The Shadows
by leelee
4.5kWhen librarian Carla Munn encounters The Devourer—a world-killing entity that erases everything it touches—she should run. Instead she feels an inexplicable connection to the ancient being born from dark magic and torment. While Professor Elijah Ward seeks to destroy the creature Carla glimpses something else beneath its terrifying form profound loneliness and a desperate search for redemption. In a race against annihilation she must venture to The Chasm where the monster was born and attempt the impossible—bestow a True Name upon a creature of pure destruction. But can love truly conquer the darkness that devours worlds? And will Carla's compassion be enough to transform humanity's greatest threat into its salvation? A haunting tale of empathy triumphing over fear where the line between monster and miracle depends on one woman's courage to see the heart within the shadow.
