About this episode

The episode features a compilation of chapters where the Scum Kings confront dark forces and struggle for survival.

This compilation contains 5 chapters. Episodes included: 1. The Queen (July 06, 2026) 2. The Last Stand (July 07, 2026) 3. The Threshold of Salt (July 08, 2026) 4. The Graveyard Cove (July 09, 2026) 5. The Reckoning (July 10, 2026) --- Episode 1: The Queen The Scum Kings plunge into the hive's dark heart, confronting the Queen herself. Surrounded by screaming chitin and burning venom, Dray and his broken crew unleash a brutal, desperate assault. They must sever the hive's will, or be swallowed by its unrelenting rot. Episode 2: The Last Stand Trapped in the dark, Dray’s crew is caught between a maddened swarm and a tide of hatching nightmares. With every exit sealed, one Scum King makes a defiant, final stand. But even their darkest courage may only delay the inevitable rot in a world already broken. Episode 3: The Threshold of Salt "The Threshold of Salt" offers a brutal escape, trading monstrous pursuit for a shoreline of bitter betrayal. Washed ashore, the Scum Kings are trapped between a relentless horror and an unforgiving sea, survival a thin, cold promise on a desolate coast. Episode 4: The Graveyard Cove Stranded, wounded, and relentlessly hunted…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Daltrey

Topics covered

• grimdark fantasy
• survival
• desperation
• betrayal
• horror

Keywords

• grimdark fantasy
• The Scum Kings
• survival
• horror
• betrayal

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Scum Kings, The Queen, The Last Stand, The Threshold of Salt, The Graveyard Cove, The Reckoning

More episodes of The Scum Kings: A Grimdark Fantasy Audiobook | Daily Chapters

• Drifting Into the Uknown on Another Raft · July 17, 2026 · 11 min
• The Race · July 16, 2026 · 12 min
• The Burden · July 15, 2026 · 12 min
• Captain Dray Navigates Monsters · July 14, 2026 · 11 min
• Descent · July 13, 2026 · 11 min
• Dray Faces the Maw Again · July 10, 2026 · 12 min

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