The Silver Empress: Recent Episodes
Ed McWatt
An historical novel for young adults, narrated by its author, inspired by a real-life Roman hoard and how it came to be buried
With their world irreversibly altered, the survivors from the barn must decide on their path. But danger is not far behind them. Day of the Sun. Sunday v. Prayers asked and answered Day of the Moon. Monday i. Buried treasures Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever […]
Desperate actions are all that remain open to Quin, with Galerius willing to go to any extreme to find the hidden chest. Day of the Sun – Sunday iii – The prison barn iv – A desperate plan Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get […]
A fire closer to home brings things to a violent head, and Faustinus finds his courage. Day of the Sun – Sunday i – Return of the prodigal nephew ii – In loco parentis Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If this […]
A midnight escape becomes something far more ambitious, and dangerous, as Quin tries to take things into his own hands. Day of Saturn – Saturday ii – Manumission iii – Thieves in the night Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If this […]
The family prepare to leave the villa, with – or without – their riches. The Duke assumes control and Felix returns with news. Day of Saturn – Saturday i – The price of safety Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If this […]
Despite the gathering clouds, the marriage feast goes ahead at Silvi’s insistence. But it does not quite go the way she dreamed it might Day of Venus – Friday iv – Premonition of love Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If this […]
Wulfgar admits a dark secret from his past and Quin tries to make his uncle aware of what he’s overheard, before it’s too late. Day of Venus – Friday iii – An officer of Rome Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If […]
Distant trouble edges closer to the villa, and Quin discovers treachery at their very gate. Day of Venus – Friday i – Distant fires ii – A conference sadly borne Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If this podcast is worth something […]
Quin questions his slave, but learns little. Roasted boar cannot prevent the evening ending badly, as a drunk and suspicious Galerius lets his mask slip. In the act of securing his slave in the cellar, Quin makes a discovery from his past. Day of Jupiter – Thursday ii – An evening in the triclinium iii […]
Quin and Silvi spar and Faustinus vents his rage. Quin, driven to find some solitude, learns more about his father from an inscrutable Galerius. A boar hunt in the woods brings Quin face to face with death, and with questions about his new slave and the Duke. Day of Mercury – Wednesday iv – Guests […]
Quin & Faustinus journey to town to meet Silvi’s fiance, and meet trouble along the way. In Scole, Duke Galerius has to deal with a lynch-mob intent on getting to his prisoners. Quin strikes a deal with the Duke, to the horror of his uncle. Day of Mercury – Wednesday ii – Acquaintances and friends […]
Quin’s temper is harshly punished, and late night visitors foreshadow a coming change. Amid the family’s wealth, a client of his uncle’s begs Quin for a favour, before being interrupted by the boy’s grandmother, Juliana. Martius – March 409 CE. Four Years Later. i – In the villa garden Maius – May 409 CE. Day […]
We meet Quin – a boy struggling to get on with his sister – and his father, a man struggling to survive a hunt for a Saxon raiding party gone bad. Julius – July, 405 CE. The Peace Of Rome Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you […]
An introduction & historical note about the novel ‘The Silver Empress’ which is told in the 13 episodes to follow. Music credit: Hokkaido by The Gateless Gate Subscribe to the series for free, available on iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts. If this podcast is worth something to you, from a penny to a pound, please consider going […]