The Demon of the Marshlands
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A sendup to classic stories like Journey to the West and Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Demon of the Marshlands details the life of Shavala Nines, a maligned and malformed thief on the path to attaining true infamy. On one of her heists, she gets captured by the Lord of the East, the monarch in control of every city and army in the region. In exchange for her life, he sends her on a pilgrimage to bring a mysterious letter to the Lord of the West.
It's hard being a legend.
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