The Archangel Chronicles

Send us Fan MailJerusalem swells with pilgrims for Passover as the Star Bearers enter the Temple and witness the ancient sacrifice of the lambs. Amid the blood, incense and prayers of thousands, memories of Bethlehem return—and with them an unsettling sense that the journey begun beneath the Star thirty years before is not yet finished.At the home of Joseph of Arimathea, they meet Joseph and Nicodemus and receive the news they have longed to hear: Adam and Sophia are alive and have been travelling with Jesus of Nazareth. But their joy is tempered by warning. Jesus may be coming to Jerusalem, where powerful men increasingly regard him as a threat.Then Rome enters the city. Pontius Pilate arrives with soldiers and standards to keep watch over the restless Passover crowds. Nicodemus recounts an earlier confrontation with the prefect, when thousands of Jews defied Pilate by kneeling before Roman swords and offering their lives rather than violate their faith. Pilate backed down—but he learned from the encounter.Now the Star Bearers, Jesus, the Temple authorities and the Roman prefect are all being drawn toward Jerusalem. As Balthazar senses, the pieces are gathering—and something momentous is approaching.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThirty years have passed since the Star Bearers followed a mysterious light across the ancient world to Bethlehem. Now, beneath the sweeping beam of the Pharos in Alexandria, Theron Simonides, Gondophares and Balthazar sit together as old men, haunted by the friends they have lost and by two questions that have never left them: What became of Adam and Sophia?Rumours arriving from Judea may finally offer an answer. Sailors and merchants speak of a healer and teacher in Galilee, a carpenter from Nazareth who commands demons, heals the sick and draws thousands into the wilderness to hear him speak. His name is Jesus. For Balthazar, there can be little doubt: the child beneath the Star has become a man, and the purpose that once called them across the world may not yet be finished. Theron proposes that they travel to Jerusalem and seek the help of two influential Judeans he knows through his vast trading connections: Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea. If anyone can lead them to Jesus—and perhaps to Adam and Sophia,it will be them.But before they can depart, the past comes thundering through Theron’s gates. Axia Panopliades arrives with her son Aldaran, followed by Targitus, Loukia, their son Arctos and the other children of a new generation. In a joyous and bittersweet reunion, old comrades embrace after decades apart, remembering those who are no longer among them: Melchior, Scarus, Arsalion, Kaliope and the others whose voices now live only in memory. The Star Bearers have grown old, but their story has lived on in their children. As Axia declares, these young men and women may be “the next Star Bearers.”When the others learn of the stories from Galilee, the decision is made. Axia will go. Targitus and Loukia will go. Aldaran insists upon following the road his father once travelled, and young Arctos refuses to be left behind. Old hands and young hands join together upon Theron’s table as the League of Star Bearers is reborn, not summoned this time by a brilliant light in the heavens, but by a name: Jesus.As they prepare to sail once more for Jerusalem, Loukia looks toward the distant horizon and realizes that perhaps the light which guided them all those years ago was never truly lost.“The Star never disappeared.”Balthazar smiles. “No. We simply stopped looking for it.”Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn the torchlit halls of Machaerus, Herod Antipas celebrates amid wine, music, and intrigue. Under the watchful manipulation of her mother, Herodias, the young Salome performs a mesmerizing dance before the tetrarch and his guests. Intoxicated and enthralled, Antipas rashly swears to grant her whatever she desires. But the request whispered into Salome’s ear by her mother turns the revelry to horror: the head of John the Baptist.Deep beneath the fortress, Brigomarus realizes what is about to happen. Haunted by his own bloody past and determined never again to stand aside while an innocent dies, the aging Gallic warrior attempts to stop Antipas’ executioner. He fights desperately, but is overwhelmed. As John is led away, the prophet refuses rescue and instead blesses Brigomarus, telling him that the Lord has seen his heart. Moments later, imprisoned in John’s empty cell, Brigomarus hears the fatal stroke of the executioner’s sword.Above, the terrible consequence of Antipas’ oath is carried into the banquet hall. John’s severed head is presented beneath a mound of white chrysanthemums. Salome recoils in horror, while Herodias savours what she believes to be her victory. Yet there is no triumph. The guests respond with revulsion and dread, and Antipas realizes that the prophet he ordered killed has become something far more powerful, a martyr whose words now haunt him more fiercely than ever.Alone in the darkness, Brigomarus confronts his grief and the guilt he has carried since the massacre at Bethlehem. Remembering John’s message of repentance, he begins to understand that the past need not remain a prison. As dawn approaches beyond the walls of Machaerus, he senses that although the voice crying in the wilderness has fallen silent, the Word it proclaimed is only beginning to speak.Before sunrise, Shoshanna arrives with Andrew and several of John’s followers. Secretly acting on the remorseful Salome’s orders, they free Brigomarus and recover the Baptist’s remains. They carry John from the fortress and lay him reverently in a hidden tomb among the desert hills. Salome, meanwhile, has fled Machaerus, unable to bear what her mother compelled her to do.Standing before John’s sealed tomb in the light of a new morning, Brigomarus knows what he must do. The Baptist’s mission is finished, but the man John proclaimed still walks the roads of Israel. With Andrew beside him, Brigomarus turns north toward Galilee to seek Jesus, the carpenter from Nazareth.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHigh above the Dead Sea, the fortress of Machaerus becomes a prison for a prophet, and the setting for a gathering tragedy.In the darkness before dawn, soldiers descend upon the wilderness encampment of John the Baptist. Brigomarus recognizes the danger immediately and stands between his friend and the men sent to arrest him. For a moment, the legendary warrior Brigomarus the Red emerges once more, fighting with the strength and fury of his younger years. But John refuses to resist. Calmly accepting what he knows must come, he allows himself to be taken into the fortress.Within Machaerus, Herod Antipas discovers that Herodias has engineered the arrest without his command. Troubled and divided, he descends into the dungeons to confront the prophet himself. There, stripped of the trappings of court and power, ruler and prisoner speak of authority, corruption, repentance, and mercy. John sees through Antipas with unsettling clarity, telling him that even now mercy remains possible, but only through repentance. Above the dungeon, another drama is unfolding. Salome, newly arrived at Machaerus, begins to understand why her estranged mother has summoned her. She confides in her faithful servant Shoshona about Herodias’ abandonment, Antipas’ unsettling attention, and her growing fear that her own beauty is about to be used as a weapon. From deep beneath the fortress, John’s voice suddenly rises through the ancient cisterns, denouncing the corruption of the court and crying out against Herodias herself. Salome listens, shaken by a man who seems utterly without fear. Herodias then reveals the true purpose behind her daughter’s presence. Knowing of Salome’s secret love for the Nabataean prince Obodias, she threatens the young man’s life unless Salome obeys her. She will dance at Antipas’ approaching birthday feast, captivate the tetrarch, and wait until his desire and drunken pride lead him to promise her whatever she asks. Only then will Herodias reveal the price she intends her daughter to demand. Meanwhile, Brigomarus refuses to surrender his friend. Bribing his way into the depths of Machaerus, he brings Andrew and John, son of Zebedee, to the Baptist’s cell and offers to free him. But John refuses escape. His mission, he tells them, was never to gather followers for himself, but to prepare the way for the One who comes after him.John commands them to find Jesus, the carpenter from Nazareth, and remain with him. And when the grieving Brigomarus begs to save him, John gives the old warrior a different purpose: “You were spared for what comes after.”  