Fire on the Mound
Long 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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2015
Fire on the Mound Trailer: Promises
Pekra 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
Episode 042: Stranger
Pekra 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
Episode 041: Hope
Pekra 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
Episode 040: Fire
The prophecy of the seven tongues of fire is fulfilled.
Read by Steve Rudolph
Music by William Seegers
Written by William J. Meyer
Episode 039: Legion
Fool 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. Meye…
Episode 038: Obsession
In 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
Episode 037: Burdens
Dúme 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
Episode 036: Killing
Binding bands are discarded, and the Rtari insurrection begins.
Read by Steve Rudolph
Music by William Seegers
Written by William J. Meyer
Episode 035: Madness
Fool 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
Episode 034: Spectre
A 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
Episode 033: All-Times
Memories 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. Mey…
Episode 032: Forge
Prince 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
Episode 031: Ash
Pekra 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
Writ…
Episode 030: Anguish
In 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…
Episode 029: Promises
The 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
Episode 028: Undying
Pekra 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
Episode 027: Tomb
Princess 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
Episode 026: Forgotten
Princess 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
Season Two Preview
Survival! 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
Episode 025: Requiem
Pekra 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