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The Betyár and the Magus

By: S. R. Cambridge
Narrated by: Victor Bevine
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"The Betyar and the Magus" was published in the anthology Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues.

About this story, author S. R. Cambridge says, "When writing, I often take inspiration from real history, especially the history that often isn't read about that often. 'The Betyár and the Magus' and the characters in it came to be because I started to read a lot about the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a war for independence by Hungary against the Austrian Empire. Hungary was the victor in a series of early battles and looked like it was winning until the Austrian Empire allied with Russia for help. Russia, a formidable power at the time, brought it all to an end in short order. So I began to build a sort of historical-fantasy alternate universe out of the revolution and what happened before and after. 'The Betyár and the Magus' takes place six months after the end of the revolution."

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Nice dialogue and flow I'd listen to more of both author and narrator for sure

Well done

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great short story which simply BEGS to be changed into a full length novel, or even series. such a great start to an infinite number of stories never to be told.

the only problem with this is it ends

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