As music and laughter echo from Antipas’ feast far above, Brigomarus and the disciples reluctantly leave the dungeon. Behind them, alone beneath the mountain, John the Baptist waits in chains for the fate he has already accepted.In “Machaerus,” the paths of prophet, warrior, ruler, mother, and daughter converge within a fortress of stone. Fear struggles against faith, power against truth, and love against manipulation, as Herodias’ carefully laid trap begins to close.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe wilderness falls silent as history reaches its turning point. Beside the waters of the Jordan, Brigomarus witnesses the arrival of the humble stranger whom John the Baptist has long awaited. In a moment that changes the course of the world, Jesus is baptized, the heavens are opened, the Spirit descends, and the voice of the Father proclaims Him as the beloved Son. For Brigomarus, every step of his long journey, from soldier and warrior to servant of God, suddenly finds its purpose.As the months pass, Brigomarus continues to serve alongside John, watching vast crowds flock to the wilderness in search of repentance and hope. Among the new seekers are Andrew and Simon, future disciples whose arrival hints at the greater work about to begin. Yet while John’s influence spreads throughout Judea and Galilee, so too does the hostility of the religious authorities and the growing concern of Herod Antipas.The chapter builds toward a series of unforgettable confrontations. At the shadow of the grim fortress of Machaerus, John meets Herod Antipas face to face, fearlessly challenging the ruler’s conscience and declaring that truth is more powerful than any sword. Though fascinated by the prophet’s courage, Antipas is deeply unsettled by words he knows to be true. Soon afterward, John publicly denounces Herodias for her unlawful marriage to Antipas, earning the implacable hatred of the ambitious queen. Behind the palace walls, Herodias begins weaving the deadly intrigue that will ultimately seal the Baptist’s fate, while Antipas finds himself torn between political expediency, personal weakness, and a lingering reverence for the holy man he cannot bring himself to silence.Truth is a chapter of revelation, conviction, and gathering darkness. It marks the passing of the torch from John to Jesus, while revealing how worldly power recoils before uncompromising truth. As the Kingdom of God begins to unfold, the forces determined to oppose it quietly set their plans in motion.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailChapter 3: Voices in the WildernessFollowing the death of his beloved mentor, Mara ben Hannaniah, Brigomarus receives one final charge: journey into the Judean wilderness and seek the mysterious prophet called John. Leaving behind the peaceful refuge of the Therapeutae, the former captain of Herod's Gallic Guard undertakes a solitary pilgrimage across the deserts of Egypt and Judea, wrestling with memories of violence, guilt, and the lingering shadows of his past.At the banks of the Jordan, Brigomarus encounters John the Baptist, a fearless prophet whose fiery call to repentance pierces deeper than any sword. Through baptism and John's uncompromising teaching, Brigomarus discovers that true peace is not merely the absence of violence, but the complete surrender of self to God's purpose. The warrior who once served earthly kings begins to find his place in preparing the way for the coming Messiah.As Brigomarus joins John's growing band of followers, he witnesses lives transformed through repentance, mercy, and hope. Around nightly campfires, John recounts his own extraordinary journey, from his miraculous birth and years among the Essenes at Qumran to his realization that God's call was not to hide from the world, but to summon all people to renewal. Their conversations reveal the spiritual foundations of John's ministry and the profound meaning behind the waters of the Jordan.The chapter closes with an ominous new destination. John announces that they will journey to the fortress of Machaerus, the very stronghold where Brigomarus once served Herod Antipas. There, the prophet hints, they will each play their part in a mystery far greater than themselves, setting the stage for one of the most pivotal moments in the Gospel story.This chapter continues the spiritual transformation of Brigomarus while introducing John the Baptist as the prophetic herald of Christ, weaving together themes of repentance, redemption, vocation, and the quiet preparation for the arrival of Jesus.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAdam and Sophia finally arrive in Galilee, where the quiet beauty of the land stands in stark contrast to the growing sense that history itself is about to change. As pilgrims speak of John the Baptist and a mysterious rabbi from Nazareth, the two travellers realize that the child they once journeyed across the world to protect has begun His public ministry. At the shores of the Sea of Galilee, they witness the departure of Jesus' disciples for the Decapolis and, from afar, behold Jesus Himself—not as the infant of Bethlehem, but as a man whose presence radiates quiet authority.Determined to follow, Adam and Sophia set out along the eastern shore, only to be caught in a terrifying storm that seems driven by more than natural forces. Amid the raging wind and rain, they risk their own lives to rescue a family trapped beneath an overturned wagon, revealing once again the compassion and courage that have defined their long pilgrimage. Yet unsettling visions of dark watchers upon the hills and whispered tales of a possessed man among the tombs hint that another, unseen battle is drawing near.Crossing into the bleak country of the Gerasenes, they encounter the tormented demoniac, a man shattered by unimaginable spiritual darkness. Before they can comprehend the full horror of his condition, Jesus arrives with His disciples. In a moment of breathtaking confrontation, the possessed man falls before Him, crying out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus, Son of the Most High God?" As Jesus calmly commands the legion of demons to depart, the chapter builds to a dramatic climax, ending on the very threshold of one of the most powerful miracles recorded in the Gospels.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThree decades have passed since the night beneath the Star of Bethlehem, and the scattered companions of the League of Star Bearers have each followed their own roads across the world. Yet unseen currents are beginning to move once more.  In the mountains of the northern steppes, Targitus, once the young wanderer who journeyed with Adam and Sophia, has become a respected Eagle Master, husband to Loukia, and father to three children. As he guides his son Arctos through the ancient ritual of releasing a trained eagle back into the wild, he reflects upon the passing years and the lessons of freedom, stewardship, and letting go. Their peaceful life is interrupted when Loukia receives a prophetic dream of the Child of Bethlehem, now grown to manhood and standing beside the Jordan River. Soon afterward, the archangel Raphael appears and delivers a solemn message: the time of waiting is ending, and the roads are gathering once again.  Targitus and Loukia travel to the great tribal gathering of the Massagetae and Sarmatians, where they meet Queen Axia and her son Aldaran, heir to the steppe kingdoms. Amid contests of horsemanship and lance mastery, old friends are reunited and reminded of sacrifices long past, including the death of Arsalion. When they reveal Raphael’s warning, Axia realizes that the peace of recent years is drawing to a close. The Child of Light is awakening to His mission, and the Star Bearers may soon be called together once more.  