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"It wasn’t quite hope—it tasted bitter. But it was there, and it was growing." Read or listen to the first episode of this breathtaking space opera for FREE: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/the-vela?season=2

In a dying star system, a soldier for hire uncovers a universe-shattering secret while hunting for a missing refugee ship. Read or listen to the first episode of this breathtaking space opera for FREE: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/the-vela?season=2

Tune in to a sneak peek excerpt from KNOX, a dark fantasy noir series by Serial Box.

Enjoy the original theme song for KNOX, a thrilling fantasy noir series by Serial Box in which a PI investigates a strange and sinister murder that takes place in 1930s Manhattan. The score was composed by audio engineer and production director Amanda Rose Smith (twitter.com/ladysoundsmith). Visit https://www.serialbox.com/serials/knox for more details!

Enjoy a sneak peek excerpt from the first episode of 'Marvel's Jessica Jones: Playing with Fire' by Serial Box - an immersive new ebook and audiobook series narrated by Fryda Wolff.

Listen to the first full episode of MARVEL'S BLACK WIDOW: BAD BLOOD, an immersive ebook and audiobook series by Serial Box, for free. Continue reading or listening to new episodes here: https://www.serialbox.com/episodes/black-widow-episode-2/reader About MARVEL'S BLACK WIDOW: BAD BLOOD: Someone has stolen the Black Widow’s blood. Now she must find them before it’s too late. As Natasha Romanoff follows the trail across the globe, she discovers she wasn’t the only target. Whoever is responsible stole Bucky Barnes’ blood, too. And one thing is certain: anyone who wants the blood of the Widow and the Winter Soldier needs to be taken down, and fast. Despite a tangled web of shared history stretching back to their Red Room days, Barnes and Romanoff must join forces, confronting the demons of their past as they race to protect their future. A single drop of blood could be all it takes to save the world—or destroy it.

Enjoy an excerpt from MARVEL'S BLACK WIDOW: BAD BLOOD, an immersive ebook and audiobook series by Serial Box that is narrated by Sarah Natochenny (Ash Ketchum in Pokémon)and written by a talented team of writers, including: Lindsay Smith, Margaret Dunlap, Mikki Kendall, L.L. McKinney, and Taylor Stevens. Read or listen to the entire first episode for FREE: https://www.serialbox.com/episodes/black-widow-episode-1/reader About MARVEL'S BLACK WIDOW: BAD BLOOD: Someone has stolen the Black Widow’s blood. Now she must find them before it’s too late. As Natasha Romanoff follows the trail across the globe, she discovers she wasn’t the only target. Whoever is responsible stole Bucky Barnes’ blood, too. And one thing is certain: anyone who wants the blood of the Widow and the Winter Soldier needs to be taken down, and fast. Despite a tangled web of shared history stretching back to their Red Room days, Barnes and Romanoff must join forces, confronting the demons of their past as they race to protect their fu

Enjoy a spine-tingling excerpt from DARK HEIGHTS and dive into the full season over at Serial Box: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/dark-heights About the series: A world-weary mage and a determined young actress confront sinister forces that are trying to control the world.

Enjoy the original theme song for GODS & LIES, composed by Amanda Rose Smith. About this thrilling mystery series from Serial Box: American Gods meets the Maltese Falcon in this fun, fast-paced fantasy noir about a temple investigator and her demigod partner racing against time to solve a bizarre murder.

Enjoy an excerpt from the first episode of Marvel's Thor: Metal Gods -- narrated by Daniel Gillies (The Originals, The Vampire Diaries) and written by Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Jay Edidin, Brian Keene, and Yoon Ha Lee. Read or listen to the first season over at Serial Box: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/thor?season=1 About MARVEL'S THOR: METAL GODS: A space adventure on an epic scale, the series propels Thor and Loki on a quest to recover a dangerous alien artifact. Together with a Korean tiger-goddess, a charismatic, gender-fluid space pirate, and Frost Giant mercenaries, the sons of Odin must each confront their pasts and face the truth behind the destruction of a planet that Thor once tried to help. Tinged with humor, celestial horror, complex relationships, space battles, barroom brawls, and blasts of sheer fun.

Enjoy the original theme song for MACHINA, composed by Amanda Rose Smith. ABOUT MACHINA: The race to Mars made real. Two rival tech companies grapple with old grudges, competing visions, and mysterious interference while competing to create the AI that will save humanity. Listen to the first episode for free over at Serial Box! https://www.serialbox.com/serials/machina

Bullet Catcher Season Preview by Serial Box

Discover a short Extract from April's Last Episode of 1776: The World Turned Upside Down Presented by Serial Box in collaboration with The Associated Press, this nonfiction series tells the month-by-month story of the most important year in American history through the eyes of ordinary citizens - failed corset-makers, farmers, and high school dropouts, some of whom became our nation’s most revered heroes. Letters, news articles, and diary entries from this pivotal year, combined with the insights of three of the AP's top journalists reveal the courage, conviction, fallibility, and sometimes base motives of the people who invented America. From the publishing of Common Sense on January 10th to the battle of Trenton on December 26th, this was the year that America began to form the bold, brave and occasionally infuriating identity that we still know today. Serial Box brings everything that’s awesome about TV (easily digestible episodes, team written, new content every week) to what was already cool about books

