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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler comes a tale of murder, madness, and an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco homicide inspector Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain his dreams, dreams that mirror — with impossible accuracy — gruesome murders drenching the city in blood? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him? Not disgust, not horror, but excitement. As Bryan and his longtime partner Pookie' Chang investigate the killings, they learn that things are even stranger than they initially seem. The victims are all enemies of an ostracized teenage boy, a boy gripped by the same violent, prescient dreams that haunt Bryan. When Bryan and Pookie dig deeper, they uncover disturbing details of a mysterious cult known as “Marie’s Children,” and of San Francisco’s secret history of serial killers, a history that their superiors — from the mayor to the police chief and on
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- 1 weeks ago41 min
FEED DROP | BEASTS BEYOND THE RIVER Audiobook Preview
We wheeled and dealed and got permission to share the first 35 minutes of Beasts Beyond the River, Scott’s intense new horror novel, read by none other than Ray Porter (narrator of PROJECT HAIL MARY, EARTHCORE, MOUNT FITZROY, THE BOBBIVERSE, JOE LEDGER, and more). SYNOPSIS: Amidst the brutality of the French and Indian War, an officer in the legendary Rogers’ Rangers is thrust into a nightmare that will challenge both his leadership and his lifelong quest to leave his father’s heritage behind. Lieutenant Geoffrey Rapelje is tasked with guiding a ranger detachment to his birthplace to preserve a fragile treaty between the British and his father’s people. What Geoffrey finds is not the idyllic village of his youth, but a land—and a tribe—ravaged by a vicious, unknown force. He and his rangers embark on a harrowing journey across a North American wilderness beset by violence, betrayal, and inexplicable terrors. To defeat a genocidal enemy, Geoffrey must embrace a dark truth he has long denied. — Slices is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs — Produced by Steve Riekeberg — Production Assistance by Allie Press — Copyright 2026 by Empty Set Entertainment Even the frontier has a boundary… they just crossed it. That’s the tagline for the novel, but you can cross the boundary of high prices for a new domain registration by using the GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG3. It slashes 99% off year one of a new three-year domain. Dot-coms included! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 7, 202253 min
NOCTURNAL - Q & A Part 2
Join us for part two of the NOCTURNAL Q & A! Scott answers questions from fans on the novel as well as anything else Sigler. Heads up, there will be spoilers so proceed with caution. Sit back and enjoy! Written by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment 3u52kca9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 6, 20221h 13m
NOCTURNAL - Q & A Part 1
Join us for the first Q & A episode for NOCTURNAL! Scott will answer fan questions on the novel as well as anything else Sigler. Heads up, there will be spoilers so proceed with caution. Sit back and enjoy! Written by Scott Sigler Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 5, 20223 min
NOCTURNAL is over. What now?
Hello, this is Scott Sigler, the author of NOCTURNAL. Well, the story is over and I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for spending your irreplaceable time with my work. If you want more of my fiction, I've got heaps of it for you. You can go to ScottSigler.com/books and see the titles I have available in print, ebook and audiobook. Or you can find me at Amazon. And if you really dig print books, consider ordering through your local bookstore. Help keep your local in business. I do a free weekly podcast of my serialized fiction. Swing over to ScottSigler.com/subscribe to get the goods every Sunday. Or search for me, Scott Sigler in your favorite podcast app. When you search my name, you'll also find more of my completed unabridged serial audiobooks, just like NOCTURNAL. Feel free to dig in and I hope you enjoy. I'm on all the social medias, as at @ScottSigler, one word, and on Facebook at facebook.com/scottsigler. Gimme a follow and when you do, gimme a shout out on that platform. While I do not have a sequel to NOCTURNAL, the next two episodes in the feed are question and answer sessions done with my fans about the book. They are a ton of fun and you can hear the insanity of the junkies as my fans call themselves. I hope you become a junkie as well. Thank you for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 5, 202226 min
NOCTURNAL Episode 45 - Series Finale
The dust has settled in the catacombs of Marie’s Children. Bryan, Pookie, and Black Mister Burns face a new reality, a world where Bryan is wanted for multiple murders and has no way to clear his name. As they deal with the ramifications of Chief Zou’s lies, there is also the lethal issue of a serial killer on the loose: Tard is out there, and he’s looking to add to his collection of severed hands. Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 4, 202238 min
NOCTURNAL Episode 44
Bryan Clauser has descended into the labyrinth of tunnels below San Francisco, into the home of the killer cult known as Marie’s Children. They have his partner, Pookie Chang, and are about to put Pookie to death. Bryan and his heavily armed comrades: Black Mister Burns, Adam Jessup, and Alder Jessup have engaged the enemy. When we last left Bryan, he had leaped from the ledge of a sprawling cavern toward the deck of a ruined galleon that has sat below San Francisco for 200 years. His target: Teenager Rex Deprovdechuk and the murderers who call him “King.” Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 3, 202231 min
NOCTURNAL Episode 43
The killing has begun. Far below the streets of San Francisco, Pookie Chang and other members of the SFPD have been put on trial by Rex Deprovdechuk, the King of the murderous cult known as Marie’s Children. Will Pookie get a death sentence? Meanwhile, Bryan Clauser forces Aggie James to take him into the tunnels. Will Bryan, Black Mister Burns, and the Jessups reach Pookie in time for a stay of execution? Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 2, 202242 min
NOCTURNAL Episode 42
Following a battle at San Francisco General Hospital, Pookie Chang was taken by Rex, Pierre, and Sly. What will Marie’s Children do with him? John “Black Mister Burns” Smith has spent years hiding in either his apartment or at the SFPD headquarters. Now Bryan Clauser has called upon John to be part of the fight. He can’t be silent any longer. All roads lead to the tunnels beneath San Franciso, to the lair of Marie’s Children. Written by Scott Sigler Performed by Phil Gigante Directed & Engineered by Corey Young Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2022 by Empty Set Entertainment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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About NOCTURNAL
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Sigler comes a tale of murder, madness, and an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the streets of San Francisco. San Francisco homicide inspector Bryan Clauser is losing his mind. How else to explain his dreams, dreams that mirror — with impossible accuracy — gruesome murders drenching the city in blood? How else to explain the feelings these dreams provoke in him? Not disgust, not horror, but excitement. As Bryan and his longtime partner Pookie' Chang investigate the killings, they learn that things are even stranger than they initially seem. The victims are all enemies of an ostracized teenage boy, a boy gripped by the same violent, prescient dreams that haunt Bryan. When Bryan and Pookie dig deeper, they uncover disturbing details of a mysterious cult known as “Marie’s Children,” and of San Francisco’s secret history of serial killers, a history that their superiors — from the mayor to the police chief and on
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