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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The moss-green serpent coils and strikes at Thane, but he ducks in time and plunges his sword through its center. Three more emerge from the forest, and all the breath escapes me as they coil rapidly around the trees, spiraling toward the canopy.

At first, I can see them.

And then they disappear, as if they have become part of the bark.

“They can change color to camouflage.” Thane growls as he stands before me with his sword. “They’re probably going to a higher vantage for a better strike.”