The Harrowing of Minerva Damson

Curious about how book covers are made? Or at least how ours was made? We're here to fill you in. In this episode, we recount the twisting tale of how First-Degree Magic got its cover.

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Bernice Chandler crosses paths with our final main character in this next installment in the First-Degree Magic sample chapters.

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Bernice Chandler meets her new partner, Detective Jack Donovan, in this third installment of First-Degree Magic's sample chapters.

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For quite some time, we've hinted that the world Minnie exists in is different in more ways than just the existence of magic. This episode provides a wider context for the Joaniverse, answering questions like "Why doesn't everyone use magic all the time?" to "Wait, how did magic alter the trajectory of colonialism the world over?" Plus, we provide a little glimpse at what Chicago would look like and who our main characters are in First-Degree Magic. If you like history, worldbuilding, and timelines, this would be the episode for you!

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Introducing our second viewpoint character, bootlegging demi-demon Valentino Morandi.

Content warnings: blood, murder, death, and mental health topics

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As promised, the first chapter of First-Degree Magic for you, our faithful listeners. The Introduction sets the stage and offers a quick primer for what life looks like in America in this 1927. Chapter One introduces us to our intrepid protagonist, Knight-Maiden Bernice Chandler, as she gets her first ghastly look at the grisly case that will forever change her life. We hope you enjoy your first dip into the 1920s Joaniverse!

Please be advised that this episode includes graphic descriptions of blood and gore.

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A brief explanation for our absence, and an exciting announcement!

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Separated from her local guide by a patrol of enemy soldiers, Minerva Damson finds herself in the company of another knight who also claims to be pursuing The Beast of Gevaudan. Despite their shared mission and its urgency, one question presses heavily on Minnie's mind: Where is Bisclavret? Did he escape, too? Or by helping her, has he been doomed to a fate worse than what might have awaited him in Sanctuaire-a-la-Grotte?

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Hello again, dear Knights. Season 3 of The Harrowing of Minerva Damson is on the way, set to release just in time for the spookiest season of the year. Pack your haversacks, grab your gear, and refresh yourselves on the previous two seasons--October will be here before you know it. We hope you'll join us (and Minnie) on the next leg of this grim adventure riddled with magic, monsters, and desperate deals made in the battlefields of WWI Europe.

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Marion reads the disturbing account of Delilah F's retrieval of the Euripedes Bow.

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Another file reveals an internal panic within the Order of Joan after the theft of an infamous--and extremely dangerous--artifact from Order couriers in 1916. An unusual champion is chosen to retrieve it.

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As Marion continues her inspection of the "D--West & East" box's contents, she reads a series of correspondence detailing the dangerous dealings between a Wild Hunt band and a clandestine British organization as observed by a woman named Delilah P.

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Sister-Scribe Marion continues digging into the files inside the enigmatically labeled "D--West & East" box and receives tantalizing glimpses into action at the front and troubling accusations concerning the Kaiser and packages...

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The first episode of our Maiden-tier Patreon exclusive series, The Delilah Documents follows Sister-Scribe Marion Dixon as she stumbles upon a misfiled box and uncovers the secrets of a mysterious group of women all named Delilah. Episodes more than a year old will now be released to general audiences, with five currently eligible for airing. These will be released every other week, after which point new episodes will be released to general audiences upon their first year anniversary on Patreon.

It's April 1933, and Sister-Scribe Marion Dixon has been tasked with cataloging and making recorded duplicates of a truckload of dusty old wartime documents sent from Boston's Order Headquarters. It's been slow-going and agonizingly dull, but the document she just pulled out of her newest box tells a tale unlike any of the others before it, one involving intrigue, magic, blood, and ironworks. Even more curious, the subject of the debriefing isn't an Order knight, but a woman simply known as "Delilah S." Thus begins Marion's journey into the dark, hidden heart of The Great War, where battles lost to the history books were fought to contain worse fates from sweeping across the face of the earth...

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An explanation for our absence over the last few months and our return to production!

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Kick up your cowboy boots and sit a spell with us as we discuss the production of Goliad Gabby, upcoming projects, and special, secret things in the works!

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At long last, the finale of Gabby's adventure is here! Gabby and Zdravko prepare for their final confrontation with the cockatrice, but not everything goes according to plan...

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The adventure continues. Gabby and Zdravko have escaped the cockatrice with their lives, but their tribulations are far from over. Gabby plots how best to confront the monster next even as everything seems to be working against her, even Zdravko...

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Gabby reaches her destination and meets her guides for this mission. Things do not go as planned...

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Due to travel, summer lawn mowing, and holiday fireworks interfering with recording and editing for Goliad Gabby, Episode 2, we have postponed its release to next week. But wait! In the meantime, we've decided to release the first episode of our ongoing Patreon Maiden-tier exclusive series "The Delilah Documents" to general audiences!

Interested in hearing more? Head over to our Patreon here and check out our tiers and perks! We have ad-free episodes, bonus content, and four more episodes of The Delilah Documents (as of July 2023) with more coming soon.

You, our listeners and Patrons, mean the world to us. Thank you for all your support, and we'll be back next week with more Goliad Gabby.

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