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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My mother used to tell me stories about the ancient tribes of Thelanor.

We’d sit around a bonfire and listen to her exciting storytelling about how many of them possessed unique powers. Of course, there were those who carried magic like the sorcerers, but there were unique tribes who referred to themselves as elementalists.

I was told the elementalists divided themselves into distinct communities by their designated elements. They would often join together as allies when it came to external threats. As we follow them, I realize being separated by elements is no longer the case because this tribe has a mixture of all.

The tribe’s queen takes us along a hidden path, where one of the elementalists waves a hand and causes a thick set of interwoven branches shaped like hidden doors to spread apart.