Far away in Alexandria, another reunion unfolds. Balthazar arrives at the home of Theron to meet the aged Gondophares. The surviving Star Bearers reflect on the passing of time, mourning the death of Scarus and discussing the mysterious disappearance of Adam and Sophia. Yet even amid sorrow, hope remains. Reports from Judea speak of a prophet preaching beside the Jordan and of a long-awaited revelation drawing near. Gondophares declares that the Child they once honored in Bethlehem is preparing to reveal Himself to the world.  As old companions receive the same call from distant corners of the earth, The Gathering sets the stage for a new chapter in the story. The years of waiting are ending. Ancient friendships are rekindling. And the world is about to encounter the man who was once the Child of Bethlehem.  Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe journey resumes beneath a forgotten mountain by the sea.A year after their astonishing discovery, Havelock, Alicia Alesso, Hassan, and the mysterious hermit Adam Aliquis return to the hidden grotto that first revealed the ancient scrolls of the Archangel Chronicles. What begins as a simple visit soon becomes something far greater when Adam reveals a secret concealed behind the cavern walls.Deep beneath the mountain lies an impossible chamber, a vast underground library illuminated by candlelight and filled with thousands of manuscripts written in countless languages. As the scholars explore the endless shelves, they realize they have uncovered not merely a collection of ancient writings, but a hidden treasury of firsthand testimony spanning centuries.The mystery deepens when Alicia discovers that every manuscript bears the hand of the same scribe: the very person who recorded the original chronicles. The answer to a question that has lingered since the beginning of the story is finally revealed: the identity of Sophia, the woman whose words preserved the tale of Adam, the Star Bearers, and the coming of the Son of Man.But the greatest surprise awaits still, f   or somewhere within the vast chamber, the scribe herself is waiting.Prologue III opens the final stage of the Archangel Chronicles, bridging past and present as ancient mysteries are unveiled, old companions are reunited, and a new summons from heaven calls Adam and Sophia toward one last witness.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailHavelock, Hassan, and Alicia return to the desert monastery seeking answers about the mysterious scrolls that have shaped their journey. Directed by the monks to wait in the hermit’s mountain cell, they keep vigil through a violent night storm, only to encounter something far more terrifying than wind or thunder. An unseen malevolent presence descends upon the chapel, pressing against stone and spirit alike, testing the limits of the sacred place and the faith of those within.   Within the sealed cell, Adam confronts the force alone, invoking the power of the Child of Light and holding his ground through endurance rather than force. When dawn finally comes, the darkness withdraws, defeated but not destroyed. Revealing himself as “Adam Anyone, Healer, Traveler, and now Keeper of the Thresholds,” he tells his companions that their true journey is only beginning. Together they must return to the cave in Abruzzo to meet the one who began it all, the mysterious scribe of the scrolls, Sophia.  Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe chapter opens with Sophia receiving the hidden letter from her father, Honourius.  In it he confesses that he failed to defy Rome and save her mother, but also expresses deep pride in the woman Sophia has become: someone who listens, remembers and belongs to truth.  He warns her never to accept protection or honor that costs her voice and urges her to walk the narrow road, reminding her she was wanted and loved.  When Sophia finishes reading, she understands this letter is a final act of trust and releases it without resentment.Loukia then plays a quiet song of remembrance, teaching Sophia that silence is not only imposed but can be chosen.  Peace replaces Kaliope’s long‑held wound of muteness.  As dawn approaches, Joseph prepares to take Mary and the Child on a less‑traveled route towards Alexandria.  Mary gently tells him that their path will feel like obscurity, but this obscurity is a mercy because whatever is given to the world must have time to take root.  Later she walks with Sophia, thanking her for not trying to define the Child; philosophers and kings would do so and thereby harm him.  Mary asks Sophia to carry the moment quietly, to remember the Child as He was, and to avoid turning memory into proof.The companions gather one last time.  Adam declares that the League of Star Bearers is not an order with ranks or commands but simply a fellowship of witnesses.  Each member states what they will carry forward: Balthazar returns to rule as a servant; Melchior will teach and watch for those not yet ready; Loukia and Kaliope will remain near the Child to offer presence instead of control; Targitus will guard unmarked paths and accompany Loukia and Kaliope; Theron will work where power listens quietly; Camilla and Scarus will protect truth without names; Axia and Arsalion will head back to the steppes, embracing stewardship over conquest.  Sophia reassures them that their scattering is not an ending, and Adam reminds them that fidelity matters more than recognition.Loukia gifts Sophia a long ballad about Adam:“Adam Anyone”, that traces his journey from the Nile to Bethlehem and beyond, portraying him as a healer who carries divine fire to save, not to conquer.  After the song and tearful farewells, Sophia and Adam remain behind. They soon encounter Raphael, who addresses their uncertainty.  Raphael tells Adam that his true ordeal is not in battle but in learning restraint: he must bear revelation without acting prematurely and speak only when speech gives life.  The boon given to him is not knowledge but capacity: to hold contradiction, witness without weaponizing truth, and carry divine fire like a hearth without spectacl.  Raphael names him a stabilizer, human measure and silent bridge between burning visionaries and the communities that must live.  This trustworthiness will rarely be praised and often be misunderstood, yet it is vital. Raphael then explains Sophia’s role.  She was hidden not to be diminished but to preserve meaning; she is not a prophet who proclaims but a keeper of memory.  She must let the Child go and allow meaning to ripen quietly, even though history will misremember their deeds.  Both are told to walk on carrying the weight together and remember that they are not alone.In the final scene Axia and Arsalion depart for their homelands.  They reject vengeance and embrace stewardship, vowing to bring back vigilance without dominion and protection without possession.  Axia observes that power wielded with restraint will survive where empires do not, and she urges Sophia not to let the world call restraint weakness while Sophia reminds her that mercy does not end at borders.  The warriors ride towards the edge of the world where power cannot pretend to be eternal, leaving Sophia and Adam to embody their callings as guardian of meaning aSupport the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAfter Mara and the Therapeutae depart, Sophia, Adam, Loukia and Kaliope share a meal by the fire with Targitus.  He explains what happened after he vanished at Mamshit.  Riding with his eagle, Zephyria, Targitus discovered Camilla, Scarus and Theron staggering through the desert and brought them water; they were nearly dead, Camilla burning with fever, and Scarus carrying her.  Targitus stayed in Mamshit until Camilla recovered, then watched the star‑walkers from the sky.  Through Zephyria’s eyes he saw them enter Jerusalem and Bethlehem and witnessed the massacre of the infants; he also saw Mary and Joseph flee.  Just as he finishes, Camilla, Scarus and Theron step into the firelight, alive and travel‑stained, and there is a joyous reunion.Theron then narrates.  He admits that his complaining concealed fear and that only Targitus’s help kept them alive.  He also recounts their stay in Mamshit and Camilla’s gradual recovery.  