TPN :: Heretic - The Official Podcast » General http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com HERETIC - Book One of the Templar Chronicles is the first in a new dark fantasy series by Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Award nominee, Joe Nassise, in which the Knights Templar have been resurrected as a secret combat arm of the Vatican and charged with defending mankind from the supernatural. The podcast contains the complete text of the novel as published by Pocket Books and will be presented in 30 weekly episodes. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 23:08:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en © jnassise@cox.net () jnassise@cox.net() 1440 HERETIC - Book One of the Templar Chronicles is the first in a new dark fantasy series by Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Award nominee, Joe Nassise, in which the Knights Templar have been resurrected as a secret combat arm of the Vatican and charged with defending mankind from the supernatural. The podcast contains the complete text of the novel as published by Pocket Books and will be presented in 30 weekly episodes. jnassise@cox.net No no http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/wp-images/coverart_144x144.jpg TPN :: Heretic - The Official Podcast http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com 144 144 Heretic #28 - The Spear Reborn http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-the-spear-reborn/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-the-spear-reborn/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:52:28 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-the-spear-reborn/ Heretic #028 (MP3 – 2MB – 2:15 min)

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In Episode Twenty-Eight, the Necromancer sets a trap and prepares to use the power of the Spear for his own evil ends.

 

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-the-spear-reborn/feed/ Heretic #27 - Into the Swamps http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-into-the-swamps/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-into-the-swamps/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:29:28 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-into-the-swamps/ Heretic #027 (MP3 – 10MB – 10:45 min)

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In Episode Twenty-Seven both Echo and Bravo Teams advance on the Necromancer’s Louisiana stronghold in a bid to regain the Spear from the Council of Nine.

 

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-28-into-the-swamps/feed/ Heretic #26 - A Target Identified http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-episode-26/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-episode-26/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:25:34 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-episode-26/ Heretic #026 (MP3 – 15MB – 15:30 min)

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In Episode Twenty-Six Cade decides to take the battle to the enemy.

 

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/heretic-episode-26/feed/ Only Six Episodes Left! http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/only-six-episodes-left/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/only-six-episodes-left/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:22:49 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/only-six-episodes-left/ The final countdown is here - there are only six episodes left of HERETIC, book one of the Templar Chronicles!

A heavy work load and some prior illness has kept me from keeping my originally hoped-for weekly schedule, but I’m determined to give all of you dedicated fans the last six episodes before the end of the year. So this morning I’ll be posting three new episodes for you - Episodes 26, 27, 28 - and make the final three episodes available over the next two weeks. During that time, I’ll also have some news as to what’s next for our podcast.

Thanks for staying with me and with the podcast. I hope you’ve enjoyed the story as much as I have!

All the Best - Joe Nassise

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/12/12/only-six-episodes-left/feed/ Episode 24 error http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/04/episode-24-error/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/04/episode-24-error/#comments Fri, 03 Nov 2006 16:51:18 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/04/episode-24-error/ It looks like the last two words of episode 24 have been cut off for some reason.  I’ll be working on getting the file corrected, but in the meantime the missing words are:

“…Gabrielle vanished.”

-Joe 

 

 

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/11/04/episode-24-error/feed/ Heretic #011 - A Visitor in the Night http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/23/heretic-011-a-visitor-in-the-night/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/23/heretic-011-a-visitor-in-the-night/#comments Sun, 23 Apr 2006 06:16:38 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/23/heretic-011-a-visitor-in-the-night/ Heretic #011 (MP3 – 14.7MB - 15min)

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In Episode Eleven Echo Team gets their first break in the investigation when they capture one of the revenants raised by the Necromancer.

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/23/heretic-011-a-visitor-in-the-night/feed/ Heretic #009 - A Chapel in the Dark http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/08/heretic-009-a-chapel-in-the-dark/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/08/heretic-009-a-chapel-in-the-dark/#comments Sat, 08 Apr 2006 02:24:55 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/08/heretic-009-a-chapel-in-the-dark/ Heretic #009 (MP3 – 4.5MB - 5min)

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In Episode Nine the Necromancer meets with the Adversary and hints about their larger plans are revealed.

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/08/heretic-009-a-chapel-in-the-dark/feed/ Recovering http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/01/recovering/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/01/recovering/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:53:17 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/01/recovering/ Because your host has been bedridden with the flu and has lost his voice, there won’t be an episode of the podcast this week.  We’ll be back next week with both Chapters 9 and 10, however, to make up for it.

In addition, several of you have written in with suggestions on how to even out the audio quality of the feed.  I really appreciate that and will put your suggestions to work while developing the episodes for next week.  Keep the suggestions and comments coming!

We’ll be back next Wednesday (April 5th) with the latest two episodes of HERETIC: The Templar Chronicles!

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/01/recovering/feed/ Heretic #005 - A Secret Revealed http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/01/heretic-005-a-secret-revealed/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/01/heretic-005-a-secret-revealed/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:38:13 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/01/heretic-005-a-secret-revealed/ Heretic #005 (MP3 - 14MB - 15min)

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In Episode Five Knight Commander Williams and Sergeant Duncan discover a possible survivor of the attack on the Ravensgate Commandery and a secret Sergeant Duncan has kept hidden from the Order is revealed.

