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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 3 MIN

The Machine

from The Scum Kings: A Grimdark Fantasy Audiobook | Daily Chapters · host Mike Daltrey | grimdark fantasy, epic fantasy

-----Check out our new Podcast! The Great Gatsby In the Style of... Robert E. Howard! Click here to for more info!-----Orso has stopped speaking to Dray. Without announcement or confrontation, the power dynamic among the Scum Kings has inverted—the leader still holds the title, but the strategist controls survival. As Orso whispers secret plans with Gix and rations water without sharing, Dray watches his authority crumble from a chair he's too exhausted to leave. Something is being drawn in the dust, something quickly erased. A plan is forming, and Dray isn't part of it. When your second-in-command taps his knife and looks at you like a broken tool, how long before he decides to discard you entirely?A SIGNAL BOX STUDIO PRODUCTION🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey⚡ Production: The Signal BoxSystem Note:This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.Signal Box: Fiction’s Next Chapter.-----Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience! Perfect for a weekend binge! This episode includes AI-generated content.

-----Check out our new Podcast! The Great Gatsby In the Style of... Robert E. Howard! Click here to for more info!-----Orso has stopped speaking to Dray. Without announcement or confrontation, the power dynamic among the Scum Kings has inverted—the leader still holds the title, but the strategist controls survival. As Orso whispers secret plans with Gix and rations water without sharing, Dray watches his authority crumble from a chair he's too exhausted to leave. Something is being drawn in the dust, something quickly erased. A plan is forming, and Dray isn't part of it. When your second-in-command taps his knife and looks at you like a broken tool, how long before he decides to discard you entirely?A SIGNAL BOX STUDIO PRODUCTION🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey⚡ Production: The Signal BoxSystem Note:This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.Signal Box: Fiction’s Next Chapter.-----Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience! Perfect for a weekend binge! This episode includes AI-generated content.

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