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PODCAST

Palace of Mirrors

Matthew Lindquist

A narrative podcast about a mysterious talking sword that leads a boy on adventure across a dying moon. About a woman seeking her revenge at any cost. About a scarred pirate, broken and twisted, who can see the future and will stop at nothing to meet it.

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All Episodes

28:30

Everything Must Fall (Part 1)

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/12/11

The first part of the season finale sees Darien and Gent put their plan into action. However, it isn't long before they run into a problem that may very well be the end of them both.

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40:29

Last of the Mahaji

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/10/29

Captain Bluebeard convenes a meeting of the crew to discuss their path forward now that they’ve been discovered. The conversation splits open old wounds between the captain and Deathmask and Darien finds himself caught in the middle. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been kidnapped by the moon’s gove...

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29:49

Always Drowning

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/10/02

Darien and Gent work to come up with a plan to escape from the ship, but before they can put anything into motion the Kraken is pursued by pirate hunters. A chase ensues across the surface of Six during which Darien finds his courage tested once again. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been kidnapped...

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24:11

A Child's Dream

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/09/03

Darien has made his choice clear to Bluebeard. He will not remain on the Kraken and become a member of the crew. Now he must come up with a plan to escape the ship, but with the Captain aware of his plans he can only hope to succeed with the help of a friend. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been ki...

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40:59

The Stone Strewn Path

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/07/22

Show Notes: As Darien recuperates in the medbay, Captain Bluebeard shares the rest of his story recounting the tale of revenge that shaped him into the man he has become. His story takes him from the crew of a pirate ship all the way to a space battle above the surface of a planet and finally to his confrontation with the woman who betrayed him, the woman he loves, Arlinda. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of histo...

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23:13

Hush

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/06/27

Darien experiences a strange vision of the past after touching the reflecting pool during his fight with Fantasia. Afterward he faces the fight of his life. His survival balances on the edge of a sword. On one side the empty void, on the other something like hope and beneath him the edge of all he has to lose. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla,...

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34:49

Knight of Stars

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/05/28

Having killed Trollbreath, Darien must now face trial by combat against Fantasia. With the odds stacked against him, it will take all the luck and skill Darien possesses to survive. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been kidnapped by the moon’s government for unknown reasons. Fantasia - A vici...

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38:02

Written in Ink

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/05/07

Episode Description Captain Bluebeard informs Darien that he must face consequences for killing Trollbreath. Gent and Darien talk about the coming trial without much hope that Darien can emerge alive, but Bluebeard believes that Darien has a chance and sends him to Deathmask for further training. Dramatis Personae Darien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met...

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35:08

Bluebeard

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/04/16

Following Darien’s killing of Trollbreath, Bluebeard opens up and tells a part of his own story. From his summers on an ancient sailing ship, to the love of his life, and finally to betrayal that breaks him from the inside out. Previously on Palace of Mirrors: The kidnapping of Marialla from her farm set off a chain of events that led to Darien being taken prisoner on board the Kraken, a space pirate vessel. Instead of throwing him in the brig, Captain Bluebeard has begun to train Darien to j...

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34:37

A Different Name and a Different Face

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/04/02

Darien finally confronts the horrors of the pirate ship and the ways that it has changed him. Will he let Captain Bluebeard turn him into a pirate or will he take a stand and make a fateful choice? Previously on Palace of Mirrors: The kidnapping of Marialla from her farm set off a chain of events that led to Darien being taken prisoner on board the Kraken, a space pirate vessel. Instead of throwing him in the brig, Captain Bluebeard has begun to train Darien to join the crew of the shi...

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33:04

The Wind in the Trees

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/02/26

Captain Bluebeard begins to train Darien in earnest, but sword fighting is more difficult than the stories ever made it seem. Just as Darien is becoming more comfortable in his role on the ship, he is forced to face a stark reminder of the cruelty of the people who surround him on every side. This episode gives the audience their first real look into Bluebeard. Just what kind of a man captains this ship of killers?

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27:04

The Shooting Star

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/02/12

Darien overhears a tense conversation between Dragon-Eye and Bluebeard. In the second half of the episode Gent takes him to the engine room, but things don't exactly go as planned.

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28:59

Welcome to the Kraken

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/01/29

Darien is taken aboard Bluebeard's ship, the Kraken, but finds something very different from the childhood stories about starships his Aunt Kathy used to tell him. On the ship, he finds an unexpected ally in a pirate going by the name Gent. The man once suggested hanging him, but now he offers Darien some much needed advice.

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17:05

Interlude: The Buried Library

Palace of Mirrors ·

2025/01/16

Marialla meets a man who calls himself a king and discovers a mysterious secret within the room where she is imprisoned.

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27:05

The Smile in the Sword

Palace of Mirrors ·

2024/12/18

Darien spins a story that he hopes will earn his freedom, but Bluebeard responds in an unexpected way and Darien finds himself slipping further from his quest than ever before. Confronted by a member of Bluebeard's crew, Darien will need to marshal all the strength he possesses just to survive the night.

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33:16

Captain Bluebeard and his Crew

Palace of Mirrors ·

2024/12/03

Night's plan to capture a pirate ship takes an unexpected turn and leaves Darien in a precarious situation.

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38:12

The Derelict Ship

Palace of Mirrors ·

2024/11/13

Darien follows the instructions of the talking sword through the ruined city and beyond. The sword has a plan, but it promises to be dangerous beyond anything Darien had imagined. On the road they find a crashed ship, derelict and striped down to bones. Though wrecked, the ship still has a glimmer of something like life.

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30:33

The Sword in the Stone

Palace of Mirrors ·

2024/10/16

Wounded, Darien finds himself lost in the warrens beneath the ruins. A mysterious figure guides him to help, but it turns out to be something out of one of his aunt's stories. From this moment, everything will change, and the only thing Darien can be sure of is that nothing will be the same again.

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53:39

Marialla

Palace of Mirrors ·

2024/10/02

This week, on a special double-length episode, Darien gets to know the Reynolds and finds himself drawn to their daughter, Marialla. An ancient book hidden in the basement of a ruined house holds secrets of the past. Darien begins to think that maybe with Marialla, he can finally see the appeal of the quiet life his father wants for him. But on the world of Six, a storm always lies on the horizon...

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16:28

The Bridge of Giants

Palace of Mirrors ·

2024/09/10

In this week's episode of my science-fiction audiobook drama, Darien and Tom travel to an ancient bridge that rekindles Darien's wonder. He travels to a crossroads and must choose between his father's dreams and his own.

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