Discover a short Extract from April's Last Episode of 1776: The World Turned Upside Down Presented by Serial Box in collaboration with The Associated Press, this nonfiction series tells the month-by-month story of the most important year in American history through the eyes of ordinary citizens - failed corset-makers, farmers, and high school dropouts, some of whom became our nation’s most revered heroes. Letters, news articles, and diary entries from this pivotal year, combined with the insights of three of the AP's top journalists reveal the courage, conviction, fallibility, and sometimes base motives of the people who invented America. From the publishing of Common Sense on January 10th to the battle of Trenton on December 26th, this was the year that America began to form the bold, brave and occasionally infuriating identity that we still know today. Serial Box brings everything that’s awesome about TV (easily digestible episodes, team written, new content every week) to what was already cool about book

Start Reading or Listening for Free on https://www.serialbox.com/serials/1776 In collaboration with The Associated Press, Serial Box presents 1776: The World Turned Upside Down. This nonfiction series tells the month-by-month story of the most important year in American history through the eyes of ordinary citizens - failed corset-makers, farmers, and high school dropouts, some of whom became our nation’s most revered heroes. Letters, news articles, and diary entries from this pivotal year, combined with the insights of three of the AP's top journalists reveal the courage, conviction, fallibility, and sometimes base motives of the people who invented America. From the publishing of Common Sense on January 10th to the battle of Trenton on December 26th, this was the year that America began to form the bold, brave and occasionally infuriating identity that we still know today. Serial Box brings everything that’s awesome about TV (easily digestible episodes, team written, new content every week) to what was al

This excerpt comes from Episode 1 Chapter 6 Start Reading or Listening for Free on https://www.serialbox.com/serials/borntotheblade For the nations of the sky, the Warder’s Circle is often the only thing that stands between peace and war, settling disputes with diplomacy and with duels of blade and magic. But an international incident has threatened to tear that all apart, setting in motion a storm that could set the very sky aflame. brought by Serial Box. written by Michael R. Underwood, Marie Brennan, Malka Older, Cassandra Khaw Serial Box brings everything that’s awesome about TV (easily digestible episodes, team written, new content every week) to what was already cool about books (well-crafted stories, talented authors, enjoyable anywhere). Join the plot now. https://www.serialbox.com

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Magic is real, and hungry—trapped in ancient texts and artifacts, only a few who discover it survive to fight back. Detective Sal Brooks is a survivor. Abruptly thrust into the battle between nefarious forces trying to unleash this power onto the world and those trying to stop them, she joins a Vatican-backed black-ops anti-magic squad: Team Three of the Societas Librorum Occultorum. Together they stand between humanity and magical apocalypse. Some call them Bookburners. They don’t like the label. Chapter 1: Badge, Book, and Candle NYPD Detective Sal Brooks is no rookie—but even the most hardened cop would think twice when they see their brother open a book and become…well…something entirely not their brother. When her attempts to solve the case cross paths with a mysterious team led by a priest, she starts to realize that the world is far more than what is seems, and, just maybe, magic is real—and hungry. Thus begins the 16-part serial, Bookburners, presented by Serial Box. From a team of writers, this

The Cold War rages in the back rooms and dark alleys of 1970s Prague and crackling beneath the surface of it all is a vein of magic, raw and waiting to be tapped. Covert agents from the CIA and KGB are fighting two wars: one between the United States and the Soviet Union, and another between ancient magical societies, the Consortium of Ice and the Acolytes of Flame. THE WITCH WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD is an espionage fantasy presented in text and audio by Serial Box. It begins its second season on February 8, 2017. This audio excerpt comes from Season 2 Episode 1: "Awakening" by Lindsay Smith.

Four of the authors of WHITEHALL discuss the exciting historical serial launching May 18, 2016 from Serial Box Publishing. She who would be queen must win the love of a king—and a country... Welcome to WHITEHALL, where the true history of Catherine of Braganza and her marriage to King Charles II of England is brought to life with all its sensual scandal and political intrigue. Venture back in time to a place where the games of royals affect the lives of all. WHITEHALL is an episodic historical serial of 13 installments released in text and audio by Serial Box Publishing. It is team written by Liz Duffy Adams, Delia Sherman, Barbara Samuel, Sarah Smith, Madeleine Robins, and Mary Robinette Kowal. You can learn more about this serial at SerialBox.com. You can find all of the participants of this podcast on Twitter: Liz Duffy Adams - @lizduffyadams Barbara Samuel - @barbaraoneal Delia Sherman - @deliasherman Sarah Smith - @sarahwriter Leah Withers - @phaeto