Mayhem and the Mortal

Mayhem and the Mortal

Author: Shanora Williams Listening Length: 16h 10m
Fantasy Read Online

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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After several hours and two breaks, I see a towering gold gate with torches flickering ahead. The sky has long changed from the yellow-orange hue it was when we left and is now a velvety dark blue splattered with twinkling stars.

“We’re finally here,” Rynthea says after a deep sigh. Both she and Algar dismount their horse.

“Did anyone consider that they might not let us in?” Algar throws out there.

“They will.” Rynthea wraps their horse’s reins tighter around her hand and closes them in a fist. “We’ll just tell their council where we came from and who these horses belong to.