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/03/01/heretic-005-a-secret-revealed/feed/ Heretic #001 http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/31/heretic-001/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/31/heretic-001/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:54:00 +0000 Joe Nassise http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/31/heretic-001/ Heretic #001 (MP3 - 14MB - 15min)

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Episode One consists of the Prologue and Chapter One of HERETIC, in which a mysterious enemy has attacked the Templar commandery of Ravensgate.  In response, the decision is made to call in the infamous Echo Team and its unusual leader, Knight Commander Cade Williams, the man they call the Heretic.

“The Vatican has a secret weapon.  His name is Cade.”

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/31/heretic-001/feed/ Listen to the Heretic Teaser!! http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/listen-to-the-heretic-teaser/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/listen-to-the-heretic-teaser/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2006 05:51:25 +0000 cameron http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/listen-to-the-heretic-teaser/ Heretic Teaser (MP3 - 5.5MB - 6min)

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Although the first podcast doesn’t start until January 31st, we’ve got a teaser ready for you - listen now!

]]> http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/listen-to-the-heretic-teaser/feed/ HERETIC - The First Novel from a Major New York Publisher to be Podcast in its Entirety http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/heretic-the-first-novel-from-a-major-new-york-publisher-to-be-podcast-in-its-entirety/ http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/heretic-the-first-novel-from-a-major-new-york-publisher-to-be-podcast-in-its-entirety/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2006 02:32:45 +0000 cameron http://heretic.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/24/heretic-the-first-novel-from-a-major-new-york-publisher-to-be-podcast-in-its-entirety/ The Horror Channel Teams with The Podcast Network for Episodic Release of Heretic

For the first time ever, a novel currently available on bookstore shelves, released by a major New York publisher, will be podcast in its entirety beginning January 31st. HERETIC (Pocket Books, Mass Market Original, October 2005) is the first volume in a new dark fantasy series known as The Templar Chronicles, written by International Horror Guild Award nominee, Joseph Nassise. The complete novel will be released in a free, thirty-episode, weekly podcast read by Nassise and sponsored by The Horror Channel and The Podcast Network.

In HERETIC, the Holy Order of the Knights Templar has been resurrected as a secret combat arm of the Vatican and is charged with defending mankind from the supernatural. Knight Commander Cade Williams is in control of the prestigious Echo Team, a special forces-type unit that is called in to investigate when an unknown enemy begins assaulting Templar strongholds.

Bestselling author Clive Barker called HERETIC “a first-rate, stylish work,” while the Trades Entertainment Magazine summed it up as “Hellraiser meets Delta Force by way of George Romero.” With the Templars back in the public view thanks to books like Dan Brown’s DA VINCI CODE and Hollywood films like NATIONAL TREASURE, readers are eager to experience more from this historical sect that is rooted in secrecy and myth.

Podcasting, the ability to offer syndicated audio content direct to listeners for use on their iPods or other portable media device, has grown exponentially in the last year. For Pocket Books, podcasting seemed the perfect way to introduce a wider audience to this exciting new series. “As a cross-genre thriller, HERETIC will appeal to a wide variety of readers,” says Amy Pierpont, Senior Editor at Pocket Books. “Podcasting will allow us to break down genre barriers and introduce Joe’s work to a broader audience than just the typical horror fan.”

Cameron Reilly, co-founder of The Podcast Network and a co-sponsor of the event, is also enthusiastic about such marriages between podcasting and publishing. “While providing books in an audio format is not a new idea, podcasting provides readers with a new avenue to discover quality books to read,” says Cameron. “By making chapters of their books available in an audio version for free downloading, authors and publishers now have an opportunity to introduce their works to a global audience. In the future, The Podcast Network will be working with authors to find suitable sponsors for the podcast versions of their work, so they still realize a commercial return on their efforts even if listeners don’t eventually purchase the book.”

“Podcasting of audio books is a natural next step for the publishing world,” said Nick Psaltos, President, General Manager, and Founder of The Horror Channel. “Joe and Pocket Books are doing a tremendous thing, not only for fellow horror writers, but for authors everywhere. The Horror Channel’s website will be updated with behind-the-scenes writing information and information about the characters as new chapters are podcast. It will also offer a venue for fan feedback and webchat with the author.”

“The Horror Channel has come to be synonymous with all things horror for me,” said Nassise, former President of the Horror Writers Association. “Their goal of putting a diverse range of horror products into the hands of horror fans everywhere made them the perfect partner for this project and I couldn’t be more pleased to be working with them.”

Interested listeners can sign up for The Templar Chronicles podcast and can learn more about the series itself by visiting the official website, www.thetemplarchronicles.com. Listeners can also visit The Horror Channel website, www.horrorchannel.com, for additional information about the podcast, for updates, and for feedback and webchat with the author.

About The Horror Channel: The Horror Channel (THC) Online is a premiere broadband venue for the best horror, terror and suspense programming. THC is the programmer of choice for horror fans, filmmakers, authors and actors. Classic and contemporary movies, specials and series will be licensed from the libraries of established distributors. The network will also introduce original series, mini-series and films by many of the top horror filmmakers working today. Documentary and format programs including celebrity profiles, news, music videos, talk and lifestyle programs will help to broaden the experience for viewers.

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