The Heartless Knaves

The fourteenth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Umbrago is a creep, Diesirae has some alone time, and the good folk of Sudwork once again encounter The Other... Expect a queen mother being terrorized, a bit of body horror blended with some smut, and Brunhilda seizing the moment just as things get a bit out of hand... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring cle...

The thirteenth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Sally and Silkin go to spy on Vestran's carriages, Rooks sends a letter, and Herild welcomes the gang to Formhall. Expect stories of Silkin's childhood, Mooncaller showing reluctance, Nikodemus preaching, Rooks trying to speak to hares, and Sally eating deeply questionable street foods... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook po...

The twelfth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Marco wakes up in a sewer in an unenviable situation, and The Order of the Fens gets down to business. Expect some sinister internal voices, rain, delicious stew, some poop jokes, a bit of Ventricular Sphere action, and Silkin voicing his opinion on his new living arrangements... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featur...

The eleventh chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Diesirae faces up to some uncomfortable truths and Sally undertakes her Second Vow. Expect angry urination, conspiratorial men in hoods, plenty of blood, more than a little magic, and revelation or two about Nanny... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring clever heists, gory scraps, sad bits, saucy bits, murderous...

The tenth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Father Nikodemus acquires a new mount, Brian gets jealous, and Silkin and Rooks head into town. Expect Sally to be annoyed, Griselda the cat to get a bit sarcastic, a creepy executioner and his rather put-upon dolly girlfriend, and a visit to a rather mysterious optician... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring clev...

The ninth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Diesirae has a riding lesson, King Umbrago throws his weight around, and Marco's day goes from already very bad to much, much worse... Expect a handsome horse handler, a High Council full of not very nice people, some pears, an unfortunate prison guard, and perhaps the grimmest form of indigestion ever described in fiction. The Heartless Knaves is...

The eighth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Mildri tans some leather, Rooks acquires some rudimentary footwear, and Silkin gets a snazzy new outfit... Expect a slightly mellower chapter this week, including some stamping in urine, a bit of anxiety, Nanny being mysterious, some corsetry, high heels, and vows for bloody revenge! The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast fea...

The seventh chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Nanny drinks a cup of tea, Rooks explains how he communicates, and Sally feels sidelined... Expect a conversation with a goat, Christopher in fresh trousers, the introduction of several feathered friends, some time at a forge, and Silkin making a new, vicious, rather pointy friend... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast fe...

The sixth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which we reconnect with Marco, guard at the Grey Keep, who's been given the night off... Expect some detective work, several sex workers, pie, gravy, and a little bit of smut. Plus, a rather gribbly monster... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring clever heists, gory scraps, sad bits, saucy bits, murderous nuns, talking d...

The fifth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Nanny provides lunch, Nikodemus lays down some groundrules, and Silkin and Rooks get a little bit of clarity. Expect Christopher being afraid, Sally taking things in her stride (and doing a bit more stabbing), religious people being shifty, and irreligious people being shiftier still. And, of course, some mutilation... The Heartless Knaves is a new...

The fourth chapter of The Pale Princess , in which a painting from a foreign court makes its way to the Grey Keep, enabling Diesirae, the Pale Princess herself, to finally lay eyes on her betrothed. Expect a seedy painter, a silly king, a whole host of new maybe goodies, maybe baddies, and the introduction of the novel's title character... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podca...

The third chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Christopher, Sally and Father Nikodemus join Nanny, a Grand Mother Superior, to do a spot of make do and mend. Expect a few toots, a little self-flagellation, top-drawer needlework, lots of bewitched leeches, and the resurrection of a pair of our key players... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring clever heists, go...

The second chapter of The Pale Princess , in which we meet Sally, who, dressed as a washerwoman, sneaks into a very important castle to get up to some well-planned mischief. Cue a little bit of magic, some tip-top larceny, several guards having the wool pulled over their eyes, and a touch of light-to-moderate murder... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring clever h...

The first chapter of The Pale Princess , in which Christopher, a young grave-robber, does the midnight bidding of Father Nikodemus, a hoary old priest with a penchant for alchemy, trickery, and long-planned insurrection. Expect lashing rain, thunder, lightning, a flooded plague pit full of corpses, and the inner thoughts of a grumpy horse. The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podca...

A warm welcome to the world of The Heartless Knaves , a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast and novel from Martin Vaux. In this short introductory episode, discover the purpose and nature of the project, then sharpen your daggers, prime your crossbow, and prepare to take vengeance. And maybe do some kissing, if there's time... The Heartless Knaves is a new dark fantasy audiobook podcast featuring c...

If you have ever been betrayed, and wanted revenge. If you have ever had your heart cut out, and wanted it back. If you have ever known something was sickeningly wrong, and wanted to wreak havoc in reply, you are one of us. For we are The Heartless Knaves. A new dark fantasy audiobook podcast set in a twisted version of the English Renaissance, Book I, The Pale Princess , launches with Chapter 1:...