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’ve had many close calls with death since this journey with Thane Valkor began, but clinging to a rotted rope from a shattered bridge as water rushes beneath my feet has to be the closest yet.

I yelp as I dangle above daggerlike boulders.

“Zaira!” Algar peers over the edge, his eyes wide and panicked.

I breathe raggedly as my nails dig into the rope. My raw palms sear with pain as I hold on with all my might. Algar throws a hand down for me to grab.