Gods & Lies is an original Realm fantasy serialized fiction and audio drama created and written by Elizabeth Vail, narrated by Cary Hite and Sarah Mollo-Christensen, and cover art is made by Lisa Sterle (for season 1) and Newsha Ghasemi (for season 2). It was released on October 11, 2020. It has 2 seasons and 14 episodes.
Synopsis[]
A priestess of justice and a disgraced demigod investigate a grisly murder that threatens to throw the uneasy balance between gods and mortals into chaos.
Official synopsis
Premise[]
This serial is about a priestess of justice, Justix Iris Tharro, and a disgraced demigod, Andy, who investigate a murder that threatens to lose balance between gods and mortals into chaos.
Characters[]
- Justix Iris Tharro
- Andy
Episodes[]
Season 1[]
| # | Title | Reading length | Listening length |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | 23 minutes | 42 minutes |
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Justix Iris Tharro is an experienced investigator, but when the body of a young woman is found on the altar in the wind god’s temple, it looks like more than a simple murder. | |||
| 2 | Episode 2 | 23 minutes | 43 minutes |
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Iris pays a visit to the black market, and Andy consults with a nymph. | |||
| 3 | Episode 3 | 25 minutes | 45 minutes |
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Things go very wrong when Iris overplays her hand in criminal haven Greasetown. | |||
| 4 | Episode 4 | 26 minutes | 48 minutes |
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Iris pays a visit to the death goddess’ temple. | |||
| 5 | Episode 5 | 19 minutes | 34 minutes |
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Andy finally comes clean. | |||
| 6 | Episode 6 | 19 minutes | 38 minutes |
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Only one goddess had the means, motive, and opportunity to commit the crime, and they’ve just walked through her door. | |||
| 7 | Episode 7 | 18 minutes | 36 minutes |
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Andy has an ace up his sleeve. | |||
Season 2[]
| # | Title | Reading length | Listening length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | 21 minutes | 40 minutes |
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Andymion Eriki, disgraced demigod, has escaped his mother’s prison. Only Justix Iris Tharro can find him...and even better, find out why. | |||
| 2 | Episode 2 | 20 minutes | 36 minutes |
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Accused of murdering a minor god, Andy resorts the Rites of Old Justice to buy himself time to prove his innocence. | |||
| 3 | Episode 3 | 22 minutes | 41 minutes |
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Iris and Andy visit a retirement home for the gods and, later, play a drinking game with the goddess of revels. | |||
| 4 | Episode 4 | 23 minutes | 40 minutes |
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While tracking down the source of the mind-erasing drug, Andy has a family reunion. | |||
| 5 | Episode 5 | 24 minutes | 40 minutes |
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Amidst the chaos, sparks fly. | |||
| 6 | Episode 6 | 18 minutes | 34 minutes |
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Proving Andy’s innocence isn’t enough to satiate the Grimmers’ appetite. | |||
| 7 | Episode 7 | 23 minutes | 42 minutes |
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A masquerade serves as a trap for the gods—and the guilty. | |||