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Welcome to Realm's newest feed, Strange Matter. Max Gladstone presents a collection of thrilling stories of magic and mystery rooted in the strangeness of our own world. Come back every week for a new spell-binding episode.

First on Strange Matter, we have The Witch Who Came in From the Cold. The Cold War rages in the back rooms and dark alleys of 1970s Prague—and on one misty night an American discovers that the city and its spies have become the new front of another, more ancient war—a war of magic. Now a CIA agent and a KGB operative must forge an uneasy alliance in order to stop a secret occult society from destroying the world. When spies and sorcerers cross murky lines to do battle for home and country—who do you trust?

The Witch Who Came in From the Cold is written by Lindsay Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Ian Tregillis, Michael Swanwick, Fran Wilde, and Max Glastone. Performed by Christine Lakin and John Glouchevich. Directed by Dennis Kao.

Current Season: The Witch Who Came in From the Cold

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Season 1: Bookburners, Season 1
Season 2: Bookburners, Season 2
Season 3: Bookburners, Season 3
Season 4: Bookburners, Season 4
Season 5: Bookburners, Season 5

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Bookburners is shapeshifting into Realm's newest feed: Strange Matter. Every week, we'll bring you thrilling stories of magic and mystery rooted in the strangeness of our own world.

The Witch Who Came in From the Cold premieres January 16, 2025.

Introducing: Strange Matter, The Witch Who Came in From the Cold

A Long Cold Winter, Part 1. When Ice operative Tanya Morozova and KGB agent Nadia Ostrokhina save a Czech student from a sorcerous construct, a deadly supernatural power struggle erupts in Cold War Prague.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E1

A Long Cold Winter, Part 2. While trying to recruit a member of the Czech Ministry of Economics to spy on his Russian masters. CIA agent Gabe Pritchard is plagued by headaches and otherworldly visions.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E2

A Long Cold Winter, Part 3. Gabe seeks the help of Jordan Rhemes, the mysterious owner of Bar Vodnář.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E3

A Voice on the Radio, Part 1. Andula Zlata is a Host—a conduit of magic—and Tanya and Nadia have to find the young Czech before their rivals in the Flame do.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E4

A Voice on the Radio, Part 2. Gabe, seeking to redeem himself after his botched assignment, sets out to thwart Tanya, believing her to be in the midst of a KGB recruitment effort.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E5

A Voice on the Radio, Part 3. As preparations for a major CIA operation get underway, Gabe and his young partner Joshua Toms—a man with secrets of his own—find themselves in over their heads.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E6

Double Blind, Part 1. A high-stakes cat-and-mouse game unfolds across the frozen streets of Prague.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E7

Double Blind, Part 2. Tanya and Nadia employ spycraft and witchcraft to elude the agents of the Flame and get a terrified young Host to an Ice safehouse.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E8

Double Blind, Part 3. Attuned to the Host thanks to his own burgeoning magic, and desperate to atone for past failures, Gabe races to catch up with Tanya and Nadia.

The Witch Who Came in from The Cold is a Realm production created by Max Gladstone and Lindsey Smith, and written by Max Gladstone, Lindsey Smith, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Michael Swanwick, Ian Tregillis, and Fran Wilde. Listen away.

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The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, S1 E9

Fair Weather, Part 1. A tip from a local antiquarian fails to reach the team in time, and they are left with the ruins of a Rome bookstore, a missing magical tome, very few clues, and suspiciously helpful tour guide. 

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Bookburners is a Realm production voiced by Xe Sands, created by Max Gladstone, and written by Max Gladstone, Margaret Dunlap, Amal El-Mohtar, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips, and Brian Francis Slattery. Listen away. Listen Away.

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