Royal Blood

13 hrs. 28 min.

Language Russian

Author Matvey Kurilkin

Narrator Vladimir Ovuor (Ovuor)

Artania lies in ruins after war and the coup that followed it. The remnants of prosperity have been looted, and hunger is looming. To keep power, the government needs to find a new enemy, and elves can’t fit the role anymore. Well, a vacant sacred place is never truly empty. Very conveniently, on abandoned lands there settled some huddle of refugees and outsiders—why not them as an enemy? It’s so easy to blame “criminals” for all troubles! Add the hint that they’re bursting with food— and the embodiment of universal evil is ready.

People rush to go to war against former compatriots, fully convinced of the justice and righteousness of this war. Erik and his friends, by the will of fate ended up in charge of this community, realize that in the confrontation both sides will lose. But there’s nowhere to run—so the war must be prevented.

What could two former thieves and an inept would-be healer even do—someone who doesn’t even remember the name of his mother? Nobody knows. But to stop a new war, Erik is ready to turn himself inside out.

1. The Healer's Son (narrated by Ivan Shevelev) 2. Migration of Peoples (narrated by Ivan Shevelev) 3. Royal Blood