Garden of Evil

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Garden of Evil

by Margaret St. Clair

EN·~26 minutes·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total

26:17

Description

A weary ethnographer arrives on the exotic world of Fyhon, a planet whose wild, emerald forests and turquoise skies promise a strange kind of paradise. Struggling with a crippling drug addiction, he is rescued by Mnathl, a green‑skinned native who tends his wounds with unfamiliar herbs and a mix of alien cuisine. Their uneasy alliance forces him to confront relentless pain, mysterious injections, and the haunting memory of an abandoned island where his will nearly broke.

As the two travelers navigate the lush, unfamiliar landscape, they hear whispered legends of Dridihad—a hidden city of dread that may hold the key to his salvation or doom. The story balances vivid world‑building with the protagonist’s internal battle, offering a tense blend of survival, cultural clash, and the tantalizing promise of secrets buried deep in Fyhon’s verdant wilds. Listeners are drawn into a haunting adventure that asks whether redemption can be found in the most alien of places.

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Language

en

Duration

~26 minutes (25K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2020-11-22

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Margaret St. Clair

Margaret St. Clair

1911–1995

A sharp, imaginative voice in mid-century science fiction and fantasy, this American writer produced more than 100 short stories as well as novels that still stand out for their wit and strange, memorable ideas. She also published under the names Idris Seabright and, once, Wilton Hazzard.

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