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Kings Folly: An Epic Fantasy Audiobook | Daily Chapters

Mike Daltrey | grimdark fantasy, epic fantasy

When an earthquake tears open the mountain that has protected the entire country from what lies on the other side, two unlikely messengers are sent north: Jonny Smith, a blacksmith's son who has spent his life pursuing magic, and Sam, a hunter who reads the wilderness like a language she was born knowing. Their mission is simple—reach the capital and warn it of what's coming through the newly created pass before they arrive, Mountain Warriors. The terrain they face will make it anything but.

Kings Folly is a daily, short-form, serial epic fantasy audiobook told from the perspectives of a ruthless tracker and a disillusioned magic-user. Each 5-15 minute episode is a ground-level chronicle of survival, following the duo through hostile marshlands, brutal creature encounters, and their desperate gamble to save a home that already abandoned them.

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S1 · E29
June 24 · 3 min
The Empty Chair | Epic Fantasy
King's Folly is silent, stripped bare. An empty chair reveals a horrifying truth: the town is gone, its people vanished. Jonny and Sam face not just absence, but a looming, brutal presence in the hollow streets. The war found them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E28
June 23 · 12 min
A Silent Pact | Epic Fantasy
Jonny’s childhood home is finally in sight, prompting a silent pact with Sam. But the forge’s familiar scent hides a chilling truth: an empty chair, a broken ritual. What they’re fighting for just became terrifyingly personal—and perhaps already lost. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E27
June 22 · 11 min
The Smoke's Message | Epic Fantasy
Battered and nearing home, Sam and Jonny face their greatest challenge yet. As smoke rises, so do buried truths. Old wounds, family ties, and the terrifying gravity of belonging demand a raw honesty, forcing them to shed every last pretense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E26
June 19 · 4 min
The Land's Silence | Epic Fantasy
Silence blankets the approach to King's Folly, but Sam and Jonny feel an unnerving wrongness. As their fragile trust deepens, a confrontation with the Mayor shifts to uncovering a primal truth. Their home holds secrets more ancient than they imagined. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E25
June 18 · 11 min
Plains of Exhaustion | Epic Fantasy
After a brutal journey, Sam and Jonny finally spot King's Folly. But the weary plateau holds a chilling secret: an unnameable presence has rewritten the land's rules, forcing wildlife into new patterns. Every step toward home becomes a tense, calculated survival against an unknown, shifting threat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E24
June 17 · 3 min
The Hunt's Return | Epic Fantasy
Wounded and weary, Sam and Jonny return through unforgiving wilds. The hunt is on, not just for prey, but for their very limits. As familiar paths become alien, they discover a brutal truth: the terrain hasn't changed. They have. Survival has forged them into something new, something deadly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E23
June 16 · 12 min
Broken Compass | Epic Fantasy
With a broken compass and a false map, Jonny grapples with the Mayor’s betrayal. As Sam sharpens their strategy, they realize saving King's Folly demands more than survival—it demands outwitting a traitor, but only if Jonny can move past personal wounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E22
June 15 · 3 min
Swamp's Silent Hunt | Epic Fantasy
In the oppressive, silent swamp, every strained breath is a gamble. Wounded and exhausted, Sam and Jonny face unseen predators that vanish into the black water. Their desperate survival against an invisible hunt hinges on unspoken trust and instinct honed by the whispers of death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E21
June 12 · 3 min
The Pale Circle | Epic Fantasy
The marsh's stillness turns sinister as an unseen predator circles below. Jonny's senses and Sam's blade become a desperate, wordless symphony of survival against a crushing, pale mass that hunts without mercy. Their trust is forged in the murky depths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E20
June 11 · 12 min
Swamp's Silent Stride | Epic Fantasy
The swamp demands respect. As Sam and Jonny find a brutal rhythm through its depths, a flicker of pride becomes a fatal error. With Jonny down, Sam must unleash primal instinct against a monstrous ambush, proving survival isn't about cleverness, but raw will against an unforgiving marsh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E19
June 10 · 12 min
Southward March | Epic Fantasy
Southward, the marsh claws at Jonny and Sam, testing their fractured bodies and failing magic. But the deeper peril lies behind them, a meticulously woven deception that makes their desperate journey home feel less like escape and more like a carefully orchestrated return to the jaws of a trap. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E18
June 9 · 6 min
Betrayal Unveiled | Epic Fantasy
The mission was a lie. Betrayal shatters Jonny and Sam's desperate journey north, revealing a true enemy closer to home. Now, they must brave an even deadlier path south, their survival the only hope for King's Folly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E17
June 8 · 2 min
Darkness Unbroken | Epic Fantasy
Jonny's spatial sense fails him, revealing a more insidious void: the truth about their mission. As the scrubland swallows their hope, a chilling realization grips them: the enemy they seek may not be ahead, but already behind them, orchestrating their folly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E16
June 5 · 12 min
The Woodsman's Indifference | Epic Fantasy
The Woodsman’s chilling indifference leaves Sam and Jonny with a question far heavier than their packs. As they trudge through desolate scrubland, injuries fester and unspoken tensions ignite, forcing them to confront the terrifying possibility that their desperate warning might not matter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E15
June 4 · 4 min
Emerging from the Swamp | Epic Fantasy
Emerging from the swamp's grip, Jonny's magic returns, only to face a stark new reality. A mysterious woodsman's words unravel their desperate mission, revealing a chilling truth: their quest to save a home that abandoned them was a deliberate lie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E14
June 3 · 10 min
Swamp Vigil | Epic Fantasy
Injured and trapped in a deceptive swamp, Samara fights to survive. But as Jonny dreams of home, a chilling truth surfaces: their mission is a trap. Now, she must choose between silence and suspicion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E13
June 2 · 3 min
Swamp's Deception | Epic Fantasy
Jonny's magic is broken. Sam's instincts are blind. The swamp twists their every sense, stripping away their skills and illusions. With unseen horrors closing in and trust a crumbling luxury, their only path forward is through the deepening darkness and their own unraveling selves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E12
June 1 · 5 min
Forest's Silence | Epic Fantasy
As an eerie silence descends, the northern forest tightens its grip. Wounded and vulnerable, Sam and Jonny find themselves hunted. To survive, they must forge a deadly, coordinated strategy, or fall prey to unseen horrors lurking just beyond their sight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E11
May 29 · 14 min
Ancient Enclosure | Epic Fantasy
Jonny and Sam discover ruins older than memory, but what emerges from below defies all logic. Their weapons useless, their gifts unsuited, they face an impossible enemy guarding terrifying secrets. Survival demands outrunning history itself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S1 · E10
May 28 · 15 min
Into the Open | Epic Fantasy
Beyond the protective forest, Sam and Jonny enter the brutal open, where their honed skills shatter. Exposed to unforgiving terrain and sudden violence, they're forced to confront their limits and redefine survival, stripped bare of pretense as a new kind of war begins. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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