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Magic is real. And it’s dangerous. It’s locked in books and relics imbued with power. But sometimes, whether by accident or by design, magic escapes and wreaks havoc upon the world. That’s when Team Three is deployed—known by their enemies as: The Bookburners.

Tasked with identifying and neutralizing magical threats anywhere in the world, the Bookburners are a cohort of special investigators from wildly different walks of life—a New York City detective, a Guatemalan priest, an indestructible woman from China, a techno-occultist from Ireland, and an inquisitive scholar from the Ivory Coast.

But each member of the Bookburners bears the scars of their own past magical trauma. What that means for the team, as they face horrors that threaten their sanity and their very lives, will cause them each to question their mission… and their faith in one another.

Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips, and Brian Francis Slattery. Listen away.

Bookburners Realm

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    • 4.6 • 27 Ratings

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Magic is real. And it’s dangerous. It’s locked in books and relics imbued with power. But sometimes, whether by accident or by design, magic escapes and wreaks havoc upon the world. That’s when Team Three is deployed—known by their enemies as: The Bookburners.

Tasked with identifying and neutralizing magical threats anywhere in the world, the Bookburners are a cohort of special investigators from wildly different walks of life—a New York City detective, a Guatemalan priest, an indestructible woman from China, a techno-occultist from Ireland, and an inquisitive scholar from the Ivory Coast.

But each member of the Bookburners bears the scars of their own past magical trauma. What that means for the team, as they face horrors that threaten their sanity and their very lives, will cause them each to question their mission… and their faith in one another.

Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips, and Brian Francis Slattery. Listen away.

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    Lights Out, Part 1

    Lights Out, Part 1

    The first Wrecker appears, and after a futile fight, the Bookburners escape from Alexandria. It soon becomes clear that the Wreckers are attacking all over. The world is being dismantled.

    Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips, and Brian Francis Slattery. Listen away.

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    • 37 min
    Lights Out, Part 2

    Lights Out, Part 2

    The Bookburners arrive in Rome to find Frances and Perry already there. Asanti may have a possible cure for Grace, but Grace may not survive the process.

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    • 30 min
    The Fall of Rome, Part 1

    The Fall of Rome, Part 1

    Sal tries to convince Grace to take Asanti’s cure while Asanti teaches Shah, Wang, and the other assembled fighters a trick with which they might be able to slow down the Hannah’s Wreckers.

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    • 45 min
    The Fall of Rome, Part 2

    The Fall of Rome, Part 2

    At the council, Asanti gives her pitch before the assembled dignitaries and repre-sentatives of the magical community, but Wang has other ideas.

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    • 47 min
    Ouroboros Interrupted, Part 1

    Ouroboros Interrupted, Part 1

    The team travels to the Icelandic volcano Hekla, formerly known as the “gateway to hell.”

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    • 35 min
    Ouroboros Interrupted, Part 2

    Ouroboros Interrupted, Part 2

    Grace battles Wang as her candle burns down to nothing, and the fight disturbs the dragon within the volcano.

    Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips, and Brian Francis Slattery. Listen away.

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    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

zanderpus ,

The standard continues to impress

Now starting the third series and I cannot praise the writing and performance highly enough. This is everything the MCU should be but isn’t- and they do it with one actor and better CGI.
You have restored my faith in supernatural audio drama. Many thanks.

Oola569 ,

Excellent

I’ve just finished season 5. It feels like the end? Please say there’s going to be more? I would miss the characters so very much.

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Magical Realism at its Finest

This show is honestly fantastic; the storylines are layered and connected, the characters well rounded and developed throughout the seasons and the acting from the narrator is just sublime. Thank you for such a great show, bring on more seasons!!

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