Mayhem and the Mortal

Mayhem and the Mortal

Author: Shanora Williams Listening Length: 16h 10m
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One mission. One curse. No escape. Zaira doesn’t want a hero. She needs a weapon. To save her sister from a soul-devouring curse, she has to cross The Shallows—a nightmare landscape of ruined magic, shifting paths, and vicious creatures that eat people alive. Her guide? Thane Valkor: sorcerer, assassin, walking red f...

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I feel nothing but pure relief when I see we’re nearly out of Delchester Forest. As soon as the break in the trees comes into view, along with the sunset bathing the green pastures ahead, I quicken my pace.

Algar had a point. Delchester should have been named Deathchester instead. The swamp monster was the worst thing we faced, but eerie sounds from deep in the forest accompanied us all along the way.

None were like the false cries of help from Dulan that made me lose control of my body as I was lured in the monster’s direction, but there were whispers.

And on the left path, I heard a woman scream like she was being brutally murdered.