Exploration: Dreamland

Storm Over Warlock - Episode 1

Interesting stories of science and science fiction read in a calming voice for nighttime, naptime, or drivetime.  Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode includes the first two chapters.  

Storm Over Warlock - Episode 2

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters three and four. In our previous episode, you were introduced to our protagonist, Shann Lantee and his trained wolverine companions. They were part of the Survey team prepping the planet Warlock for settlement when humanity's greatest rival, the beetle-headed Throg race, killed the rest of the team, leaving Shann and the wolverines to survive alone on this strange world. Hope is raised briefly when a Terran scout ship arrives but it lands badly. The Throgs were taken by surprise when the craft exploded. Unfortunately, it seemed unlikely that the pilot could have survived.

Storm Over Warlock - Episode 3

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters five and six. In our previous episode, Shann investigated the crash site but was trapped by a Throg that survived the scout ship explosion. He is rescued by officer Ragnar Thorvald who was on the scout ship but managed to escape after rigging the ship to explode. Thorvald quickly worked out a plan and convinced Shann to join him. They surprised the Throgs, who had settled into the Survey camp, and took the Survey maps of the planet. Shann, Thorvald, and the wolverines eluded pursuit and floated away down the river.

Storm Over Warlock - Episode 4

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters seven and eight. In our previous episode, Shann, Thorvald, and the wolverines rode down the river on a raft, pursued by the Throgs and their monstrous "hound." After a couple of very close calls, they frustrated their pursuers and trapped the hound. To Shann's dismay, the wolverines began to attack the now vulnerable creature.

Storm Over Warlock - Episode 5

Season One is a reading of "Storm Over Warlock" by Andre Alice Norton so we recommend listening to the episodes in order for the most rewarding experience. This episode covers chapters nine and ten. In our previous episode, our party traveled overland to the shore of Warlock's sea. Shann discovered that Thorvald believed there was a race native to the planet. Thorvald provided proof to support his belief and his proof pointed them in the direction of the Warlockian sea. The party reached the section of beach nearest to the chain of small islands where Thorvald's proof was originally discovered. Here they weathered a terrible storm which provided them with the means to travel to the islands.