifacts of the Arcane

The eerie calm of an uncontested road to Berlin turns deadly when the team is lured by a pristine getaway car. Falling under the spell of a master voice illusionist, Tommy and Naomi are moments away from giving up their greatest weapons. Their only...

A New Kind of Illusion

Perched on a fortified parapet overlooking a dark fjord, Naomi unleashes a terrifyingly creative array of ancient magic to decimate a Nazi vanguard. The enemy is driven into a full retreat, but a sudden chorus of screams from the waterline interrupts the victory. When Naomi confesses she didn't lay any traps by the sea, Tommy looks but sees nothing in the dark waters below.

Perched on a fortified parapet overlooking a dark fjord, Naomi unleashes a terrifyingly creative array of ancient magic to decimate a Nazi vanguard. The enemy is driven into a full retreat, but a sudden chorus of screams from the waterline interrupts the victory. When Naomi confesses she didn't lay any traps by the sea, Tommy looks but sees nothing in the dark waters below.

The First Assault

When a mechanized convoy of heavily armed soldiers arrives at the gates, Naomi and Tommy don't understand what it can mean. There are no magicians, not cup, and no heavy weapons... just soldiers.

When a mechanized convoy of heavily armed soldiers arrives at the gates, Naomi and Tommy don&#x27;t understand what it can mean. There are no magicians, not cup, and no heavy weapons... just soldiers.

The Fear of the Ordinary

High atop a lonely parapet overlooking a vast, omnipresent sea, the air hangs heavy with the dread of a new kind of magical warfare. A terrifying technological voice illusion threatens to pierce through stone and flesh alike, turning humans into puppets. As Tommy and Naomi look out into the dark horizon, ancient entities of the deep—the long-enslaved Nexxen—loom as wild cards in a supernatural conflict that could alter the course of history.

High atop a lonely parapet overlooking a vast, omnipresent sea, the air hangs heavy with the dread of a new kind of magical warfare. A terrifying technological voice illusion threatens to pierce through stone and flesh alike, turning humans into...

A New Kind of Illusion

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