The story then shifts back to Alexandria.  Prefect Gaius Turranius privately confronts Honourius, accusing him of rescuing the Vestal Tullia and fathering a secret child, Sophia.  The prefect proposes blackmail: he will expose the scandal unless Honourius gives him half the profits of the lucrative Indian and African trade and marries Sophia to him.  Honourius realises that the real price of silence is his daughter’s freedom.To prevent the prefect from destroying Sophia, Honourius stages an “accident.”  He invites Turranius onto a royal barge on the Nile, having secretly weakened the hull.  As the vessel breaks apart mid‑river, he tells the prefect that he promised silence and now the Nile will keep him from Sophia, then drags him into the water.  Both disappear beneath the river, and Honourius’s last thought before drowning is a plea for forgiveness.  In Alexandria the catastrophe is treated as a tragic accident.  Theron and Scarus hear that the barge sank and that the prefect’s body was never found; they realise Honourius sacrificed himself to protect his daughter and that Rome will soon send a harsher emissary.  Determined to reach the Star Walkers before Rome does, they travel under cover of night.Theron, Scarus and Sophia head east to find the Star Walkers.  They avoid major roads, buy information with wine and rumours and eventually reach a dangerous crossroads near Gaza controlled by Nabataean and Idumean fighters.  When told the road is closed, Theron negotiates safe passage by offering gold “for interrupting your watch,” more gold for the wine they will claim to have denied, and a sealed blank parchment as a promise that Gaza will remember nothing.  When one of his companions remarks that he bought silence, Theron replies, “No. I rented forgetfulness,” observing that fear travels faster than messengers.  Behind them, Gaza returns to its layered loyalties, while ahead the Star Walkers move on, unaware that their path has been purchased.Theron standis before Sophia, announcing that Honourius wrote a final message for her and ne now delivers it into her hands.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn the quiet aftermath of battle, the Star-Bearers gather beyond Herod’s reach, carrying their wounded, their grief, and the fragile hope entrusted to them. As Gondophares clings to life and the company reunites around Mary, Joseph, and the Child, a new presence arrives at dawn: Mara ben Hannaniah, known among her people as The Listener at Dawn. With her comes the ancient discipline of listening—to light, to dreams, to wounds that still speak. Through healing, song, and silence, Mara reveals that light does not conquer by force, but by presence, restoring bodies, binding fractured souls, and preparing safe passage for what must yet remain hidden.  As Mara’s followers, the Therapeutae depart toward Mareotis with Gondophares, Brigomarus, and the Magi, the narrative turns inward, offering quiet commissions rather than prophecies. Adam is charged not to intervene, but to witness; Sophia is given permission to remember, to write, and not to look away. Amid farewells that widen rather than close the road, the caravan resumes its journey toward Egypt and Alexandria, carrying with it a truth that will echo through the Chronicles: that light does not accuse, it reveals, and those who truly listen will always find one another.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn the aftermath of the massacre at Bethlehem, Brigomarus of Ancyra—Herod’s Gallic strategos—wanders the blood-soaked streets, shattered by the crime he has carried out in the king’s name. Renouncing his command, his weapons, and his loyalty to Herod, Brigomarus flees alone into the Judean wilderness, seeking only death. Instead, poisoned by a viper and broken by fever, he is found by the angel Raphael, who confronts him with the truth of his guilt and offers him a path not of punishment, but of repentance and restoration .Meanwhile, the Star Walkers themselves are forced into flight as Herod’s cavalry closes in. Splitting into smaller groups to confuse their pursuers, Adam, Sophia, Loukia, Gondophares, and the infant Scythian prince are hunted across the desert. When they are finally cornered, violence erupts—but the tide turns through unexpected mercy and fierce loyalty. Brigomarus reappears, unarmed yet resolute, standing between the soldiers and their victims, as Axia Panopliades and her Scythian horse-archers sweep in to scatter Herod’s men. The chapter ends in blood, deliverance, and grace, as Gondophares lies grievously wounded, Brigomarus stands at the threshold of redemption, and Raphael’s presence affirms that heaven has not abandoned those who choose to turn toward the light .Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn the haunting aftermath of the Nativity, Rachel’s Cry unfolds as Sophia’s vision reveals the coming sorrow that will shadow the light of Bethlehem. The Child’s radiance becomes a prophecy of love that must suffer and endure, while Adam foresees the cross that will rise from this night of wonder. As Joseph, warned by the angel, leads Mary and the infant toward Egypt, the Star Bearers witness the fulfillment of prophecy and the beginning of exile—the star now burning within their hearts.Meanwhile, in Herod’s palace, madness festers. Nicolaus of Damascus records the king’s descent into terror and cruelty, culminating in the dreadful command to Brigomarus, captain of the Gallic Guard: the slaughter of Bethlehem’s children. Through Brigomarus’ eyes, the horror is laid bare, a stain upon history and the soul of humankind. Loukia’s lament, “Rachel Weeping for Her Sons,” rises over the desert as the League of Star Bearers flees into the wilderness, carrying both the grief of the mothers and the fragile hope of redemption—the light that no darkness can destroy.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn this radiant and deeply spiritual chapter, the League of Star Bearers: Sophia, Adam, Melchior, Balthazar, Gondophares, Loukia, Axia, and their companions, at last reach Bethlehem beneath the steady light of the Star. Their long journey through desert and doubt culminates in the humble cave where heaven meets earth. Through Sophia’s eyes, we witnesses the wonder of the Nativity: the Virgin Mary serene and luminous, Joseph steadfast and reverent, and the Child whose gaze reveals eternity in mercy and innocence. One by one, the travelers lay down their gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh, song, medallion and crown, each offering transformed into an act of surrender and revelation.In the stillness that follows, miracles unfold. Loukia’s mother, long voiceless, finds her speech restored as mother and daughter sing to the newborn Child. Axia, queen of the steppes, lays down her crown, and even the proud kings are humbled. In the cave’s light, time itself folds; the wanderers behold the mystery of divine love made flesh. When the caravan departs, the night seems newly born, the world subtly remade. As Sophia writes in her scroll, “The night we left Bethlehem, the world was the same, and yet utterly changed.” Adam is given a special gift to take back to his world.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAs Adam enters Jerusalem under the cold dawn, he witnesses the twilight of a tyrant and the trembling birth of a new age. Within the shadowed halls of Herod’s palace, he tends the dying king—his body swollen and rotting, his mind consumed by guilt and fear. In a scene both harrowing and sacred, Adam confronts not only disease but the moral decay of power itself, as Herod rages against the coming of the Child whose star burns above the city. Meanwhile, Sophia and the caravan of Star Bearers arrive at Jerusalem’s gates, their presence stirring prophecy and unrest. Amid the smoke of sacrifice and the gold of the Temple, they meet Nicolaus of Damascus, the scholar torn between truth and loyalty, who delivers Herod’s duplicitous message: to find the newborn King and report back.As night falls over the trembling city, prophecy, history, and conscience converge. Herod’s fear of being replaced becomes the spark of violence yet to come, while Adam and Sophia bear witness to the first collision of darkness and light—the dying of one kingdom and the quiet rise of another.