A fiction podcast on an epic scale, TUMANBAY weaves an epic of war, palace intrigue, sex, religious fervor, revenge, betrayal, and madness. From Tumanbay's gilded rooftops, to its musty catacombs, to the secretive city beneath the city, the wheel of fate never ceases its endless grinding. Those without the resources to move out of its way will always be crushed beneath it. In Tumanbay, everything, and everyone, has a price.

This fiction podcast from John Scott Dryden (Passenger List, Pandemic, The Reluctant Spy, The Mumbai Chuzzlewits, The Handmaid's Tale) and Mike Walker (A Tale of Two Cities, Caesar!, Plantagenet, War and Peace) is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, The City of Brass, The Witcher, Throne of the Crescent Moon, and The Black Company. Fans of dark fantasy and engaging historical fiction are certain to be mesmerized by the dark, dazzling setting, the maneuvers and counter-maneuvers of its memorable characters, and the grandeur and sweep of its plot.

All is not well in Tumanbay, the most magnificent city on earth. At the center of a vast empire, rebellion in a distant province stokes fears at home. GREGOR, master of the Palace Guard, must root out spies and traitors. His brother QULAN, a mighty general, is dispatched to put down the rebellion, and MADU, the Sultan's spoiled nephew, is sent along in an effort to toughen him up. IBN, a trader of slaves, anxiously awaits the arrival of a ship bearing his wife and HEAVEN, his beloved daughter. SHAJAR, chief wife of the Sultan, has suspicions about SARAH, her newly-appointed maid, and she's right to: little in Tumanbay is ever what it appears to be...

Start your journey with Season One.