You're never too old to make a bad decision. After twenty winters on the road, Tanyth Fairport makes one last pilgrimage in her quest to learn all she can about the herbs and medicinal plants of Korlay before settling down to write her magnum opus. Her journey is interrupted when she decides to help a small village and learns that much of what she knows of the world may not be quite as it seems. Nathan Lowell blends wiccan tradition and shamanistic lore into a fantasy quest for a new - if un ...
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A Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper: Book 3 The Lois McKendrick runs headlong into trouble when a routine in-system transit goes bad. Ishmael and the rest of the crew must scramble to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it in order to keep the ship alive. Learn more about the officers and crew of the Lois McKendrick as they struggle to keep their ship and discover how Ishmael finds out how wrong he's been about what it means to be a spacer in this latest Trader's T ...
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A Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper: Book 6 Everything in the universe comes with a price. When Diurnia Salvage and Transport undergoes a change in management, Captain Ishmael Horatio Wang finds himself adrift in a sea of red ink, and intrigue. He dives in only to find that he is over his head in a universe where cut-throat competition takes on an all new meaning. What tragic price will Captain Wang pay for his Owner's Share?
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Otto is Richard Krugg's only son and heir to the Shaman's gift. The only problem is Otto doesn't want it. He wants to be a fisherman. When company policies force unwelcome changes onto his life and threaten even the security of the village, Otto discovers that being a shaman isn't optional. Jimmy Pirano is caught between the devil and the deep green sea when new production quotas are handed down from corporate headquarters. Locked into a century of existing practice, Jimmy is forced to find ...
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A Trader's Tale from the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper A shuffling of cabins puts Ishmael Horatio Wang in command of the worst ship in the fleet. He learns that being Captain doesn't make you infallible and that life in the Captain's Cabin is filled with new kinds of challenge as he tries to keep the ship moving, the crew out of trouble, and turn a profit to earn his Captain's Share. In a ship where the officers outnumber the crew, how can he manage to keep everybody happy? Welcome to the ...
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From the author who started it all and New Zealand's original podcast authoress, Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine return to Podiobooks.com with Tales from the Archives, a collection of original steampunk short stories set in the world of their award-winning series, The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Featuring voices familiar and new, Pip and Tee invite you to sample the fantastic world of their shadowy organisation that fights for Queen and Empire against the mysterious and unknown. This vol ...
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Archives 14: The Precarious Child (Pip Ballantine)
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34:37The street urchins that will one day be called the Ministry Seven, have a task from Agent Harrison Thorne. It seems simple enough, however their leader Miss Verity Fitzroy discovers that a surprise from her past is tangled up with this mysterious man which leads to a very precarious situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…
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Archives 13: From Paris, with Regret (Starla Huchton)
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44:12On assignment in the City of Light, Ministry agents Eliza D. Braun and Harrison Thorne chase down a murderer condemning descendants of a royal bloodline to a horrific death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris | Scribl
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Archives 12: Darkest before the Darkwater (Tee Morris)
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45:50A group of survivors from the airship GUY FAWKES find themselves washed ashore on an uncharted island. In their search for survival, they uncover one mystery after another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris | Scribl
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Archives 11: The Shadows of Calcutta (Phil Rossi)
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52:52Agent Robert Smith, on return from a mission in Nepal, is diverted to India where he is charged to find a missing agent. Alex Tanner had been investigating a series of thefts and murders holding the Ministry’s attention, and now it falls on Agent Smith to find his missing comrade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Archives 10: Night's Plutonian Shore - Part Two (Jack Mangan)
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35:33We rejoin our epic tale across the America’s as Agent Bruce Campbell remains on the trail of Usher assassin, Mikael Scharnusser, who has fellow Ministry agent Brandon Hill captive. With a narrow window of time granted by the enigmatic agent of the States’ OSM agency, Bruce must rescue Agent Hill from this madman’s locomotive lair… Learn more about …
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Archives 09: Night's Plutonian Shore - Part One (Jack Mangan)
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37:28This epic tale opens in 1849 when a poet is murdered in the streets of Baltimore. The man behind the seemingly random murder manages to elude the law until — in 1889 — Agents Bruce Campbell and Brandon Hill track him down. The assassin, Mikael Scharnusser, gives the slip to the agents on revealing his “talent” and the madman’s intentions to bring d…
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Archives 08: Hanuman's Gift - Part Two (Helen E.H. Madden)
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37:11After hearing Agent Harrison Thorne’s impossible tale of cursed monkeys and undead womenWhitby must file away the physical evidence. However it just may be that Hanuman’s Gift was not totally left behind in India, and the Archives are not as boring and safe as he believes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Archives 07: Hanuman's Gift - Part One (Helen E.H. Madden)
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38:05Deep in the Archives, Augustus Whitby toils through his duties in the Archives, dreaming up romantic stories far more plausible than the supposed “investigations” of the field agents. A story from Agent Harrison Thorne and an unassuming artifact from his recent case, however, proves much to Whitby’s chagrin that there are some truths that are far s…
