The Spore Keeper

Forty miles beneath the Surface, in a world where mushrooms are the architects of civilization, one woman carries a secret that could either heal the world or consume it.

Hazel Morton is a mycologist, a pacifist who believes every organism has its cycle. But after a tragic accident in the forest, she is no longer purely human. She is the host to Onyx-a predatory, sentient spore bonded to her nervous system. Onyx doesn't just want to survive; he wants to feed. Every breath Hazel takes is a negotiation between her human morality and a biological imperative to hunt.

Seeking sanctuary and a cure, Hazel reaches the bioluminescent city of Glimmer-Root Deep. But the city is under siege from the Void-Kin-glitching, hollow horrors that represent a failed evolution. When the city's elders recognize Hazel's unique condition, she is thrust into a terrifying role: the Predator-Healer. To save the inhabitants, she must reach into their deepest traumas and eat the rot away.

In this atmospheric and visceral dark fantasy, listeners will explore:

Glimmer-Root Deep: The Mending Cap is a story about the beauty of decay and the high price of salvation. Can Hazel control the monster in her blood, or will the hunger finally take the wheel?