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The Spinning Master

Eleanor Flegg•shows.acast.com
Fiction

The Spinning Master is an adventure story about a woman who travels to another world to find her missing brother. Written like literature, researched like history, and steeped in Irish mythology, this is sci-fi without spaceships; fantasy without magic; and a love story that transcends species and gender. Expect aliens, autism, and video games. 


The Spinning Master is set in Ireland, in a dystopian and not-too-distant future. Ronan Lawless has vanished leaving his sister, Liath, deep in debt. When video-game magnate Ethan Blake offers her a job, along with a biometrically embedded AI, she senses he has an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Ronan is held hostage in Ildathach, the otherworld of Irish folklore, by an alien species known as the Sí. When he is kidnapped by Faelán, a Sí from another tribe, he learns the truth of his predicament. But Faelán has an agenda of his own and Ronan discovers what it means to be loved by one of the Sí.


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Episodes

The Spinning Master: Chapter 35, Outlaws

A journey on horseback. A shipwreck. The written poem is not always the true one. Brandy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 04, 2020•16 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 31: Crabapple

The backup drive to a broken world. A temper tantrum, night terrors, and the perils of overindulgence in Marmite. Biddy Keevan again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 16, 2020•25 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 28. The Cosplay Convention

The hazards of selfie culture, the demarcation of tentacle porn, and what happens when creatures from another world arrive at a Cosplay convention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 06, 2020•20 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 27. Level Up

A Rare Moment of Beauty. Ethan Blake flickers his forked tongue. The Glyph takes sides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 02, 2020•14 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 23. A Diplomat

A fishing expedition and a conundrum. Seals, seabirds, swimming, and the efficacy of alien fangs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 20, 2020•18 min•Ep. 23

The Spinning Master: Chapter 22. Faelan

A journey by boat. An island. A reflection on the nature of captivity and the passage of time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 17, 2020•21 min•Ep. 22

The Spinning Master: Chapter 21. The Hunt

The children of the Sí, the pursuit of quarry, and a social quandary. Hoby takes control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 14, 2020•16 min•Ep. 21

The Spinning Master: Chapter 20. A Gold Ring

The contrariness of ponies, the illusion of magic, and the deceptiveness of the passage of time. A stranger at the banquet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 09, 2020•22 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 17. Eggs

A flaw in the prototype. A megalomaniac narcissist. A straight answer. And eggs (you don't know what you've got til it's gone). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 29, 2020•13 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 16. Thomas

A nocturnal visitor, a holographic visitor, a moral quandary, and a lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 25, 2020•15 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 15. Protection

The solace of a nice hot bath, the protective power of rosebud wallpaper, and the unspeakable deviousness of Ethan Blake. Victorian Gothic redux. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 21, 2020•11 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 14. Cockroaches

The decorative strangeness of the house at Cahirmoyle, the integrity of cockroaches, and the power of dancing. Something nasty in the corridor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 2020•13 min•Ep. 14

The Spinning Master: Chapter 13. Milk

Arriving at Cahirmoyle in rag order, Liath encounters a mysterious building, an inscrutable caretaker, and something that smells suspiciously like … milk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 13

The Spinning Master: Chapter 12. Connectivity

Liath drives across the poisoned midlands to Ethan Blake's ancestral home. Death is everywhere she looks. The Glyph is a mixed blessing, sensitive to folklore and subject to glitches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2020•15 min

The Spinning Master: Chapter 11. Level of Access

After a truly spectacular bout of procrastination, the true nature of Ethan Blake's gift is revealed. Meet the Glyph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 08, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 11

The Spinning Master: Chapter 10. A Housemaid

A domestic interlude (continued). Photograph albums, family history, and the fathomless machinations of Ethan Blake. The transcendental properties of Lego and the auspicious arrangement of Star Wars figurines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 05, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 10

The Spinning Master: Chapter 9. Tallaght

A domestic interlude. Introducing the parents Lawless, the regenerative qualities of lawnmowers, and the fundamental goodness of the suburban housing estate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 31, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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