Green & Deadly Things
by Jenn Lyons
Narrated by Torian Brackett
Why You'll Love This
Dark standalone where forests become monsters and necromancy's history proves far more twisted than anyone imagined, narrated by Brackett with mounting dread.
About This Book
In a world where necromancy is the stuff of cautionary legend, young knight-initiate Math has spent his entire life training to guard against its resurgence. When ancient forests begin awakening and consuming anyone who wanders too close, the sacred order he serves proves catastrophically unprepared. Desperate and out of options, Math makes a choice that violates everything he has been taught: he wakes the necromancer sleeping beneath his own fortress. Jenn Lyons constructs a fantasy world where official history is a convenient lie, and the forces humanity most fears turn out to be the only thing standing between civilization and annihilation.
Torian Brackett anchors the performance with impressive range, giving the earnest young knight and the ancient, sardonic necromancer distinct and convincing voices. The 15-hour runtime moves at a propulsive clip, and the story's blend of dark magic, world-ending stakes, and reluctant partnership translates naturally to the audio format. Brackett captures both the dry wit and genuine menace that Lyons weaves throughout, making the pairing of narrator and material feel well-matched.