Episode 5. (Book One)

Harem violence escalates in the palace as Nor & Nejmi fall more deeply in love - but the princess has her own designs.

Meanwhile, the Chiriklo caravan reaches the Well of Skulls, a haunted desert village famous for its exalting smoke baths, and Oriaku, Ouma and Talu cannot resist...

Written and Read by Paula Schmidt.

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The immersive, magical desert-noir vibes of N.K. Jemisin’s Dreamblood Duology and Inheritance Trilogy meets the lush gothics of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, EVENING’S KINGDOM is a dark and dreamy duology celebrating love, fate, and friendship. 

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Paula