From Nebula, Sturgeon, and StorySouth Award nominee Jake Kerr comes an epic fantasy story in the spirit of pulp fiction classics--a serial adventure that grows in scope every week. The Thieves Guild tells the story of Ralan, a street rat who quickly rises to become the guildmaster of the seemingly powerless and symbolic Thieves Guild. This full cast fantasy audio drama features a rich world of geographical conflict, political intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, secret societies, and heroic feats. The Thieves Guild is the story of a young man thrust into a role he never expected to fill. Produced by In Shambles Productions for Broadsword Books. You can find the ebook and paperback versions of The Thieves Guild here.

Ralan faces his toughest challenge yet: Catching a meal in the unforgiving desert. When the skills of a thief prove useless against hunger, he learns that some failures are met not with scorn, but with essential support.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. The Successor (April 13, 2026)2. The Burden Shifts (April 14, 2026)3. New Order (April 15, 2026)4. Considering a Blade (April 16, 2026)5. Way Station Two (April 17, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Ralan finds water, but Way Station Two holds a crueler truth. With the land scoured bare and supplies dwindling, he and his companions face the unforgiving reality of survival.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Vesper governs by leverage, not blades. But Karch's sudden 'resignation' shatters his calculus, leaving a dangerous unknown.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

From assassin to Guildmaster, Vesper wears the cloak of power, but his weapons are now ink and parchment. As Ness rebuilds, he meticulously redefines loyalty, balancing ledgers and lives to forge a new, formidable order from the shadows.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Guildmaster Karch is "tired." To shed the unbearable weight of leadership, he offers the coveted seat to Jasper, who's enthusiastic response is just what Karch wants.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Karch has his plan and is optimistic that all the pieces will fall into place for his escaping the Merchant Guild for retirement.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. Two Pairs of Socks (April 06, 2026)2. Morning in the Wizard City (April 07, 2026)3. Waiting for Shadows (April 08, 2026)4. Whispers above the Workshop (April 09, 2026)5. Hope in a Stone (April 10, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Hope hinges on a madman's stone model of a mountain. As Darla deciphers cryptic stones and unsettling words, her only hope of finding Maela is in the madman piling the rocks.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

A madman's ramblings become a chilling map as pebbles form the Dragon's Teeth. Darla must decipher if Prosper's vision is a path to forgotten magic, a hidden door, or a dangerous delusion.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Silence deepens as Darla waits for Maela, lost in wizard tower. Far from home, surrounded by danger, she must strip away sentiment and face a terrifying truth: Maela has not returned.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Alone in the cold wizard city, Darla clings to a madman's cryptic words while waiting for Maela's return.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Raef faces a brutal trek to Ness, where physical limits are tested and Kray's seasoned wisdom proves invaluable.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. Council of Shadows (March 30, 2026)2. Echoes in the Dark (March 31, 2026)3. Ghosts of Departure (April 01, 2026)4. Luminescent Paths (April 02, 2026)5. Silence Carries Secrets (April 03, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Maela descends into forgotten depths, only to find a colossal staircase spiraling upwards into the unknown. With Darla's fate uncertain and danger on every breath of cold mountain air, she has no good choices.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Maela steps into an ancient marvel, a place "made" not built, where stone hums with lost magic. As impossible patterns unveil a forgotten civilization, she unearths a truth that could reshape the very foundations of her world—and attract deadly attention.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Deep within the mountain, Maela explores a ghost town of perfect order, every detail hinting at an intentional, long-forgotten departure. But as she uncovers its secrets, the slow, rhythmic beat of enormous wings from above warns that some ancient pasts aren't quite gone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Awakening in absolute darkness, Maela senses a colossal pulse in forgotten stone. She must navigate ancient depths where silence hides vast dangers and long-buried secrets stir.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Alard's bold proposal for the guild meets fierce opposition from Coode. Amidst a web of political intrigue, Coode tells him to see a trusted voice outside the guild—for some ideas are too dangerous to fail, and too volatile not to spark war.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. Loss Revealed (March 23, 2026)2. Silence Before (March 24, 2026)3. Legacy of the Chair (March 25, 2026)4. Conclusion of Acceptance (March 26, 2026)5. The Final Draft (March 27, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Alard has penned a document to redefine the Thieves Guild. But as Coode warns, its release now could ignite another war among scheming factions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

