Book 1 – The Realm of Thaloria Saga Audio Book
Listen to Book 1 of The Realm of Thaloria Saga, the beginning of the fall of the five crowns.
This audiobook follows Simon of the Road, a travelling bard who has walked the broken roads of Thaloria and lived long enough to tell what happened before the realm was divided. Beside him is Edda, a sharp-fiddled companion with a sharper tongue, quick hands, and a habit of telling the truth when silence would have been safer.
Together, they witness the last days before the war begins.
They walk through Ironhaven, Mistwild, Runegrim, Shadowspire, Cryptgard, and the Sacred Grotto. They see kings still loved by their people, queens watching from behind the crowns, old powers stirring beneath the roads, and a fallen star that changes everything it touches.
This is the story before the Rebellion.
Before the sea rose in fury.
Before strangers came hungry for Thaloria’s land and magic.
This is the story of the five crowns.
This is the story of the fallen star.
This is the story of when the kings fell.
Listen to the Audiobook
Book 1 – The Realm of Thaloria Saga 02 Prologue The Bard on the Broken Road
You can listen to the full story from the beginning, or use the chapter list below to move through the audiobook one part at a time.
Chapter Playlist
Prologue – The Bard on the Broken Road
Simon of the Road begins the tale of Thaloria with broken roads, fallen banners, old kingdoms, and the memory of the star that changed the realm forever.
Chapter 1 – Ironhaven’s Last Feast
Simon and Edda arrive at Lark’s Gate during Ironhaven’s harvest feast, where music, bread, soldiers, King Alaric, Queen Lyra, and the first warning from the Sacred Grotto set the story in motion.
Chapter 2 – The Green Halls of Mistwild
The road leads into Mistwild, where the trees listen, the elves watch, and old powers move quietly beyond the edge of ordinary sight.
Chapter 3 – The Fires Below Runegrim
Beneath the mountains, Runegrim burns with forge-fire, iron, stone, and old oaths, but something deep below the halls has begun to stir.
Chapter 4 – The Black Stairs of Shadowspire
Shadowspire rises in smoke, ledgers, markets, secrets, and traps, where the goblins know the value of every bargain and every blade.
Chapter 5 – The Bells of Cryptgard
Simon and Edda enter the mist and grave roads of Cryptgard, where bells ring beneath the earth and the dead are never as silent as they should be.
Chapter 6 – The Council at the Sacred Grotto
The five crowns gather at the Sacred Grotto, where peace still has a name, but fear, pride, and old suspicion gather beneath every word.
Chapter 7 – The Star That Fell
The star moves at last, splitting the heavens and striking the Sacred Grotto, leaving Thaloria wounded at its heart.
Chapter 8 – The Touch of Kings
The five kings come to the fallen star, and each one is changed by the hunger he already carried within himself.
Chapter 9 – Five Dreams of Ruin
Simon witnesses the dreams that pull at the kings: protection, preservation, strength, fear, and death, each twisted toward ruin.
Chapter 10 – The First Banner
The first banner rises in the name of safety, and Thaloria learns how quickly protection can become possession.
Chapter 11 – The War of Small Roads
The war begins not with one great battle, but with roads, bridges, wells, borders, warnings, and small claims made in the name of order.
Chapter 12 – The Dungeon Road
The first Dungeon road opens, proving that the broken magic beneath Thaloria is listening, learning, and remembering names.
Chapter 13 – Battle at the Broken Grotto
At the Broken Grotto, argument becomes violence, and the old Concord begins to die by rule, exception, necessity, and distrust.
Chapter 14 – The Realm Divided
After the battle, each kingdom names the truth differently, and the five crowns carry their answers back to five wounded realms.
Epilogue – The Road That Would Not Kneel
Simon and Edda find a road that has not yet chosen a king, and for a short while, the road is only a road.
About the Story
The Realm of Thaloria Saga is part of the world of Heroes and Spells, a fantasy game and story setting built around five crowns, five kingdoms, ancient magic, broken roads, banners, relics, warriors, wizards, and the fallen star that changes the realm forever.
Book 1 begins the saga by showing the world before it fully breaks.
It is not only a story of war.
It is a story of how good words can become dangerous, how rulers can fall while trying to save what they love, and how the road remembers what kingdoms try to bury.
Start Listening
Begin with the Prologue and follow Simon and Edda along the road.
The kings are still smiling.
The banners are still cloth.
The star is still only a light in the sky.
For now.