Fire on the Mound
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★ - 19 ratingsLong ago in a hidden kingdom, Mtilan the Unborn King pledges his life to Legion, the fallen spirit from beyond the veil of time. Learning dark and forbidden magic, the new sorcerer gains both immortality and incredible power— but sacrifices his soul.
Over a millennium later, siblings Pekra and Lely reluctantly journey with their father’s killer across their island of peril. They seek the mythical cottonwood tree, the first child of their god Ura, hoping to defend its sacred life from both Mtilan and his itinerant Master.
But the brave siblings are children of the deer-folk known as the Gaewyn, a persecuted people. They voyage toward an uncertain fate unaware mainlanders have crashed on their island, bringing those who would enslave them a new, deadly technology— the gun.
Written by William J. Meyer.
Read by Steve Rudolph.
Music by William Seegers.
FIRE ON THE MOUND contains scenes of violence.
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Episodes
Making Music (Behind-the-Scenes)
December 29, 2022 08:02 - 6 minutes - 9.64 MBIn this behind-the-scenes interview, we visit with composer William Seegers again in Austin, Texas and discuss the creation of Prince Dúme's theme, including why he thinks Dúme would have commissioned the very same theme for himself. Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of FIRE ON THE MOUND with four bonus interviews recorded nearly a decade ago! This is the fourth interview. Official Site More stories by William
Making Voices (Behind-the-Scenes)
December 22, 2022 08:02 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBIn this behind-the-scenes interview, we visit with Steve Rudolph again in Madison, Wisconsin and discuss using different character voices, including why Legion was the most difficult voice to create. Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of FIRE ON THE MOUND with four bonus interviews recorded nearly a decade ago! This is the third interview. Official Site More stories by William
Meet the Composer (Behind-the-Scenes)
December 15, 2022 08:02 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBIn this behind-the-scenes interview, we visit with composer William Seegers in Austin, Texas and discuss his influences and which FIRE ON THE MOUND music cue is his favorite. Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of FIRE ON THE MOUND with four bonus interviews recorded nearly a decade ago! This is the second interview. Official Site More stories by William
Meet the Reader (Behind-the-Scenes)
December 08, 2022 08:02 - 6 minutes - 9.5 MBIn this behind-the-scenes interview, we visit with reader Steve Rudolph in Madison, Wisconsin and discuss his radio career and which FIRE ON THE MOUND species he would prefer to be. Join us in celebrating the 10th Anniversary of FIRE ON THE MOUND with four bonus interviews recorded nearly a decade ago! This is the first interview. Official Site More stories by William
Fire on the Mound Trailer: Promises
August 03, 2015 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MBPekra confronts a vision of his dead father in this trailer for the fantasy-adventure podcast novel FIRE ON THE MOUND. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 042: Stranger
May 25, 2014 22:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBPekra discovers a stranger reflected in the water of the river Kade. The final episode. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 041: Hope
May 18, 2014 22:00 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBPekra decides the fate of the cottonwood; Micah hopes to heal his wound in the mysterious presence of the Mound. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 040: Fire
May 11, 2014 22:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe prophecy of the seven tongues of fire is fulfilled. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 039: Legion
May 04, 2014 22:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MBFool asks Pekra for forgiveness one last time; Mtilan summons his army down into the crater; Legion surrounds the cottonwood. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 038: Obsession
April 27, 2014 22:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBIn the ancient past, King Baalath conquers the Unborn King, but the resulting revelation fills him with despair. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 037: Burdens
April 20, 2014 22:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBDúme orders Galleon to kill Calais; Galleon recalls the death of his wife. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 036: Killing
April 13, 2014 22:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBBinding bands are discarded, and the Rtari insurrection begins. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 035: Madness
April 06, 2014 22:00 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBFool leads Pekra and Kirti into a secret passage and up a hidden stair inside the Mound. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 034: Spectre
March 30, 2014 22:00 - 38 minutes - 36.4 MBA battle-worn Princess Kirti and the dwindling Oorn confront their enemy within sight of the Mound. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 033: All-Times
March 23, 2014 19:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBMemories of the past and visions of the future; Pekra, Rashidi, and Dalila fall into a nest of tyrn and fight for their lives. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 032: Forge
March 16, 2014 22:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBPrince Dúme and Captain Belesys investigate the forge of Mtilan and uncover his duplicitous covenant with their enemy. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 031: Ash
March 10, 2014 01:31 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBPekra and the Nezân follow ash through the Valley of Sorrow; Prince Dúme and Captain Belesys secretly follow Mtilan and infiltrate his hidden lair. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 030: Anguish
March 03, 2014 09:01 - 33 minutes - 31.6 MBIn the ancient past, King Baalath confronts the Unborn King in the tower of Hirambim; Pekra and the Nezân enter the Valley of Sorrow. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 029: Promises
February 23, 2014 23:00 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MBThe mortally wounded Soterios reveals a great secret; Pekra is besieged by an Otice curse. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 028: Undying
February 16, 2014 23:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBPekra succumbs to an Otice spell, attacks his friends, and is later swarmed by ravenous underwater creatures. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 027: Tomb
February 09, 2014 23:00 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MBPrincess Kirti battles Mtilan in the tomb of Soterios; Pekra awakens a mysterious, comatose figure inside the tomb. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 026: Forgotten
