{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/68349eaf9a83db74bfaf2ff4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"New Problems","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/1748278352324-4d1fb8aa-0881-4cf4-b3c3-77ce2d8fb3c0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome back to season 3, episode 5! Wherein Evyn learns of even more outrageous lengths humankind are going to in their quest to control the Strangefells, and it gets even worse when her team learns more about the monsters causing mysterious havoc.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast is best enjoyed with headphones. Thanks for listening!</p><p><br></p><p>For more information and a complete list of all ten of my books available now, visit my website at <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6612da7f62e1bc001652e9da/shows/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/episodes/gwydionroyce.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gwydionroyce.com</a> or follow me on facebook and instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gwydionroyce/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gwydionroyce</a>. Find <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/47BqwN\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Coiled Phantoms: Exuvia</a> at your preferred retailer and get the whole, unedited story without the wait!</p><p><br></p><p>You can also find Book 1, Iron-Forge Crossroads: Metanoia <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/mK2Ex9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>, or Book 2, Iron-Forge Crossroads: Remeant <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/3L8eND\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the reverse harem dark fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/m2BNNj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>. The series is now complete!</p><p><br></p><p>Content Warnings:</p><p>mature language and content</p><p>dystopian themes</p><p>prejudice/racism</p><p>monster attack/destruction</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><u>Coiled Phantoms: Exuvia</u></p><p><em>exuvia (noun): cast-off covering or exoskeleton, as the skins of snakes</em></p><p><br></p><p>The Strangefells is no longer a dirty little secret hiding in the nightmares and fairytales of humankind.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To say tensions have been rising is an understatement.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sure, an entire city was almost leveled when a sociopath with a supervillain complex released the Ancients. And sure, it wasn’t a great first introduction. But now the world is on the brink of war as humans try to come to terms with their friends and neighbors being Stranger than they thought.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Behind it all, something else is stirring, creatures that are twisting minds and possessing unsuspecting people at will, all while entire towns are disappearing overnight. They hide in plain sight, an unknown entity with many faces. And this new threat has taken an interest in me personally, coming after the people I love.</p><p><br></p><p>The Ancients weren’t the only thing that woke up and got a taste of freedom when the Briste made their bid for ultimate power. They say I have something they want. That when I survived Griselda and her sorcerers, I didn’t come back unchanged.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And they’re right.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Written and performed by Gwydion Royce</p><p>Sound design by Gwydion Royce</p><p>Cover art by Damonza.com</p><p><br></p><p>Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:</p><p>Aiyo/On My Way (intro and outro)</p><p>Toby Tranter/Boule</p><p>Jakob Ahlbom/Fracture</p><p>Tellsonic/Echoes of Eternity</p><p>Wendel Scherer/Ufo</p><p>DEX 1200/The Lost Forest</p><p><br></p><p>Additional SFX provided by Zapsplat</p><p><br></p><p>Coiled-Phantoms: Exuvia Copyright ©️2024 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.</p>","author_name":"Gwydion Royce"}