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Kaiya of Twice Bitten reads books aloud! New episodes uploaded roughly weekly. Follow her on Twitter at @mirror_lock to suggest any public domain stories or poems you want to hear her read, in either her own voice, Lilissen’s voice, or another character voice. Current read: The Art of War.
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"In war, intelligence is of the essence, for it is what the armies depend upon in their every move."
Sun Tzu explains why spies are the linchpin of success in all wars, and how to recruit and deploy them wisely. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Disaster, by definition, is failing to capitalize on your achievements despite victory in battle and seizure of the spoils..."
Sun Tzu describes different forms of incendiary attacks and how to best utilize them, as well as dispensing advice on prudence in committing to actions that cannot be undone. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Suppose someone posed the question, 'How should we prepare for an enemy fortified with great numbers and with strict discipline, who is about to advance on us?'..."
Sun Tzu describes the nine types of ground and how a prudent commander should treat each, as well as the psychology of the typical soldier in various types of circumstances and how a commander should plan to manipulate it. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Know the enemy and your own, and victory is in sight. Know the terrain and timing, and victories will be total."
Sun Tzu describes the weaknesses and advantages of engaging in combat in each of the six types of terrain, as well as the six routes to certain defeat, and how a prudent commander must gauge his own forces as well as the land. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"In war, it is not numbers that give the advantage. It suffices if you do not advance recklessly, are able to consolidate your own strength, get a clear picture of the enemy's situation, and secure the full support of your men."
Sun Tzu dispenses advice for positioning one's own troops - as well as what the shrewd commander can read of the enemy's situation and disposition just from looking at where their troops stationed and how they behave. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Do not count on the enemy not coming. Depend instead on your side being prepared to confront him..."
Sun Tzu details nine contingencies - five actions that a wise commander will take and four targets he will avoid avoid engaging with - for best advantage when mobilizing troops. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"No task is more demanding than the contest between armies, whose difficulty lies in straightening a winding path, and turning trouble to one's own advantage."
Sun Tzu details how critical pre-battle preparations can be, with special attention to army transportation, setting up communication systems, and deciding how and when to engage in combat. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"To be prepared everywhere is to be strong nowhere."
Sun Tzu discusses the fine art of leveraging your own strength against an enemy's weaknesses to control his options and compel his decisions. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"In general, conventional methods engage the enemy, while surprise secures victory."
Sun Tzu examines why it's less about what sort of force a commander has at their disposal, and more about how - and when and why - the wise commander chooses to employ it. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"It is you who determine your own invincibility, but whether the enemy can be conquered or not rests with him."
Sun Tzu counsels the wise commander to hew closely to the prudent tactics of those who want victory for its own sake, rather than flashy victory as a means for boosting or proving their own ego. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Know the enemy; know yourself, and you will meet with no danger in a hundred battles."
Sun Tzu discusses the benefits of acquiring and/or undermining your enemy rather than focusing on destruction, as a way of preserving one's own forces and resources. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Although killing the enemy is all a question of rage, wresting advantage from the enemy is something else, a question only of wealth."
Sun Tzu explains the factors to consider when outfitting an army at the start of a campaign, and the key role of decisiveness and resourcefulness in ensuring that a war doesn't drag out longer than the country's ability to support it. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
"Warfare is the art of deception."
In the first part of this landmark work, Sun Tzu explores the foundations for determining, at the highest level, who will emerge the victor in any given combat. [Voice: Lilissen]
Intro/outro music: Eidolon by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
Kaiya takes a brief look back on Beowulf in its entirety, reflecting on its structure and message - and announces what's next for Kaiya Reads.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
The Geats take stock of the challenges ahead that they must face without Beowulf to guide them, and they honor their fallen leader with a truly kingly pyre.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
As Beowulf dies, he worries about the legacy he will leave for the Weather-Geats, and requests to see the treasures for which he has traded his life. A grieving Wiglaf excoriates and exiles the faithless thanes who had abandoned Beowulf in his fight.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
Age and infirmity sap Beowulf's strength as he faces the dragon. Shame, pride and obligation drive his young kinsman Wiglaf to aid the old king, and together they slay the dragon, although not without a terrible cost.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
Beowulf reflects upon all the war and death that he has seen in the span of a man's lifetime - fratricide in his boyhood foster family, the feud that left the Geat throne empty for him, the war in which he won his sword Naegling - before he girds himself for battle against the dragon, an enemy beyond even the strength of men.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
Fifty years after Beowulf won fame and recognition by defeating Grendel and Grendel's mother, a hapless fugitive rouses the ire of a dragon by taking a single piece of its barrow-gold.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
Kaiya reflects on the first two parts of this epic poem, highlighting the culture of feud and family, the difference between fighting men and monsters, a surprising reveal about Beowulf's upbringing, and the role of the weapons of war.
Intro/outro music: Awakening by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au (track modified for length).
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