February 02, 2014 23:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MBPrincess Kirti and the Oorn discover a ruinous city where the stars have descended from the sky. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Season Two Preview
March 11, 2013 06:00 - 6 minutes - 8.78 MBSurvival! That’s all there is now. A preview of Season Two of the fantasy-adventure podcast novel FIRE ON THE MOUND. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 025: Requiem
February 11, 2013 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBPekra battles a bull hemoo, drinks its blood, and has a mysterious fever-dream. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 024: Deluge
February 04, 2013 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBFool disappears from the Nezân company just before it’s threatened by a flash flood and an hemoo stampede. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 023: Sibylla
January 28, 2013 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBPekra is brought before the great Nezân Sibylla named Alon, but she has not spoken to anyone in hundreds of years. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 022: Sefirot
January 21, 2013 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.1 MBPekra tells the gathering inside Telat the story about the seven Sefirot that he wrote for his father, Fa-Sekra. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 021: Blasphemy
January 14, 2013 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBDaring blasphemy, Lady Thao counsels locating the Mound before Legion and claiming the power of the cottonwood tree for the Nezân. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 020: Telat
January 07, 2013 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MBPekra, Lely, and Calais are escorted into the enormous tree known as Telat; the Nezân assemble to argue a course against Legion. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 019: Engine
December 17, 2012 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBPekra, Lely, and Calais marvel at the machinery of the city of Perew, and Fool wonders what colossal project the Nezân are building. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 018: Afflicted
December 10, 2012 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBAs the Oorn suffer their first casualty, they debate if killing Princess Kirti’s duende would indeed satiate her thirst for vengeance. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 017: Fallen
December 03, 2012 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MBIn the ancient past, the Sons of Salathiel seek to forge weapons from the fallen star Triabsal. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 016: Sacrifice
November 26, 2012 07:00 - 35 minutes - 33.7 MBThe Oorn plead with Princess Kirti to save their dwindling numbers as she makes a startling discovery about the means of her survival. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 015: Myth
November 19, 2012 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.5 MBPekra and Lely fight Fool; Moroth confronts Zaanan’s cook; Prince Dúme bows to another. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 014: Taboo
November 12, 2012 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBA dangerous snowstorm traps Princess Kirti on the Kui mountain range, where she is quickly surrounded by the threatening Oorn. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 013: Murder
November 05, 2012 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28.9 MBPrince Dúme offers Micah a stay of execution in exchange for the murder of Tghon. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 012: Painters
October 29, 2012 06:00 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MBPrincess Kirti finds Mtilan’s sword Shedu embedded in the chest of Prince Sújin. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 011: Remnant
October 22, 2012 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBMicah and Moroth salvage the remnant of Zaanan from the ship’s wreckage on the shore of Naosaleyn. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 010: Volitation
October 15, 2012 06:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe burial of Princess Kirti does not go as planned. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 009: Labasu
October 08, 2012 06:00 - 30 minutes - 29 MBA clockwork demon attacks Resa’s home in search of the crystal shard. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 008: Poison
October 01, 2012 06:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBPoisoning his brother Prince Sújin, Prince Dúme sets in motion his plan for domination. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 007: War
September 24, 2012 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBDuring dinner with Resa and her children, Mushin relates the Battle of Windgate, where Legion and Mtilan fought Prince Sújin and his men. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 006: Slavayeth
September 17, 2012 06:00 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBIn the ancient past, Prince Baalath and his wife Princess Sarai set out across the Eloth wastes to establish their own kingdom. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 005: Assassins
September 10, 2012 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29.9 MBAssassins are revealed on both sides, Humân and Gaewyn alike, as forces conspire to prevent the wedding of Prince Sújin and Princess Kirti. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 004: Princess
September 03, 2012 06:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBPrincess Kirti arrives at the citadel, the first Gaewyn promised to marry a Humân; each side is unaware of the other’s hidden agenda. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 003: Everlasting
August 27, 2012 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29.5 MBDuring the second war against Legion, Fa-Sekra befriends an Adekos, a knight of no worth, who gives him a mysterious crystal shard for safekeeping. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 002: Chains
August 20, 2012 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBPekra runs home and discovers his father dying from a poison contracted during the second war against Legion. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Episode 001: Misfire
August 13, 2012 06:00 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBThe Pilot Micah and his son Moroth crash on a mysterious island rumored to be Naosaleyn, the cradle of life. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William
Introduction
August 06, 2012 04:44 - 5 minutes - 7.75 MBHad any of it been real? Or is it just a faded story as the common man says? An introduction to the fantasy-adventure podcast novel FIRE ON THE MOUND. Read by Steve Rudolph Music by William Seegers Written by William J. Meyer Official Site More stories by William