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Artifacts of the Arcane

Artifacts of the Arcane

By: Jake Kerr | Urban Fantasy | Audio Drama | Full Cast
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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.

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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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Episodes
  • Zahhak's Gift

    Zahhak's Gift
    Jun 29 2026
    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.

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    8 mins
  • They Have the Eye

    They Have the Eye
    Jun 22 2026
    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.

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    9 mins
  • The Germans are Coming

    The Germans are Coming
    Jun 15 2026
    A colossal, skyscraper-sized water tornado erupts from the fjord, confirming an uneasy alliance with the ancient Nexxen. But the elemental breakthrough leaves Tommy physically reeling from an agonizing psychic toll. As the waters settle, Iggy drops a chilling tactical bomb: the German army isn't just planning an assault—they arrive tomorrow.

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    7 mins
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