The Magnus Archives - Ten years of Magnus, a Magnusverse novel and the return of The Magnus Protocol

Episode Date: April 14, 2026

Thank you for your support over the last ten years of Magnus! The Magnus Protocol returns 16th July, with Kickstarter backers and paid members at the Knights and Nobles tiers getting 48-hour ad-free early access on 14th July. Find out more about our paid member platforms at: members.rustyquill.com patreon.com/rustyquill Other useful links: The announcement for the Rusty Fears 7 winners: https://rustyquill.com/news/2026-01-12-announcing-the-winners-of-rusty-fears-7/ Pre-order links for From the Library of Jurgen Leitner: https://rustyquill.com/novel Knock Thrice The Magnus Archives collection: https://knockthrice.ca/collections/magnus-archives Purchase tickets to Statement Begins at Crossed Wires: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Transcript: Ten years of Magnus - April 2026 Update - Transcript.pdfFor ad-free episodes, bonus content and more, join members.rustyquill.com or our Patreon.Pre-order The Magnus Archives Mysteries: rustyquill.com/mysteries.Pre-order FROM THE LIBRARY OF JURGEN LEITNER, a Magnus novel: rustyquill.com/novelBuy tickets to a Magnus Archives Live Show in Sheffield, UK in July 2026: https://crossedwires.live/podcast/the-magnus-archives Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi there, Billy Hindle here, the voice of Alice Dyer in the Magnus Protocol. As part of the Magnus Archives 10th anniversary, Rusty Quill is hosting a special Magnus Live show at the upcoming Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield. Join co-creators Jonathan Sims and Alexander J. Newell on the 5th of July for a new iteration of our live show Statement Begins, where you can hear fan favourite statements such as anglerfish, Red Live, and gain exclusive insights into the creation and history of the show straight from the creators themselves.

You can buy your tickets now, including limited numbers of meat and greet tickets, from crossedwires. Live, or the link in the description of this episode. Hi, Alex here, founder and CEO of Rusty Quill Limited. 2026 is a huge year for Magnus, and we wanted to take some time to catch you up on everything that is going on, because, well, it's a lot. It's been 10 years since the release of the first Magnus Archives ever. episode, and we need to celebrate that with every single one of you who has listened to the show,

whether you are a brand new listener or have been here since the beginning. So firstly, season two, Act 3 of the Magnus Protocol, releases every other week from 16th of July 26, with our paid members and Kickstarter supporters getting 48-hour ad-free early access from the 14th of July. To tide you over till then, from this week, we have the winning entries for the Rusty Fears 7 writing competition, whose short horror stories have been given the full Rusty Quill treatment with your favourite voice actors. Huge congratulations to the winners, because there were a lot of entries this year.

Now, on to yet more massive news. In case you haven't heard, there is now a Magnus Archives novel. The Library of Yergen Lightner is set in the world of the Magnus Archives and written by Nebula Award-winning author, Premi Muhammad, with our very own Jonathan Sims.

The story follows Hugh, a university dropout, desperate to find somewhere to belong and his new job at an esoteric library. The books he must investigate for the enigmatic Juergen Lightner are not normal because the library is not a vault, sealed and silent, but a hive, alive, buzzing, and ready to sting. The Library of Jürgen Lightner releases October 27th, 2026, but you can pre-order it

right now in the US and UK from your local bookshop or by using the link in the episode description. If you live outside of the UK or US, you may be able to make an international order for this first publication, but it depends on individual retailers shipping policies. On top of that, after the success of our Magnus Protocol collaboration with the independent apparel business knock thrice,

we're now releasing a new Magnus Archives clothing collection featuring archivist cardigans, a Tim Stoker-inspired jacket, a ghost hunt UK hoodie, the spiral sweatshirt and shirts, and more besides.

We received hundreds of messages from fans after our last release, desperate for some whimsical Knockthrice designs based on Archives classics, with all the detailed illustrations and embroidery they had come to love. So we are thrilled to let you know you can pre-order them right now

by going to knockthrice. C. or via the link in the episode description. Be warned, though. The pre-order closes April 19th, 2026, so order soon or you'll miss out. Finally, we're bringing our live event statement begins to the Crossed Wires Podcast Festival

in Sheffield, UK, this year on Sunday 5th July. Johnny and I will be performing a fresh batch of your favourite Magnus Archive statements, reminiscing on 10 years of the Magnus Verse, and answering your questions live on stage. This is an updated version of our previously recorded performance that is available on our members' platforms and will be a whole new experience with a new selection of statements and more.

Tickets are available right now and you can purchase them via the link in the description. And that's it, for now at least. If any of that has tickled your horror bone, check out the episode description for links and more information. But otherwise, we just want to say one more time. Thanks for all your support over the last 10 years. It's been a wild ride and we're happy to say we've got more on the way. Billy Hindle here, the voice of Alice in the Magnus Protocol, and I'm here to tell you about

From the Library of Yergen Leitner, an upcoming novel available for pre-order right now at RustyQuil.com forward slash novel. Return to the world of the Magnus Archives in From the Library of Yergen Lightner. An official prequel novel written by Nebula, World Fantasy and Aurora Award-winning author, Primi Mohamed,

with the help of the Magnus Archive's own writer and lead voice, Jonathan Sims. From the Library of Yergan Lightner explores an infamous online organisation from the Magnusverse for the first time, the perilous private library of the enigmatic collector, Jürgen Leitner, where occult books are guarded and researched at a fatal cost. Leitner's library keeps the dangers of these books in check and there would-be reader safe, or so Leitner claims. For two of Leitner's employees, the risks are worth it. For Hugh Franklin, the library is a place to belong.

For Sebastian Everett, the library is an opportunity to indulge arcane ambitions, Though their 10 years at the library were years apart, Hugh and Sebastian's stories unfold in parallel and their footsteps echo down the same eerie aisles. Cautina Webb spun long before either ever heard the name, Jirgen Leitner. Will they find a way out, or will the library consume them before it's too late?

From the Library of Yergen Lightner will be published on October the 27th, 2026, and is available for pre-order now. Visit RustyQuil.com forward slash novel for more information. That's RustyQuil.com forward slash N-O-V-E-L