The Thieves Guild faces a profound crossroads. Alard must articulate a daring vision: a purpose beyond shadow, a haven for the overlooked and guildless. Can he redefine belonging when secrets are currency in Ness?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

The guildmaster's chair is empty, its legacy on the line. With Ralan gone and civil war illuminating their secrets, Alard must now decide if the Thieves Guild can become something new—or shatter under the harsh light of day.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Trapped between powerful enemies and crushing debt, Guildmaster Karch a critical choice: who will inherit the Merchant Guild's deadly burden?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Karch discovers his grand illusion of power was a house of cards. A chilling arithmetic reveals the devastating truth: he owns nothing. The question is: What options does he have?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. Desert Silence (March 16, 2026)2. Desert Walls Await (March 17, 2026)3. Wheels of Commitment (March 18, 2026)4. Dawn of Desolation (March 19, 2026)5. The Tower's Debt (March 20, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

The Merchant Guild is built on a foundation of lies and staggering debt. Karch sits in another's chair, commanding another's building. What's the true price of power when nothing is truly yours?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Dawn reveals more than just light. Guildmaster Karch faces the crushing truth of his Guild's finances. With its heart bleeding dry and no margin for error, this devastating secret demands a desperate gamble.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Stranded and without water, Ralan faces an unforgiving road. But the discovery of an ancient, numbered system reveals their desperate journey is a predetermined path. With no turning back, survival means reaching the next station, or perish.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

The desert offers no mercy. When Ralan's hopes for water turn to ash, a grim discovery at a vital way station signals sabotage. Their desperate journey just became a deadly race against thirst and a hidden enemy.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Ralan journeys into the desert's oppressive silence, each endless mile bringing him closer to a vital paper. With a heavy burden and silent companions, he trusts the ancient road to guide him toward a forgotten history, hoping to unlock a secret that could change everything, for better or worse.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. Moon Shapes Debate (March 09, 2026)2. A Paper Crisis (March 10, 2026)3. Waiting Transcripts (March 11, 2026)4. The Parchment Negotiation (March 12, 2026)5. Dawn on Dragon Road (March 13, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Ralan ventures onto the ancient, enchanted Dragon Road. Under a vast, silent sky, he carries new burdens and meager supplies into a bone-dry desert. Every mile tests his resolve. What forgotten power built this impossible path, and what does it demand of the new Guildmaster?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

A crucial negotiation for mere paper hinges on Raef unveiling an ancient, long-forgotten secret from Pietro's journals: dragons.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Raef faces a frustrating halt to vital work: no paper for Pietro's waiting transcripts. With Ralan gone and time ticking, he must convince a reclusive Kray to leave Gaotteland.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Raef is on the cusp of decoding forgotten magic and world-changing secrets, but a simple paper shortage could silence vital truths. With Guildmaster Ralan mysteriously absent, this growing crisis threatens to unravel more than just parchment.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Raef uncovers more of Pietro's secrets, but they are again wrapped in the mundane. All of which leads to the need for more paper, a resource which he doesn't have.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. The Math (March 03, 2026)2. A Productive Meeting (March 04, 2026)3. A Cold Killer (March 05, 2026)4. The Spring (March 06, 2026)5. South (March 06, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

The unforgiving plains stretch endlessly south, marked only by the dying grass and the desperate hoofprints Ralan, Rebecca, and Philos track relentlessly. Their mission to reclaim what was stolen takes an unexpected turn when they stumble upon a camp teetering on the edge of oblivion, a handful of survivors whose starvation-hollowed eyes offer a stark reflection of the land's indifference.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

In the unforgiving expanse beyond the cabin, survival hinges on a single, precious commodity: water. Ralan, Philos, and Rebecca find their dwindling supplies promising a bleak future on the treacherous Dragon Road. With their last drops disappearing, a desperate detour is made, guided by an unexpected glimmer of hope – a hidden spring that could be their salvation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Rogers needs to disappear entirely. Stripped of his dream of leading The Thieves Guild and nursing the sting of betrayal, he rides into the anonymity of the outer fields, a man with nothing left to lose and a burning desire to reclaim what was stolen. His journey for solitude, however, is violently interrupted when he stumbles upon a wrecked tavern – a scene of carnage that wasn't a brawl, but something far more chilling.The local whispers paint a picture of a mysterious woman: a silent, efficient "cold killer" who metes out brutal justice with surgical precision, leaving only wreckage and fear in her wake. She's an enigma with blood on her blade, and for Rogers, whose mind is now sharpened by loss and a thirst for vengeance, she might just be the unexpected solution to his very big problem.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

