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Of Mists and Bogs: Intrigue, Espionage, and Tea
Better to be the fox than the hare within Yonaba's high walls.
Yonaba, the city surrounded by mists, mud drakes, and carnivorous trees, holds an iron grip on travel through the Valley of Mists and with it all trade on the continent. The city-state is both famous and wealthy for trading its coveted mukio berry tea cultivated from watery bogs. All that prosperity has made Yonabans powerful. Yet, however safe they feel behind their gates, a greater threat waits within.
Inei, faithful agent of the northern nation Cirdenor, has infiltrated the ruling High House of Yonaba. After months pretending to be the face that she wears, she's eager to complete her mission. In the past, she's done so at the edge of a knife, but this time Inei receives a small snuffbox and mysteriously vague instructions.
Dump the box in the High House mukio berry bogs.
The gaps in information and her instincts seed doubts about her mission as Inei finds herself surrounded by power-hungry politicians and nobles with conquest on their minds. Isolated, she must decide who to trust as the snare that is the walled city closes in around her.
Yonaba, the city surrounded by mists, mud drakes, and carnivorous trees, holds an iron grip on travel through the Valley of Mists and with it all trade on the continent. The city-state is both famous and wealthy for trading its coveted mukio berry tea cultivated from watery bogs. All that prosperity has made Yonabans powerful. Yet, however safe they feel behind their gates, a greater threat waits within.
Inei, faithful agent of the northern nation Cirdenor, has infiltrated the ruling High House of Yonaba. After months pretending to be the face that she wears, she's eager to complete her mission. In the past, she's done so at the edge of a knife, but this time Inei receives a small snuffbox and mysteriously vague instructions.
Dump the box in the High House mukio berry bogs.
The gaps in information and her instincts seed doubts about her mission as Inei finds herself surrounded by power-hungry politicians and nobles with conquest on their minds. Isolated, she must decide who to trust as the snare that is the walled city closes in around her.
99 pages, Hardcover
Published September 17, 2025
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LMG Wilson
3 books8 followersLMG WILSON IS a speculative fiction author and voice actor with a love for genre-bending fiction. She enjoys transporting readers to strange worlds and through time while introducing them to characters that will stay with them for years to come. Using her skills as a narrator and voice actor, she brings her short stories to life on Youtube and the radio.
When not writing, LMG Wilson spends time at home with her husband and two cats in New Brunswick, Canada.
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October 10, 2025
A fascinating and gripping read with rich prose which suited the setting well. The world felt real and wide and fleshed out even though we only saw a small fraction of it, as did the characters lives outside of this story. I quickly connected to Inei/Fiadora and enjoyed that she was as in the dark about her mission as I was. From the blurb, I was a little worried I'd struggle to keep up with all the strange place names and the court intrigues, but I quickly became immersed in the story and found it very easy to follow. My only complaint is that I want more! Especially with that unsettling ending! I'd happily spend a lot longer with Inei in this world.
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