Palace of Mirrors

Author: Matthew Lindquist

A narrative podcast about a mysterious talking sword that leads a boy on adventure across a dying moon. About a woman seeking her revenge at any cost. About a scarred pirate, broken and twisted, who can see the future and who will stop at nothing to meet it.
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Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction

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Nightingale's Lament (Part II)
Episode 3
Monday, 20 July, 2026

Nightingale and Dark Sheldon confront Admiral Great-Skull and rescue the Empress Esmeralda. Her time with Dark sets off a series of events that ends with the destruction of Leviathan.Dramatis PersonaeDarien - A farm boy who grew up with big dreams fed by his aunt who raised him on a mixture of history and fairy tale. He’s currently on a quest to rescue Marialla, a woman he met earlier in the story, who has been kidnapped by the moon’s government for unknown reasons.Nightingale - Thirteenth ship of the Imperial Guard, captained in the final days of the Empire by Dark Sheldon. Powered by an AI persona.Dark Sheldon - A knight of the Imperial Guard, and captain of Nightingale, during the final days of the Empire. He rose from obscurity after gaining the notice of Esmeralda.Esmeralda - The final Empress to sit on the throne of glass in the Palace of Mirrors.Admiral Great-Skull - The leader of the Imperial Guard, and captain of Grey Wind–the flagship of the Guard–during the final days of the Empire. A member of the Great Skull clan, a powerful and influential noble family that rose to power in the City of Statues on Leviathan.Vizier Great-Skull - Brother, and ally, of Admiral Great-Skull. Politically skilled, if lacking in the charisma of his brother.