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailOur tale now unfolds in two intertwined threads. First, Brigomarus, the red-haired Gallic captain of Herod’s guard, recounts his brutal past, from slavery and the gladiator’s arena to serving the paranoid King Herod. Sent by Herod’s scribe, Nicolaus of Damascus, to find the famed physician named Adam Aliquis, Brigomarus rides out from Jericho, unaware that destiny is leading him toward the caravan of the Star Bearers.Meanwhile, Sophia narrates the Star Bearers’ caravan journey from Petra through the desert to Mamshit and toward Judea, filled with poetry, prophecy, and Loukia’s haunting songs of healing for her silent mother, Kaliope. As they near Bethlehem, the group senses both revelation and danger. Their path collides with Brigomarus’s patrol, and when he recognizes Adam as the physician he seeks, he seizes him, and Sophia as well, in Herod’s name. The company cannot prevent it. The chapter closes under a gathering shadow: the healers become hostages, and the road of faith now leads straight into the heart of Herod’s darkness.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailSophia takes up the stylus to chronicle the League of Star Bearers’ passage from the Arabian coast into the Nabataean lands and their mystical capital of Petra. After landing on the red-tinged shores of Arabia, the companions are welcomed by Nabataean guides who recognize Balthazar and pledge safe passage through Hegra, Dedan, and the desert cisterns. At a caravanserai carved into rose-red cliffs, they share songs, visions, and quiet conversations that reveal Adam’s growing burden of prophetic dreams and Sophia’s own need to set their journey into words. The travelers witness the majesty of a wild Arabian horse herd—creatures treated as sacred vessels of memory and covenant—and receive mounts for the arduous crossing.Led by their guide Hamrath, the caravan survives the merciless heat thanks to hidden Nabataean cisterns, vast underground reservoirs that offer life-giving water and a sense of ancestral mystery. In the cool depths of one such cistern, Loukia sings a haunting hymn to the Cistern, the “flame beneath the sand,” echoing the timeless bond between desert, memory, and divine promise. Continuing north, the party reaches the silent rock-cut necropolis of Hegra, where carved stars and facades remind them of the impermanence of human glory.A fierce sandstorm scatters the travelers, and Adam is drawn onto a basalt ridge where the archangel Gabriel names him witness and bearer of the flame. He beholds visions of the Child of Light, the cross, and the triumph of divine love over darkness before being found at dawn by Loukia and Targitus. Reunited with Sophia, Adam speaks of the battle already won despite the suffering to come.At last the caravan enters Petra through the narrow Siq, emerging before the rose-red Treasury and the bustling markets, temples, and water-filled terraces of the hidden city. Amid the city’s grandeur Sophia reflects that Petra’s beauty lies in its transience: the carved facades are mortal masks proclaiming both human longing and inevitable decay. As night falls and Loukia sings beneath the wheeling stars, the companions rest in Petra’s splendor while the guiding star continues to call them eastward toward the deeper mystery they seekSupport the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn a sealed tomb in Abruzzo, Havelock, Vanini, and Hassan uncover scrolls containing both a mysterious modern-hand passage of Samuel’s warning against kings and a cache of letters between Strabo of Amaseia and Nicolaus of Damascus. The correspondence reveals Nicolaus’ defense of Herod’s rule as necessary statecraft, Strabo’s suspicions of cruelty, and remarkable accounts of the League of Star Bearers—foreign kings, a Scythian queen, and the enigmatic Adam Aliquis—pursuing a wandering star toward Bethlehem. As the letters darken, Nicolaus privately confesses to Strabo the truth of Herod’s massacre of the innocents, a crime he dares not record in history but cannot silence in conscience. The chapter closes with fragments from Strabo’s Geographica describing the Nabataeans’ austere communal life and control of desert trade, underscoring themes of kingship, truth, and the fragile line between history and myth.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn the port city of Adulis, Adam’s company faces a decisive split. Theron, supported by Honourius and others, urges the group to take their laden merchant ships north to Berenike and then to Alexandria, where the cargo of silks, spices, gems, and incense promises immense wealth. Adam, however, along with the League of Star Bearers, insists on following the mysterious star eastward, across the Red Sea into the deserts of Arabia, in pursuit of a greater, sacred purpose.Theron challenges Adam’s vision, valuing tangible gold over unseen light, while Honourius warns of Arabia’s dangers through a vivid and harrowing recollection of his youth: an ill-fated Roman expedition under Aelius Gallus that was decimated by thirst, hostile terrain, and haunting encounters with the jinn. Despite their warnings, Sophia and the Star Bearers remain resolute, seeing the star as an eternal truth beyond earthly riches.The company ultimately divides—Theron, Honourius, Camilla, Scarus, Nicanor, and most sailors depart for Alexandria with the treasures, while Adam, Sophia, Axia, Gondophares, Loukia, and others set sail in smaller vessels toward the Arabian coast, leaving all wealth behind. Scarus wishes to follow Adam but is released from his oath so he can remain with Camilla.As night falls, the two groups part under the silent witness of the star. Loukia sings a poignant song that stills the harbor, marking the moment with both sorrow and blessing. The Star Bearers’ voyage is suffused with quiet resolve and Adam’s dream of angelic voices foretelling a humble yet world-changing child. Meanwhile, Theron wrestles with doubt at sea, wondering which path will be remembered when gold is gone.Dawn finds the Star Bearers nearing Arabia’s shadowed coast. Gondophares warns that the desert will test them all, revealing the truth within each traveler. The chapter closes with both fleets moving in opposite directions—one toward fortune, the other toward mystery—beneath the watchful, pulsing star.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe narrative now shifts to  Bazen, now known as Balthazar, King of Aksum. He recounts the mystical and prophetic journey that led him to join a gathering of extraordinary individuals, all drawn by a miraculous star heralding the birth of a divine child.Balthazar, descended from the House of Solomon and Sheba, recalls his youth steeped in learning, martial skill, and spiritual wisdom. A vision of a pulsing star awakens a deep calling in him. Shortly afterward, a mysterious fleet arrives at the port of Adulis carrying a diverse and mysterious group: kings, queens, sages, warriors, a former slave poets, and a prophet.Each of these travellers share their visions, dreams, and reasons for their pilgrimage. Despite their different origins—royalty, slavery, scholarship, and the far future—they are united by a shared experience of divine calling and an otherworldly star that calls not to power but to humility, peace, and truth.The travellers take a solemn vow. The eight companions—each representing different aspects of creation and human striving—form a sacred fellowship, the League of Star Bearers. They swear not to seek power but to serve the light, to protect the child whose birth will change the world, and to bear witness in silence, truth, and unity.Loukia sings a hauntingly beautiful song—a poet's offering that encapsulates their mission. The star sinks below the horizon, and the League sets forth on a journey not of conquest, but of reverence, remembrance, and revelation.