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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To my revelation, the creatures were much more intent on keeping us away from the temple than they are on preventing our escape from the island. Their efforts aren’t nearly as intense as we make our way to shore, which suits me just fine.

There are no shadowhounds waiting to attack, though we do notice the corpses of the ones we battled twitching.

Rynthea says they’re likely coming to life again—that abominations like that don’t simply die.

We don’t stick around long enough to find out, but we do hear their howls when we finally make it to the rim of the bowl.