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The Butcher of the Forest

By: Premee Mohamed
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
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A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.

At the northern edge of a land ruled by a merciless foreign tyrant lies a wild, forbidden forest ruled by powerful magic.

Veris Thorn—the only one to ever enter the forest and survive—is forced to go back inside to retrieve the tyrant's missing children. Inside await traps and trickery, ancient monsters, and hauntings of the past.

One day is all Veris is afforded. One misstep will cost everything.

Contains mature themes.

©2024 Premee Mohamed (P)2025 Tantor Media Dark Fantasy Fantasy Magic
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I had a really good time with this one. It's clearly inspired by dark fairytale stories but Premee has enough of their own ideas to bring to the table that it keeps things fresh. It's a simple that does what it wants to do and ends. It's fairly short, novella length, but that's a plus side. The story is tight and focused. I'm looking forward to seeing what this author does next

Powerfully written, simple story, good characters

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