Tommy and Naomi brace for a ground attack at their coastal fort, only to face a massive aerial bombardment from approaching German planes. 

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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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

Flames and planes and surprise allies

Tommy didn't mean to blow a crater into the front lines of the German negation mages, but unleashing the power of Zahhak's staff did exactly that. While the magical defense held off the opening salvo, the enigmatic Iggy drops a terrifying truth: those weren't real attacks, but a test of their perimeter. 

Tommy didn&#x27;t mean to blow a crater into the front lines of the German negation mages, but unleashing the power of Zahhak&#x27;s staff did exactly that. While the magical defense held off the opening salvo, the enigmatic Iggy drops a terrifying truth: those weren&#x27;t real attacks, but a test of their perimeter. 

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Naomi struggles against the Brotherhood of Saturn as their negative magic effortlessly neutralizes her spells and dismantles her illusions. Desperate for a solution, Iggy provides a way: Use the Staff of Light. 

Zahhak's Gift

A quiet pre-dawn warning from Iggy shatters the team’s brief respite at Festung Friedrichsort. Standing on the battlements, Tommy and Naomi watch an advancing German squad that isn't launching a standard military assault. Instead, a terrifying contingent of robed figures begins unweaving Naomi’s legendary illusions with a long-dead, agonizing branch of sorcery. As their defenses systematically vanish, Naomi prepares a devastating counter-strike that will test the limits of the fort's ancient foundations.

A quiet pre-dawn warning from Iggy shatters the team’s brief respite at Festung Friedrichsort. Standing on the battlements, Tommy and Naomi watch an advancing German squad that isn&#x27;t launching a standard military assault. Instead, a terrifying contingent of robed figures begins unweaving Naomi’s legendary illusions with a long-dead, agonizing branch of sorcery. As their defenses systematically vanish, Naomi prepares a devastating counter-strike that will test the limits of the fort&#x27;s ancient foundations.

Flames and planes and surprise allies

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