Scott Sigler Slices

Lincoln found Thoko Chikondi, a thief who sold a stolen magic carpet to Teddy Two-Fingers, the man who kidnapped Lincoln’s son, Sam, and sent him to the purgatory known as The Shelf. Lincoln had a little chat with Thoko and learned that Thoko had placed a meshwork tracker on the carpet in hopes of stealing it a second time. Ariella asked Kellius Droman, a powerful, dangerous, and extremely dangero...

Billy needs to learn how to use his powers. Ariella asked Kellius Droman to train him in exchange for Lincoln acting as a bodyguard for Kellius’s teenage daughter, Delilah. Kellius’s response? He needs a protector, not a killer. Bill will have to find training elsewhere. Droman did, however, improve the magical security of the Old Stone Church, for which he charged a high price — a price Ariella a...

Lincoln is at the Bastion to pay his respects to the Clostator, the sect’s spiritual and military leader. He’s been told she doesn’t have long to live. What will this old warrior have to say to him? Back in Lumencia, Ariella, Magda, and Billy prepare for a visit from Kellius Droman, one of the baddest wizards in town. They’ve hired him to beef up security at the Old Stone Church — what happens whe...

To cover the mortgage, Lincoln has to hit up a pawnshop in Cordis. While he’s in that magical city, he returns to the Bastion for the first time since he quit his life as a rixator. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. L...

With a successful bounty under their belt, Linc and Ariella fight over next steps. Sophia and Lukas bear bad news. Billy gets an alias. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2024 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

Faced with dwindling options and many bills, Ariella gave Lincoln a contract to fulfill — taking out a lich in Lynchburg, Virginia. While potentially dangerous, the lich’s crown alone will cover three payments to Callista. As long as those payments are made, Callista must keep Lincoln’s son Sam safe on the shelf. Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production...

Has Gramma overstayed her welcome? Will Billy stay or go? Does Ariella count coins in her sleep? And why does Magda put up with this crap, anyway? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Season Two of SLAY picks up where the Season One Epilogue left off. Gramma handed the gang their collective ass. Will she end them all, or can Billy stop the madness? Created by Scott Sigler and Rob Otto Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about...

The 2nd half of the descent into madness that is our post-podcast Q&A. I may have banished several people to the fiery depths of hell. To be fair, they should have expected this would happen when they started listening to my work. I don’t take responsibility at all. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about...

As is our long-standing tradition, we finish up this season with a plethora of questions submitted by fans of Scott's work. SPOILER ALERT! Many questions deal with BLOOD IS RED, but many more deal with Scott's other works. Keep your ears open for questions about books you have not yet enjoyed, as the answers could spoil a thing or two. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by...

There is a fine line between absent-minded genius and idiot savant. Gordo Gordon keeps a foot planted firmly on either side. Father Al knows this better than anyone. Father Al watches over Gordo and tolerates the young man’s endless — and useless — inventions. When Gordo creates a theory to track “prayer energy,” however, Father Al will find a religious secret that puts his faith to the test. Writ...

NFL Security agent Lawrence Cutter’s standard background check of number-one draft prospect Eugene Patterson should have been easy work. It was – until he learned of the animal sacrifice, and that was just the beginning of his unfortunate discoveries. It's past midnight in Memphis, and Cutter is on the run, trying to avoid the “Pitter-Patterson” of little feet. Written and performed by Scott Sigle...

In the high-stakes world of the National Football League, a wasted draft choice can cost careers and damage a franchise for years to come. When they investigate sure-fire number-one pick Eugene Patterson, however, they find far more than they want to know. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad c...

Tranquilizers and sledgehammers in hand, the Penniless Quartet set out to catch a Snipe. It may very well be the last thing they ever do… Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The “Penniless Quartet” have their final exam assignment – to demonstrate their zoology skills and creativity in an exercise looking for an urban species that, technically, should exist. What they will find will take them down an unexpected path. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is “Dead Silence” by Va...

Nature abhors a vacuum. One such vacuum exists in the “urban ecologies” of our cities. From bacteria to insects, from rodents to hawks, from feral cats to the mass numbers of pigeons, plants, and animals weave together a web of life that goes mostly unnoticed by humans. What is missing from this mosaic? Four college students set out to find this mythical creature, the “Snipe,” and learn that a vac...

With the storm coming in, the family seals the house and arms up. Kevin and Martha want out fast, but will Bobby and the others let them leave? All does not end well in Fenders Pointe, IA. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment Theme music is “Dead Silence” by Vasya Sakal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Come visit Fenders Pointe, IA. We'd love to have you stop by, see the trees, smell the flowers, and relax with our Midwestern hospitality. Only you should try to schedule around the rainy season. If you're here when the typhoons hit, we'll be happy to welcome you as a permanent resident. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertai...

To be marked as a sex offender, a pedophile, or a child rapist is to carry a stigma that all but banishes you from society. And if that mark is literal - a permanent, inoperable face tattoo - anonymity vanishes, and all who see you know of your crime. For a man who is wrongly convicted of horrible deeds, this mark becomes his life. This story won a Parsec Award. Written and performed by Scott Sigl...

In the time before man, one animal ruled the Americas – the wolf. Wolf packs roamed the continent, hunting and killing and breeding. But before any wolf ever saw the death that would walk on two legs, there came another danger… Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment Theme music is “Dead Silence” by Vasya Sakal Learn more...

More SLAY questions and a ton of questions about Scott, the Siglerverse, writing, and everything else.  Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Questions from fans about SLAY Season 1. Scott and co-author Rob Otto answer them all. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven’t finished Slay Season One yet, do that first. NOTE: We had an echo for Rob and ARealGirl courtesy of Zoom. We can’t fix it, so hopefully, you can bear with it.  Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme...

The aftermath of the final battle(s) has left Linc and Billy battered and broken, but a new danger is already closing in. Written and performed by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2023 by Empty Set Entertainment  Theme music is the song “They’re Watching Me” by SUPERWEAPON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby, Gary Satyr, Mercutio, and all the club kids are down for the count, leaving only a badly wounded Lincoln and a battered Callista to stand against Dante, Oleus Oakbeard, Boss Hawg, and the last of Dante’s Miami thugs. Meanwhile, at the Old Stone Church, Billy is trying to free Dragon from the meshwork net that keeps her from attacking Butch and the Rolling Outlaws. The story of SLAY conclude...

Billy, Magda, Ariella, and Dragon are at the Old Stone Church, under assault from Butch and the Rolling outlaws. Billy and Butch fought one-on-one. Billy broke Butch’s knee, but his celebration was short-lived — Money Monday beat Billy down, leaving him a limp mess atop the now fifteen-foot-long Dragon, who has been bound up in a ball by a meshwork net provided to Butch by Boss Hawg. Magda did som...