What happens when you send an unassuming accountant to face down one of the city's most dangerous power players? Guildmaster Vesper makes a bold move against Karch, the cunning Merchant Guild leader who tried to use him as a puppet. Expecting a battle of wits and veiled threats, Vesper dispatches his mild-mannered deputy, Odo, with a crucial message and a mountain of debt. But as Vesper soon learns, true power doesn't always roar; sometimes, it meticulously adds up the numbers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Merchant Guildmaster Karch wakes to a beautiful morning, feeling victorious after navigating Ness's worst period. Secure in his tower, he believes he's finally past the worst of Larsen's legacy. But some threats don't carry swords; they carry satchels stuffed with numbers. When an unassuming, ancient man from the Craft Guild named Odo arrives, Karch assumes it's routine tedium. He couldn't be more wrong.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 chapters.Episodes included:1. The Child (February 23, 2026)2. The Weight of Necessary Deeds (February 25, 2026)3. The Ascent (February 25, 2026)4. The Portal (February 26, 2026)5. Come Home Now (February 28, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

When Elle, the Harvest Blade whose very presence commands fear, receives an urgent summons to Harvest House, the impossible living building shimmers with unspoken tension. Her weary benefactor, Polo, has a new mission — one that transcends mere "problems in the north." This isn't about quiet disappearances or forgotten skirmishes; it's about a cold, calculating act of retribution targeting a Guildmaster, a move that could shatter the delicate peace of Ness.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Maela's world just got a whole lot colder – and infinitely more dangerous. One moment, she was in the familiar confines of a tower; the next, she's battling for her life on a treacherous, snow-blasted mountain peak against two dozen hostile wizards. Outnumbered and outgunned, she makes a desperate choice, plummeting into the abyss rather than facing certain capture. But escaping the wizards is only the beginning of her troubles. After a breathtaking, impossible plunge, Maela finds herself face-to-face with a terror from legend itself: colossal dragons tearing across the sky,Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Maela takes her quest for answers to dizzying, dangerous new heights. Literally. After a magical rise through the wizard's tower, she discovers not an escape, but an obsidian dome ceiling and enigmatic figures in heavy red cloaks guarding something sinister within the tower's upper reaches. Every shadow holds a threat, and every discovery pulls her deeper into a web of forgotten magic.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Some choices leave scars deeper than any blade. After a harrowing night on Dragon Road, Ralan, Rebecca, and Philos are reeling from a desperate act of survival. A horrifying encounter has left them with a chilling understanding of true evil, and the weight of a life taken—however necessary—now presses heavy on Rebecca's soul. Philos grapples with the terrifying memory of losing control of his own body, while Ralan's comfortable notions of magic are shattered by a reality far more visceral and terrifying than any ancient legend.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

The quiet can be a comfort, but for Rebecca, a cabin's unsettling silence on the plains signals something far more sinister. After a day of travel, a simple night's rest with a seemingly welcoming family quickly devolves into a desperate fight for survival.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

This compilation contains 5 episodes.Episodes included:1. Foreign Shadows (February 16, 2026)2. The Empty Basket (February 17, 2026)3. The Punch (February 19, 2026)4. A Dog That Bites (February 19, 2026)5. The Secret of the Dragons (February 20, 2026)---Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr

Dragons. Long thought mythical beasts or ancient history, their presence looms over Ness in geographic names and forgotten lore. But what if their legend hides a truth far more shocking? Tasked with digging through the maddeningly dense journals of the old wizard Pietro, a frustrated Raef stumbles upon a revelation that could shatter the very foundations of his world, and the mission of the Thieves Guild.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-thieves-guild--6141933/support.Some secrets are worth dying for. Some are worth killing for.----CREDITS ✍️ Writer: Jake Kerr