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailGondophares, King of a great empire, is plagued by recurring, vivid dreams of a tiger in the jungle and a glowing child who calls to him. Despite returning home to peace and prosperity, he feels restless—haunted by a divine longing that no earthly success can soothe.In the palace gardens, he hears a young girl, Loukia, sing a haunting song of Orpheus and Eurydice. Her sorrowful music stirs his soul. She speaks of visions—a child bathed in light, beckoning her and her mother to follow a star. Gondophares realizes they have both seen the same child in their visions. Loukia pleads with him to take them to see this child, believing he can save her ailing mother. Gondophares is deeply moved but torn—he is a king, with a kingdom to lead.That night, a mysterious, angelic figure named Raphael appears to Gondophares and confirms his visions. Raphael, a servant of the Most High, urges the king to obey the divine call and seek the child. Gondophares is told that others—including Melchior, Loukia, and Adam—will join him. He is to begin his journey by seeking the King of Aksum.Troubled but resolute, Gondophares tells his brother Abdagases of his decision to leave the throne. Though devastated, Abdagases eventually agrees to assume rule. The priest Melchior affirms the righteousness of Gondophares’s decision, teaching that true kingship lies not in power, but in service, justice, and humility under Ahura Mazda. Gondophares relinquishes his crown and sets out as a pilgrim to seek the child who is prophesied to change the world.Meanwhile, Adam and Sophia enjoy a peaceful interlude in the city of Taxila, growing ever closer. Their love deepens, as do the bonds between others in their party—such as Scarus and Camilla, whose friendship blooms into romance.As the group prepares to return west, Honourius—Sophia’s father and former enemy of Adam—is gravely ill. Camilla urges Adam to heal him, reminding him of fate’s mysterious ways. Despite lingering resentment, Adam agrees and tends Honourius with compassion, out of love for Sophia.In a powerful public farewell, Gondophares, clad in simple robes, renounces his throne before his people. He proclaims his mission: to seek the divine child prophesied by stars and dreams. With great emotion, he entrusts his brother with the kingdom and walks away—not as a king, but as a pilgrim, beginning his sacred quest.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe narrative now shifts to Gondophares, also known as Gaspar, the Indo-Parthian King of Kings, powerful overlord of all the mighty, rich and populous lands of the great river Indus, stretching from the shores of the Erythrean Sea to the Hindu Kush. While mounting a siege of the great port city of Barbaricum, he has a strange dream, that he is stalking in the forest in the body of a tiger. He sees a strange light, but awakes to the surprising news that Azes, a petty rebel king, has abandoned the city and left it defenceless. Envoys come to him, begging for mercy, and tell him of the appearance of a strange fleet of sailing ships, who forced their way into the harbour. Gondophares sends for these strangers and discovers their commander, Honourius, is an old friend. The Great King, for all his power, is beguiled by the beautiful philosophia from Alexandria, and offers to help her with her two quests, but first the rebels and pirate fleet must be dealt with. Plans are made for an alliance to destroy the returning pirate fleet at a time and place of the allies choosing.Send your comments to [email protected] the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAdam and his companions arrive in the grand city of Taxila, a thriving metropolis with diverse cultural influences, including Buddhist, Greek, and Zoroastrian elements. The city's splendor and advanced infrastructure amaze the travellers.Upon arrival, the group is met by Commander Adashir, who welcomes them on behalf of the Great King Gondophares. It is revealed that the king is in the south, involved in conflicts and forming alliances with a mysterious fleet. The group settles in the palace, enjoying the city's hospitality while awaiting further developments.Meanwhile, Axia, the warrior queen, is nearing childbirth. Concerned about the strain of travel, Adam and Arsalion devise a plan to delay their journey by having Arsalion feign illness. This successfully keeps Axia in Taxila long enough to experience a transformative moment in her life.During their stay, Adam and his companions seek a mysterious Magus at a Zoroastrian fire temple. Here, an angelic light in the sky reveals Melchior, who presents him with a sacred object linked to Adam’s divine mission. Melchior, who was forewarned of Adam's arrival by the archangel Raphael, believes they are destined to find a prophesied child.Meanwhile, word arrives that Gondophares is returning to Taxila. The city bursts into celebration, with grand preparations for his homecoming. His arrival is a magnificent spectacle, and Gondophares reveals himself as an imposing yet wise ruler. Upon meeting Axia and Arsalion, he acknowledges them not as vassals but as equals, welcoming them into his kingdom.Adam is unexpectedly reunited with his lost soulmate. Overcome with emotion, they embrace in a deeply heartfelt moment, signaling the resolution of Adam's personal quest. A joyous and momentous occasion also brings with is a sense of foreboding.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe travellers escaping the Kushans, come to Alexandria in the Caucasus, another of the lost cities of Alexander, which has not yet fallen to the Kushans. The arrival of Loukia, a descendant of Roxanna, causes a stir amongst the Greeks in this distant city. Besieged on all sides, Euthydemus, the last King of the farthest Greeks, hails her as a harbinger of hope for his kingdom.  But will Euthydemus and his people let this girl depart? Axia promises to aid the Farthest Greeks in exchange for help in making the difficult transit over the Himalayas to Taxila. The caravan ascends through the pass, but the weather and hostile tribesmen conspire to block the way. Evil descends upon the travellers, and Axia asks Adam to take on burdens that oppress her. Adam is given back one of the three gifts gifted to him by Raphael. He is called to face mysterious evil foes, and is taken by them to their master, alone, deep in the mountains. An epic struggle ensues, but the Archangels appear, rescuing Adam and changing the world forever.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe mysterious monk now tells the story of the green-eyed Loukia, child of light and descendant of daughters of ancient Greek kings in the far east. The travellers are captivated by her tragic tale. It begins with the fate of the cities built by Alexander centuries before in Bactria, Gandhara, and at the very steps of the Hindu Kush. These Greek cities fall one by one to the Yuezhi, nomads from the east, who establish a new empire, the Kushan, under their warlord, Heraeus. This tyrant takes an interest in Loukia, and has separated her from her mother, Kaliope., ill-fated Queen of one of the last Greek cities, Alexandria Eschate.  When that city falls, Loukia becomes an entertainer, enchanting the women of the Kushan court with her songs and beauty. Heraeus succumbs to a mysterious illness and descends into madness. As he becomes weaker, only Loukia can relieve his suffering with her sweet voice and innocent ways. Heraeus, obsessed with the thought of oblivion, has his son Kujula Kadphisis, swear a dark oath that will doom Loukia to an unspeakable fate. She looks to Targitus to rescue her from the darkness.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailOur narrative shifts back again to Adam. Axia, Arsalion and their party together with Adam, Scarus and Targitus, Master of Eagles, depart from the Massagetae, leaving her brothers Protothyes and Skumaxa as co-regents of the nation. At first the party is guided by a pillar of light from the Archangels, and travels down a mighty river. But the light of the angels fades as they travel through strange and unknown lands far to the east and south.  A council is held to discuss their situation. A plan is worked out. Theron, Adam, and Scarus leave the main party behind to find a way, guided by Targitus and his eagle.  The travellers hook up with a caravan travelling to Bukhara, stronghold of a tyrant who styles himself as the first overlord of the Kushans. They cross paths with a warrior, Hareth, a monk, and a girl. This strange and mysterious girl, a ward of the monk, forms a bond with Targitus. A bargain is struck with these strangers to guide Axia's party through the mountain passes of the Hindu Kush to Taxila. But first, they must contend with the mysterious history of this girl and learn that the Kushans are searching for her. Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe Great King Gondophares, the philosophia, and the rest of the  party return to the palace. On the way, the great transformation of the Monsoons transforms the land. But, before the rains return, the Romans and the Indo-Parthian army must make plans. Forces are put into motion, and the new roman fleet and Gondophares’ army sweep down upon the enemy.  Gondophares and the Indo-Parthians now find themselves at peace after generations of war. He is restless and searches for a new purpose, his thoughts turning to Sophia. The allies are stricken with bad news amid their celebration.   The trade fleet arrives, and prosperity flows like a river into the realm. But new laws must be made to manage the peace and the trade that comes with it. Plans are made for the Great King and his allies to go up the Indus to the Royal City of Minnagara. Gondophares looks to fulfil his promise to take the philosophia and her guardian  to the Royal Capital of Taxila at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains, but before they can leave, old friends appear, and Sophia receives news of Adam.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe 100-ship roman trade fleet has crossed the Indian Ocean and approaches the end of its journey to the lands of the Indus. But little is known about the port city of Barbaricum, and what awaits them there. With all the uncertainty, plans are set in motion to deal with the expected danger of a pirate fleet. Honourius’ fears are well founded as the merchant ships encounter a squadron of hostile war galleys. His plans are executed with devastating results, as the 10 trade ships safely anchor in the harbour. Sophia confronts Honorius with the truth about her mother. But their tender words of reconciliation as father and daughter are interrupted by signs of a new danger emerging from the port city itself.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailCamilla, Sophia’s guardian, the retired Vestalis Maxima, , takes up the narrative. While preparations for the voyage of the departing Roman fleet for India are reaching their conclusion, Sophia grieves the absence of Adam. Honourius deflects her questions, accuses Adam and Scarus of running off with the Scythian Queen, and counsels her to forget about them. The expedition departs and Sophia turns to Camilla for comfort. Now that the voyage has begun, Camilla is no longer bound by her oath of secrecy. She tells Sophia about her past, and the tragic story of her mother, Tullia. Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe epilogue to Archangel Chronicles I ended the first part of the saga with a mystery: a strange hermit, in a desert monastery high up a mountainside,  where an Archaeologist, Havelock, and his assistant, Hassan have come to find answers. Archangel Chronicles II begins with another mystery, on another mountain shrouded in legends. Havelock pursues his quest to discern the story of the strange hermit through the centuries by finding the scrolls where it has all been written down. But who is the lady in the tomb?Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailI thought I would take a few minutes to explain where this story came from before continuing with Archangel Chronicles II Triumph of Innocence. There is a lot more adventures coming as we unroll the next part of the saga. The podcast is such an intimate medium. This story comes directly from me to you, dear listeners, wherever in the world you may be. No ancient bard ever had such access one on one on such an intimate level. I hope this story has meaning for you.  Text me on fan mail at buzzsprout.com or send me an email at: [email protected] the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailBook One of the Archangel Chronicles ends where it began, in what seems like a prison at the top of a mountain. But is it really a prison, or a place of safety and strength?  Some travellers are urgently seeking the man in this place, in a desert wasteland. But is it really a wasteland, or a place where one story ends and others have yet to be told?Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAxia is brought back to the Massagetae camp, her wound festering, and in grave condition. She is surrounded by her priestesses, who kneel around her, chanting day and night and offering sacrifices. Arsalion never leaves Axia’s side. Adam realizes  that he is helpless to stem the tide of her infection. While Axia and her brothers have taken their revenge on Artaxes, there is no joy in it. After some days, Axia regains enough strength to summons her people to raise a great burial mound, a Kurgan in which to bury her father the great King Bartatua, and the slain warriors of the Massagetae host. But she intends to be interred there with her father, over the protests of Arsalion and her brothers. As her condition worsens, and Axia slips to the edge of death, despair and mourning descend.  The Kurgan is built in 40 days, and the great King’s body and those of his warriors are prepared for burial and processed through the clans and tribes. But at the darkest time, there is hope. A new quest emerges.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAxia and her brothers gather the commanders of the Scythian warriors for a council of war. The Massagetae host is organized into companies and divisions. The whole camp feverishly prepares for the coming battle. Scarus comes up with a plan to deal with the enemy war elephants. The sacred fires are lit, and companies of scouts are set out to disrupt the approaching enemy army. With wind and fire, the enemy is checked, and prisoners are brought forward. Axia gives the captives a message to take back to the enemy. But the army of Artaxes and his Parthian allies doubles down, intent on destroying Axia and her people. The Massagetae host sets off for battle, led by Zephyria. A desperate battle unfolds. The Scythian host flows around the enemy like water around boulders. At a critical point, , Scarus’ counter-measures bear fruit and the enemy is thrown into confusion.  The Lord of Slaughter reveals himself as the Massagetae wreak their terrible vengeance, but his presence is interrupted by a sign from the angels. Adam finds that he must save Axia yet again.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAbu takes up the narrative. His Eagle Master Aduthuma, Abu’s eagle Zephyria and Abu begin their long journey back to the Massagetae camp to join the great hunt, or Nerge. They travel at night along the edges of the steppes, sticking to high places, avoiding towns and cities along the way.  Abu’s attachment to Zephyria grows, and he can see through her eyes while in a trance as Zephyria hunts and guides them forward. One day, they discern a cloud of dust in the distance, and Zephyria is sent to find out the cause. Abu, seeing through Zephyria’s eyes, discovers  a menace coming from an unexpected place.  They race home to warn the Queen of what they have found.Meanwhile, Adam resumes his narrative and about the great hunt, which mobilizes the entire Massagetae nation, including men, women and beasts. But they are all unaware of the approaching danger.  Axia takes up her place at the head of the hunt, with Arsalion, her champion, at her side.  A great beast is spotted, and Axia resolves to be the first to slay it. She is lured to a place of danger, where two deadly perils await her and her champion. Abu and Zephyria arrive to warn of the unfolding danger. Adam is required to once again apply his healing skills. The Massagetae host prepares for battle.