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Archives 06: A Ruby in Rain (Grant Stone)
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35:36From the farthest edge of the Empire, New Zealand agents Lachlan King and Barry Ferguson are called to interview a recent arrival to Auckland’s prisons. An infamous gambler, according to the constable’s account, has turned himself into their custody, not for the safety of society but for his own. The Ministry steps in to uncover a man’s story of im…
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Agent Brandon Hill is on assignment in South America, enjoying the local culture and women, when a mystery that could lead to El Dorado falls into his lap. Before the intrepid agent knows it, he is the jungle uncovering a plot but the devilish Illuminati. He will need all his monkey knife fighting skills to survive this one. Learn more about your a…
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Archives 04: The Sun Never Sets (Val Griswold-Ford)
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38:47Agent Isaac Martin receives a note, imploring him to investigate the nearly completed clock tower at the Palace at Westminster. He and his partner, Agent Andrew Kensington, start looking into the construction and uncover unanswered questions concerning this new landmark’s creators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Archives 03: The Astonishing Amulet of Amenartas (Nathan Lowell)
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46:57Agent Heathcliff Durham finds himself crisscrossing Africa, looking for an Amulet that could spell disaster for any who come near it. Battling blistering heat, starvation, wild animals, and despair, he is not comforted by the company of a rough and ready sort named Morrison. Soon Durham begins to suspect he may never return home—and to top it all o…
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Archives 02: Dust on the Davenport (O.M. Grey)
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28:40Agent Simon R. Boswell, still considered the green agent of the Ministry, takes on his own a supposed haunting in Islington. Hauntings tend to be nothing too serious for agents specializing in the unexplained; but for Simon, this case supplies surprises of all kinds, around every corner… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…
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Archives 01: The Evil that Befell Samson (Pip Ballantine)
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34:37It is revealed just how Miss Braun ended up being exiled from her native country, New Zealand, and working for the Ministry in its London Offices. It’s a tale of nefarious doings, stalwart ladies, and the sound of clockwork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Philippa Ballantine and Tee Morris | Scribl
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- In the conclusion, Ishmael and the crew meet Kurt and discover who pulled the strings on their adventure. As the story closes, Ishmael looks forward to a new beginning. (77-81) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- Ishmael starts the healing process and the ship gets underway once more. (74-76) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- Ms Maloney recieves a summons. An extended layover in Greenfields gives Ishmael a chance to do some cargo analysis and check the ship. When tragedy strikes, the stay becomes somewhat longer than expected. (69-73) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- After getting some advice from William Simpson, Ishmael returns to the ship to find a face from his past. Negotiations yield a new chief engineer and the Iris gets ready for space once more. (65-68) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- The ship takes a full load of passengers back to Diurnia. On arrival Ishmael starts taking action to regain control. (Chap 62-64) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- When the ship gets to Greenfields, a nosy newsy confronts Ishmael. Before the crew gets underway, Ishmael discovers a problem that threatens the ship and he's faced with a difficult decision. (Chap 59-61) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- With his credentials finally in order, Ishmael takes his first paying passengers. When an unruly passenger causes a problem for the crew, support comes from an unexpected direction and Ishmael begins to reconsider the passenger business. (Chap 56, 57, 58) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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- Ishmael continues to have problems with his steward's endorsement and the ship is forced to make a cargo run back to Diurnia. When he is finally able to carry passengers, Ishmael wonders if it was such a good idea after all. (Chap 53, 54, 55) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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- When information starts leaking from inside the ship, Ishmael is forced to consider some unpleasant actions. The ship leaves without passengers and Ishmael grows more concerned about his debts. (Chap 50, 51, 52) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- Ishmael runs into more problems with his Steward's Endorsement. Things look bad for one of the crew members. (Chap 48, 49) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- The ship gets underway for Ten Volt. Ms Arellone makes a startling discovery. Ishmael continues upgrading his ship's systems. (Chap 45,46, 47) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- Ishmael discovers a hidden talent among the crew and works around the thicket of red tape. (Chap 43, 44) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- Ishmael takes another test but gets tied up in red tape. A friend from the past may hold the answer to a thorny problem. (Chap 41, 42) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- The ship makes the jump to Welliver. Ishmael finds a new cargo and continues to upgrade the ship's systems. (Chap 38, 39, 40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- With cargo loaded, the ship departs for Welliver and the crew begins to settle into the routine. Ishmael gets some insight into his new quarter share crew. (Chap 35, 36, 37) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- Ishmael stands watch with his new quarter share crewman. The ship returns to Diurnia and gets ready for a real cargo run. (Chap 33, 34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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- The ship stocks up and Ishmael receives a visitor. Finally stocked and ready for space, the ship gets underway. (Chap 30-32) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Nathan Lowell | Scribl
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