About Shadows of the Gate - A Fantasy Mystery Novel
The Gate keeps the monsters out. Inside it, the town of Humedell carries on — the shops, the festival, the gossip — as if the monstrous wilds beyond don't exist.
Namier has built a careful life here. A husband. Three children. A trade. And a past she will do anything to keep buried.
But when a death shakes the town and the answers don't add up, Namier finds herself edging closer to a truth that threatens to unravel everything — not just who killed a neighbor, but who she really is.
A serialized fantasy mystery novel set in the vast interconnected world of D.W. Sheppard — a world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, and nothing stays buried forever.
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Narrated by Rebecca Hasler. Written by D.W. Sheppard.
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A crowded inn, a hungry brood, and a conversation that has to happen whether anyone wants it or not.
There is a particular kind of dread in confronting family — the people who know exactly where you're soft, and press. This one runs hot with old grudges and colder with what they leave unsaid, until the ground you thought you were standing on tips beneath you. How far would you go to clear your own name, and what would it cost you to learn you were chasing the wrong thing?
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Narrated by Rebecca Hasler.
Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed.
Support the show:
Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM)
Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm (http://Fountain.fm) to support more episodes
Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series
New episodes every Tuesday.
6 Oct 2026
Chapter 30 - Shadows of the Gate
Some rooms are loud with quiet suffering — the hiss of salve, a child's hiccupping tears, the small talk people reach for when there's nothing left to say.
A weary mother runs out of comfort to give, weighing one mistake against everyone she loves. A difficult man is remembered gently by the few who knew his softer hours, and grief has a way of loosening the tongue. How much do you owe the people who trusted you?
—
Narrated by Rebecca Hasler.
Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed.
Support the show:
Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM)
Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm (http://Fountain.fm) to support more episodes
Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series
New episodes every Tuesday.
29 Sept 2026
Chapter 29 - Shadows of the Gate
There is a particular heat that floods the face when a whole town has decided what you are.
A woman moves through a crowd that used to be neighbors, a baby asleep against her back and a small hand in hers, offering to help and finding suspicion in every glance. This is an hour about the stories people tell to make sense of their grief — and what it costs to stand still beneath them. How much scorn can you swallow before someone smaller than you decides they've had enough?
—
Narrated by Rebecca Hasler.
Set in D.W. Sheppard’s vast interconnected world where protective Gates hold back deadly monsters and treacherous flora, where safety is never guaranteed.
Support the show:
Grab the full novel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWNBQWZM)
Stream sats or boost on Fountain.fm (http://Fountain.fm) to support more episodes
Leave a rating or review to help new listeners find the series
New episodes every Tuesday.
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