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAdam takes up the narrative again. Abu has gone with his new mentor, the Master of the Eagles far away from the Massagetae camp. Adam is lonely, and feeling Abu’s absence, so he keeps himself busy. Queen Axia is determined to wed Adam, and he is running out of excuses, so he plots with Theron and Scarus to press  the Roxolani (Sarmatian) Prince Arsalion to pursue a match with the Queen. Theron is enthusiastic, and he enlists the Queen’s brothers to help him propose a grand tournament of the three manly sports, wrestling, horse archery and horse racing to the Queen. She is interested and intrigued that Arsalion is pursuing her. But the matchmakers begin to worry that they may have bitten off more than they can chew when it becomes clear that their champion is in need of training. Time is short to get Arsalion ready for the challenges that he will face in the tournament. Will he prevail and attract the Queen’s admiration?Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAbubakar tells us his tearful parting from Adam, his first mentor.  He discovers the mystical threads that binds him to the eagles and  Aduthuma, the Master of the Eales takes him on as his apprentice.  Together they take a long journey to the Sacred Mountains, where Aduthuma begins to pass his knowledge on to Abu. He learns to hunt with the Eagles, and comes to understand the love and respect that must be given to them, and all creatures.  Abu learns a valuable lesson when the day comes for Zephros to be taken to the Sacred Mountain and be set free. Sorrow gives way to joy when he finds a new eagle to train. Time passes swiftly, but one day a summons comes from the Scythian Queen.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe eastward migration of the Massagetae continues, until, late into the waning summer, and cool nights, a place for a winter camp is chosen where the ancient Oxus River, now known as the Amu Darya, reaches the Aral Sea.  Adam is visited again by Raphael of the Gray Eyes, who tells him that a solution to his dilemma with the Scythian Queen may present itself. Adam learns from Arsalion, Prince of the Roxolani, that mythical heroic epics about Adam’s exploits are being sung amongst the people. Adam sees an opportunity to play the secret matchmaker.  A great feast is declared, and Abu is called to chose his destiny, but he has to give up the possessions  of his childhood first.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAfter turning the tables on Thraxsus and his cutthroat band of gladiators and thieves, it is time for a feast. The Queen is at the head of an ever growing host of warriors.  It is time to dispense justice to the Thraxsus’ remaining followers, but justice is harsh on the steppes.   The great migration of Axia and her people continues, and the host grows more day by day, until they come to the great river Volga, and must cross it to enter the heartland of the Massagetae.  Theron appears out of the mists with the means, and Scarus devises a method  to cross the waters of the Volga  as if on dry land, delivering the tribesmen, women, children  and their livestock to their promised land. Axia and her people are joined by a powerful ally, who delivers the preserved body of her father, the great King Bartatua, back to his people.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAxia’s party, slowed down by the Scythian treasure wagons, have attracted a lot of unwanted attention passing through the farthest reaches of the Empire after leaving Baku. They are warned by the commander of the cohort guarding the Gates of Alexander, the last outpost of civilization, but do not heed his advice. The party presses on, but many of the Scythian horsemen have melted away, leaving the Queen’s party and her treasure waggons guarded only by the dubious Thraxsus and his gladiators. Scarus senses the coming confrontation. Preparations are made. Now isolated out on the steppes, the Queen and her party are abandoned and then ambushed by Thraxsus and his men.  Thraxsus  has plans for the treasure and cruel designs on the Queen. In the ensuing struggle,  an unexpected hero comes forth and turns the tables on Thraxsus.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan Mail Adam, Abu and Scarus are now placed in the custody of Axia, Queen of the Red Scythians, and they begin a relentless journey on horseback with her warband across the Eastern Empire, headed for Baku, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, the empire’s farthest outpost.  The band meets up again on the shores of the Black Sea with Theron, who has recruited a dubious band of former gladiators to guard the wagons bearing the Queen’s treasure.  Scarus, Adam and Abu are suspicious of the gladiators, and their leader, Thraxus, and warn Theron and the Queen that they may be dangerous. Adam formulates a plan to bring matters to a head when they get to Baku. Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailOur story now moves a land far away from the civilized cities of Roman AEgypt, out onto the vast  Steppes of Central Asia,  where a party gathers on a vast Scythian burial ground. A mysterious winged being makes it presence known. Adams companions are alarmed by strange lights in the sky, but Adam has seen them before.  Adam recalls events of the last several years, when he was kidnapped from the comfort of his home in Alexandria, and spirited away from his life with Sophia.  Adam finds that he was betrayed by those close to him, but there is a reconning with his captor, who discloses the conspiracy. Adam is delivered against his will into the power of the Scythian Queen and swept away to the farthest corners of the ancient civilized world.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailWhile our reluctant prophet is drawn far, away from Alexandria on an uncertain adventure, our narrative now shifts to the darkened halls of Herod the Great’s palace in Jerusalem. There, brooding deeply in the gloom of night, he receives a series of visitors from the past that remind him of many things he would rather forget.   Herod is forced to confront the blackness of his own soul, before he is awakened by a strange light.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAdam reflects on a past memory of Axia, who now speaks to the secret assembly. She vows to return to her people and retake her throne. The scholars at Alexandria reveal knowledge of the sea routes to the east, which have since become blocked by pirates. Another invitation by a powerful Indo-Parthian King is revealed.  Honorius seeks to recruit Axia and her peoples to restore the trade routes and  offers aid from the Emperor himself. Axia and the Scythians consider the offer, but she has conditions that must be met before she will accept.  Adam senses that his comfortable life in Alexandria is about to change.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailIn the aftermath of the great race, Adam's fame as healer of the Queen of the Red Scythians threatens his security.  Scarus, the centurion, is assigned by the prefect to become Adam’s bodyguard, and becomes a reliable friend. Adam’s comfortable existence is interrupted by a summons to a secret meeting of notables,  assembled by Honorius. Great plans with an eye to the east are revealed. To Adam’s surprise, Axia is at the very centre of it all.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailThe day of the great race comes.  During the opening spectacle, Axia's funeral fire is ignited. But the crowd is astonished when a red phoenix flies up from the ashes, followed by the re-appearance of the Red Scythian Queen to lead her faction's teams. The Race is close, but Axia needs to survive yet another disaster to win it.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAxia’s recovery is kept secret. Adam assembles a group of scholars together with Theron and his guards. Adam reveals what he knows about the likely cause of Axia’s seizures. A secret plot is unmasked. Theron ponders an unpleasant surprise for the conspirators.Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]

Send us Fan MailAxia recovers with Adam’s help, but he is alarmed by the bold expression of her intentions towards him. Sofia recites the tragic history of the Massagetae and asks Adam to introduce her to Axia. Sophia and Axia come from different worlds, and Axia does not hesitate to express her claims to Adam, but at the end she is disarmed by Sophia's graciousness. Axia makes a dark vow to seek revenge for the murder of her father.                                                                                              Support the showSend your comments to [email protected]