Odessa In The Dark by Onika Howdyn
English | 2026 | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Odessa is trapped in Crestwood Marsh. Bound not by force, but by a fierce resolve to shield her younger sister, Iris, from the trauma lingering like a war-torn shadow.
When Iris falls ill, Odessa steps into the role of caretaker, their mother incapacitated by her own struggles. One night, a Thana Mór, a spirit of death, descends upon Iris to claim her soul. In her desperation, Odessa strikes a bargain with the spirit and to her surprise, the Thana Mór accepts.
She has seven days to uncover the spirit’s name or lose Iris to the underworld forever, and condemn herself to a life of eternal servitude under Azrael, the lord of the dead. Through a high-stakes game of cards, Odessa must pry the name from the spirit’s lips, but the wager soon unearths more than she ever bargained for.
Forced to confront her demons, the trial only deepens Odessa’s isolation, her only comfort in the hands of the Thana Mór.
Will Odessa succeed in discovering the Thana Mór’s name and free both her and Iris from their darkened fate? Or will the burden of facing her past be far too great to overcome?
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