Episode twenty-one of the World of Azuria podcast brings in a special guest reader for chapter nine of Buried Heroes! Teodric’s adventures on the Infinite Ocean continue as he recovers from Syleste’s renewed spell.

Introduction

Hello adventurers,

And welcome to season two, episode eleven of the World of Azuria podcast. My name is Beth Ball, and I’m the author of the Age of Azuria epic fantasy series, which we’ll be exploring in this show. In some episodes, we’ll be swept away into the magical world of Azuria as I read chapters from the novels and stories. In others, we’ll dive into the lore behind Azuria, and I’ll answer your questions about the world, characters, and more. 

If you enjoy epic fantasy worlds, immersive settings, nature-based magic, and vivid characters, then this podcast is for you. 

In our second season, we’re traveling through Buried Heroes, book one in the Age of Azuria series. Today, we have chapter nine and a special guest! The special guest is my husband, Jonathan Ball, returning us dramatically to the perspective of Teodric Adhemar! When last we saw Teodric, he discovered that the attack he had taken part in against a raiding orc settlement on the coast wasn’t an orc settlement at all but a peaceful village of primarily human families. When the dread pirate queen, Syleste, discovered that her captivate mind mage had dispelled Teodric’s enchantment and revealed Syleste’s manipulation, she vowed to take the mage’s power for herself. But first, she and Teodric’s friend, Ambrose, renewed Syleste’s bewitching of Teodric’s mind. 

To find out what happens next before new episodes are released every Tuesday, you can find Buried Heroes at bethballbooks.com/shop or at your favorite book retailer. It’s now available for free!

Let’s start our adventure!

Closing

Thank you so much for joining me for today’s adventure through Buried Heroes and the world of Azuria. If you’d like to find out more about me or my fiction, you can find me at bethballbooks.com. You can also find my books worldwide at your favorite bookstore or ask your local librarian to add them to the library catalogue. 

To stay up to date with the world of Azuria and be the first to know about upcoming fiction projects, visit bethballbooks.com/join. I would love for you to be a part of my reading community, the Story Enclave, and, as special thanks to you, for a limited time, you’ll receive a free ebook copy of Aurora when you sign up. 

If you’d like to connect with me, you can find me on Instagram @bethballauthor or on Twitter @GroveGuardian.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Amber Queen, book three in the Age of Azuria epic fantasy series. Amber Queen picks up our heroes’ stories after the events of Hadvarian Heist, book two. I won’t say more here to avoid spoilers, but it’s such a fun and exciting novel! You can preorder your copy of Amber Queen at bethballbooks.com/shop or at your favorite bookseller. 

If you enjoyed our time together today and would like to hear more stories set in Azuria, you can support the podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/groveguardianpress. Look for the fae and daimon tiers. 

We return to Buried Heroes next Tuesday, July 13th for chapter ten, where we venture back to the Vagarveil Wood with Iellieth and Yvayne!

The theme song for this podcast was created by Garrett Rose of The Bardic Inspiration who you can find on instagram or patreon at “thebardicinspiration”. 

Happy travels, and I hope that we’ll be adventuring together again soon!