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The Scum Kings

The Scum Kings

By: Mike Daltrey | grimdark fantasy epic fantasy
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 Meet the Scum Kings, a dysfunctional band of bottom-feeding marauders led by the ruthless Giddray 'Dray'. They are not clever masterminds or noble rebels. They are a pack of beaten dogs, driven by hunger and greed, whose every attempt at villainy seems to end in fresh wounds and humiliating failure. They are the fever in a sick world, a symptom of the rot.

The Scum Kings is a daily, short-form, serial grimdark fantasy audiobook told from the perspective of their captain. Each 5-15 minute episode is a ground-level chronicle of survival, following the crew through their desperate heists, ugly victories, and insane gambles.

Defeated. Desperate. Driven.

A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
⚡ Production: The Signal Box

System Note:

This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.

Signalbox: Fiction’s Next Chapter.
2025 Signalbox Studio Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Cistern Rebellion

    Cistern Rebellion
    Mar 12 2026
    What's worse than an enemy army breathing down your neck? A mob of starving, desperate civilians with sharpened sticks and nothing left to lose. In the chaotic aftermath of a brutal skirmish with the Grey-Arms, Captain Dray and his Scum Kings find themselves plunged into a new, unexpected battle for the one thing everyone needs: water.


    A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

    🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
    ⚡ Production: The Signal Box

    System Note:

    This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.

    Signalbox: Fiction’s Next Chapter.


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    Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience!

    Perfect for a weekend binge!

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    9 mins
  • Bridge Standoff

    Bridge Standoff
    Mar 11 2026
    Driven by hunger, Captain Dray makes a stand for a vital cistern. When a rival gang demands retreat, the Scum Kings dig in. On a narrow, blood-slicked bridge, they’ll learn if some ground is worth every grisly inch.

    A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

    🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
    ⚡ Production: The Signal Box

    System Note:

    This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.

    Signalbox: Fiction’s Next Chapter.


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    Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience!

    Perfect for a weekend binge!

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
    Show More Show Less
    9 mins
  • Dark Waters Tolling

    Dark Waters Tolling
    Mar 10 2026
    In the Shallows, even a small victory tastes like ash, and a hard-won cistern can turn to poison overnight. Dray and his Scum Kings have finally carved out a meager foothold, exacting a desperate toll on the miserable few who still seek clean water. It’s ugly, it’s small, a collection of broken people clinging to a patch of mud – but for a pack of beaten dogs, it’s everything. They’ve built something from nothing, and for a fleeting moment, even Stiggand finds a rare contentment.

    A SIGNALBOX STUDIO PRODUCTION

    🧠 Narrative Design: Mike Daltrey
    ⚡ Production: The Signal Box

    System Note:

    This human-designed series includes AI and other software tools in its production via our proprietary Signal Box platform.

    Signalbox: Fiction’s Next Chapter.


    -----

    Want to binge The Scum Kings with fewer ads? Every Friday night we release a bonus episode of the week's previous five episodes, with fewer ads in between chapters and a seamless listening experience!

    Perfect for a weekend binge!

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
    Show More Show Less
    9 mins
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