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 SÃ. When he is kidnapped by Faelán, a Sà 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 SÃ. Trailer: https://shows.acast.com/the-spinning-master Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Home again.(the final episode - there will be a sequel!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On the gallivant with marauding Si. The scenic route. A cattle raid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A family council. The alien thing outweighs the gender thing. Plunder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
Fugitives, foraging, and firelight. An informed decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A fair fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A morning visit, breakfast, and an escape. Proper kissing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
A night time escapade that ends more happily than it began. Mutton pie. Liath prepares for a journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The six pack under the stairs. Mr Lawless rises to the occasion. A video game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
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.
The theory that Dublin's Ha'penny Bridge is a gateway between the worlds is borne out to be correct. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mixed motives. The fickleness of humankind. A confession and a pursuit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Up shit creek without a paddle. Escape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ronan at last! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An interior design scheme for Cahirmoyle. A television programme. A breakthrough. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
A nocturnal visitor, a holographic visitor, a moral quandary, and a lockdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The iniquities of Ronan's financial arrangements revealed. Liath's finances are precarious beyond belief and she's lying about it like a trooper. With gingernuts, hot water bottles, and a comforting friend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On a mission to find out more about Ethan Blake's mysterious and disquieting gift, Liath goes in search of someone who knows how emerging technology works in a post-privacy world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Liath's design for the Soul Trader HQ unfolds amid increasing evidence that Ronan has vamoosed with all assets. Fame. Popcorn. A Rare Moment of Beauty.The Spinning MasterRead by Eleanor FleggSubscribe now to hear the complete book via regular episodes.A Soundsdoable Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A reflection on the possible futures of cigarette factories, Soul Trader's Ethical Vision, the rigours of fashion modelling, and the importance of looking the part.The Spinning MasterRead by Eleanor FleggSubscribe now to hear the complete book via regular episodes.A Soundsdoable production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Liath opens a gift from Ethan Blake, allegedly a prototype to help them keep in touch. Mystified by the contents, she sets off in search of technical assistance.The Spinning MasterRead by Eleanor FleggSubscribe now to hear the complete book via regular episodes.A Soundsdoable production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ethan Blake asks Liath to design the interior for his family home in County Limerick. She has misgivings. He seems to have an ulterior motive. Liath reflects on the environmental crisis precipitated by the cloud-seeding compound, Rainfall®The Spinning MasterRead by Eleanor FleggSubscribe now to hear the complete book via regular episodes.A Soundsdoable Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two years later. By night, Liath looks over the broken city . She receives an unexpected visit from the video game magnate Ethan Blake who comes with an interesting proposal.The Spinning MasterRead by Eleanor FleggSubscribe now to hear the complete book via regular episodes.A Soundsdoable production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A colony of moon-dwellers succumbs to a fatal virus. In Dublin, Liath Lawless reports her brother missing.Eleanor Flegg reads the first chapter of her book, The Spinning Master. Subscribe now to hear the complete book via regular episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Coming soon. Eleanor Flegg's episodic audio adventure, The Spinning Master is sci-fi without spaceships; fantasy without magic; and a love story that transcends species and gender. Expect aliens, autism, and video games. Look out for the first chapter on May 4th.A Soundsdoable Production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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