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Portrait of Lars M.

Author & Narrator

Lars M.

Present Lars is constantly criticizing the lack of hours in a day. His fulltime job and three small kids keep taking turns entertaining him, tiring him out, and making sure he doesn’t lack for something to do. The evening between 7:30 and 10:00 is when he truly comes alive, creating his own private fantasy world where mysteries abound, and music permeates everything. He is continually amazed by the fact that he can watch a Rage Against the Machine cover video or a Lindsey Stirling video, attribute it as research for an upcoming book, and not be lying. He has released two books in the World of Chains series and has no intentions of stopping. Future Lars is scraping by, but he somehow actually made the transition to fulltime writer. The kids are growing up, and he can dedicate most of his time to writing – and he is loving it! Oh, and the M. stands for Machmüller, which nobody ever manages to pronounce or spell right on the first try.

Series

Episodes

The Wayward Bard

World of Chains

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The Wayward Bard

World of Chains

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12h 45m
By: Lars M.
Narrated By: Justin Thomas James
Daniel's guide to early retirement: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. Hide out in a super-exclusive full-immersion virtual reality game until the heat is off. Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. Profit. With all the pesky planning out of the way, Daniel set out to realize his ultimate dream: gaining enough money to buy a tropical island and spend his days playing the violin and RPGs. What could possibly go wrong? Disclaimer: There shall be no harems in this series. Overpowered, perfect protagonists will not be tolerated, and excessive cursing will result in donations to the swear jar.

The Fallen Bard

World of Chains

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The Fallen Bard

World of Chains

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15h 32m
By: Lars M.
Narrated By: Justin Thomas James
Daniel's (updated) guide to early retirement, version 2.0: Intercept illegal money transfer from mafia boss. (Complete success. Except for the part where I was discovered and almost caught.) Hide out in a super-exclusive full immersion virtual reality game until the heat is off. (Doing fine so far. They may have figured out that I’m in-game. Still, it’s a huge game, so no problem, right?) Roll a bard. Max out charisma. Live it up. (Two out of three ain’t bad. We’re just postponing the "live it up" part a bit.) Profit. (Still almost two years to go for that. Think happy thoughts!) He could have been way worse off. Sure, Daniel was stuck in-game as the local bard of a quaint village, but people were nice, the quests juicy, and the lore intriguing. Even so, with the mob on the lookout, Daniel would soon find himself sorely tested to avoid detection. Disclaimer: Still no harems in this series, even with a bard MC. Go figure. We’re going light on the cursing and less light on the puns. You were warned.

The Emissary Bard

World of Chains

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The Emissary Bard

World of Chains

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16h 58m
By: Lars M.
Narrated By: Justin Thomas James
Double, double, bard in trouble. Mob will catch him in a couple… Okay, the mobsters looking for Daniel still hadn't found him. That was the good news. The bad news? The net was tightening -- and Daniel was running out of places to hide inside the Dawnlight Forest in the World of Chains. His skills and achievements as a bard did not help him avoid attention -- quite the opposite, in fact. Maybe, it was time to leave the forest? Or, maybe… maybe it was time to take that Council quest and search for a more long-term solution to his predicament? © 2020 Lars Machmuller ℗ 2021 Soundbooth Theater