CASTLE OBERSEE
Traditional folktales in and around the fabled Castle Obersee. Spread across two series, the stories contain magic, twists, turns and the odd puzzle.
Series one is complete, series two in progress...
Series 1 follows the exploits and problems of the Anthologist. Brought in to audit Castle Obersee’s library he’s never far away from trouble or Queen Anteje’s enemies.
Series 2 sees the appointment of the castle’s new head gardener Lotte Thorsvedt. She can’t resist solving curious local puzzles and the occasional accusation of witchcraft.
SERIES 1
FINDING THE FORGER
An Anthologist working at Castle Obersee must find a forger to protect a much sought after manuscript. But before the manuscript can be forged it has to be found and the forger rescued from an evil adversary.
SERIES 1
Hot Pudding and Crystal
The Anthologist hears about a journal that belonged to a man called Josiah McDonald. For the Anthologist it could hold the key to a much bigger secret.
SERIES 1
The World As Others see It
Searching for another rare journal, the Anthologist accepts a dangerous bet and gets help from a witch to stop him losing his glasses.
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Price, Value and Interest
The Anthologist is mystified by book auctions in which worthless titles are being bought for a small fortune.
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Carve My Name
A man is on trial for hysterical behaviour, but his peculiar account of a ghoul and a gravestone has deeper significance for the Anthologist and a vampire.
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Closing Time
Desperate for more time, a clockmaker strikes a deal with the Devil and disasterous consequences affect the people around him.
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Golden Pastry
The Anthologist joins a raucous funeral party and finds himself at the centre of a rumour: the stealing and concealing of gold coins and their reappearance in locally produced pies.
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The Blacksmith and the Firebird
The Anthologist and the Queen work together when a cruel Duke abducts a blacksmith’s daughter and forces her to act as a siren to lure boats on the Koenigsee to run aground.
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Owning the Word
The life of a publisher is in the hands of the Anthologist after a merciless Empress asks him to investigate the ownership of a sentence.
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1001 Bizarre Assassinations
The Queen recieves a letter in which an Assassin lays out her plans right down to the exact time and location of the assassination.
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Hand to Mouth
A new means of communication becomes the subject of Chinese whispers.
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Inside the Maze
The Queen must enter an allegiance with her rivals if she fails a memory test involving a maze and a fiddle player.
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Das Tote Herz
A solution to end the curse preventing the Anthologist and his wife from kissing may lie in a cryptic limerick.
SERIES 2
Good Year For Pumpkins
An enormous pumpkin, grown during a severe drought, raises the suspicions of the villagers and baffle’s the castle’s new head gardener Lotte Thorsvedt.
SERIES 2
Old Heinrich's Leap
Against advice, the local magistrate prepares to cross the Obersee Falls in a barrel. An escapade that killed his father.
SERIES 2
Open Spaces
Lotte is called to help an agoraphobic shepherd after his sheep wander into an enormous field.
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The Accident Prone Shoemaker
A bow saw and a metalworker up a ladder cause chaos when an old woman asks for a pair of shoes to be mended.
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The Devil's Bread
Queen Anteje endures a visit from a pessimistic Bishop who doesn’t believe in god.
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Gunpowder at Bathtime
Shopping in the village for a wheelbarrow, Lotte meets a magician’s assistant who wants to perform the magic trick that killed her former boss.
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A Dry Vintage
A visiting soprano’s agent drives everyone mad with his bragging, until Lotte produces a special bottle of wine.
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The Silver Horse Shoe
The falconer asks for Lotte’s help after he loses a bet claiming his bird can lift a horse off the ground.
SERIES 2
How to Win at Pies
The pie eating champion lands himself in trouble when he tries to explain how he keeps winning the contests.
SERIES 2
The Bell
Lotte sends the villagers into panic mode after knocking over a large bell. The only way to calm them down is to get help from a mysterious lumberjack.
SERIES 2
The Pirate
An itinerate pirate arrives in the village and offers to sell Lotte a special golden egg.
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The Scarecrow Maker
A dishonest farmer is forced to use the services of a new scarecrow maker.
SERIES 2
The Dynamite Man
After the local brewery blows up, Queen Anteje calls on an expert to check the safety of the castle’s armoury.
SERIES 2
When the Storyteller's Invade
A bonus story to end Series 2. The village is invaded by storytellers. One face is familiar to Lotte and his presence casts doubt on the entire existence of Queen Anteje and Castle Obersee.