The Herald
Fragments of the GodsBy Sifu Michael Johnson
Length15h 47m
About this audiobook
THE HERALD, BOOK ONE
A goddess walks into a martial arts school in North Carolina and claims the man inside as her herald. He offers her coffee. She is not amused.
Michael Johnson teaches people how to protect themselves. He has no interest in divine politics or cosmic wars. But Aphrodite's avatar did not ask permission. Neither did the shadow living behind his ribs, the one feeding on his bloodline for ten generations.
Now the gods are sending their avatars. A war god drops him inside a 1987 action film. A goddess of wisdom rewrites his mind. A god of law summons him before a court of starlight. And the demons litigate. They file claims on human souls using binding contracts and grow stronger every time a god is forgotten.
The shadow is still watching.
Cloud Forest Publishing
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, General Fiction
Length15 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 18, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Herald: Fragments of the Gods
2Introduction.
3Chapter Zero. The Patient Hunter.
4Chapter One. The Claiming. Part 1
5Chapter One. The Claiming. Part 2
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6Chapter Two. What the World Costs.
7Chapter Three. The Tracker.
8Chapter Four. Acceptance.
9Chapter Five. Witnesses.
10Chapter Six. Thresholds.
11Chapter Seven. Noise. Part 1
12Chapter Seven. Noise. Part 2
13Chapter Eight. The God Of War Goes to the Movies. Part 1
14Chapter Eight. The God Of War Goes to the Movies. Part 2
15Chapter Nine. After the Fire.
16Chapter Ten. Athena Teaches College. Part 1
17Chapter Ten. Athena Teaches College. Part 2
18Chapter Eleven. A Court Among The Stars. Part 1
19Chapter Eleven. A Court Among The Stars. Part 2
20Chapter Twelve. Interlude. When the Water Held Its Breath.
21Chapter Thirteen. The News That Broke The Water.
22Chapter Fourteen. Pressure.
23Chapter Fifteen. The History Hecate Would Not Let Me Forget. Part 1
24Chapter Fifteen. The History Hecate Would Not Let Me Forget. Part 2
25Chapter Sixteen. The House That Would Not Hold. Part 1
26Chapter Sixteen. The House That Would Not Hold. Part 2
27Chapter Seventeen. The Price of Standing. Part 1
28Chapter Seventeen. The Price of Standing. Part 2
29Chapter Eighteen. The Silence Between.
30Chapter Nineteen. The Weight of the Blade. Part 1
31Chapter Nineteen. The Weight of the Blade. Part 2
32Chapter Twenty. The Roads that Kneel.
33Chapter Twenty-one. The Court of Bone and Quiet. Part 1
34Chapter Twenty-one. The Court of Bone and Quiet. Part 2
35Chapter Twenty-two. The Treaty That Smiles.
36Chapter Twenty-three. The Last Safe Moment. Part 1
37Chapter Twenty-three. The Last Safe Moment. Part 2
38Chapter Twenty-four. Epilogue. Awakened.
39Chapter Twenty-five. Epilogue. The Shadow’s Ledger.
40Final Author Notes
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