The Snake Catchers of Paransan

9 hrs. 29 min.

Language Russian

Author Asya Fuller

Narrator Semyon Vashchenko

Description

Wounded after a fight with man-eating serpents, Lieutenant Matteo Rivi heads North to pull a man named Akira Frost out of trouble—and is confronted with an astonishing truth: the one he believed was his mission becomes his new captain.

A sharp, hard-edged, gripping story about a hero ready to sacrifice himself, who suddenly realizes: his feat isn’t needed by anyone—least of all by the one for whom he was preparing to risk his life.

On the Northern mainland—snowy peaks, and no transport except mountain goats.
On the Southern side—hills overgrown with cypresses.
And there and here—bloodthirsty serpents hunting people.

Having lost his fingers and an eye in a battle with them, Lieutenant Matteo Rivi goes North—to find new service.
To those around him, it looks like madness: he’s already been recognized for his courage and sent off to retirement—so why pull on a military coat with a mongoose again?

But Rivi has a goal: to save a man named Akira Frost from a sentient serpent.

Rivi doesn’t know three things.
Akira Frost is his new captain.
Akira Frost is a woman.
Akira Frost is a woman who doesn’t need protection.

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