I`ve been trying to keep my chapter list clean, but now that we`re past Manaseared`s halfway point (in theory) I thought it would be interesting to do what I had planned to do ages ago: a narrated chapter. I haven`t done anything like this since college, yet still I`ve always imagined myself narrating my own audiobooks. I`m a bit out of practice--but hopefully you don`t find the speaking too fast or mind the tones of my AC too much (they only last the first two minutes!).

　　It took a while to decide which chapter to go with. The freeing of Lord Arqa and the arena at Sam`al were both tempting options, but I wanted something with both Eris and Rook, and I thought simple and short would work well as a test run. With these considerations in mind, and given recent relationship developments, I decided to go with Year One, Late Spring: The Road. Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation.

　　So with all that out of the way, here`s a link to the soundcloud recording of that chapter, narrated by me. If nothing else I hope it`s a fun throwback to simpler times.

　　https://soundcloud.com/joseph-clark-814224255

　　I`m doing this mostly as a fun experiment, but if you`re interested in more, let me know--I might go back and make recordings for the most significant chapters if I can find the time.

　　By the way, I probably won`t do another post like this, so while I`m here I want to mention that you can find my blog at www.theplayeristhething.com. I mostly do games criticism--and some other stuff--but if you`re interested in my fiction I`m currently engaged in a Thing a Week project, in which I upload a new short story every Sunday. I`m almost done with that now, and you can find the vast library of stories here: https://theplayeristhething.com/thing-a-week/.

　　As ever, thanks for reading--and (now) listening!