In Salvaterra de Magos, the silt hides secrets that refuse to die.

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Elias is forty-two, with a crumbling marriage in Lisbon and a trauma that has haunted him since childhood. In 1994, during a relentless drought, his brother vanished in the stagnant waters of the Vala Real. The town whispered about treacherous currents and deep mud. But Elias knows the truth: nobody drowns in a foot of water, and there is something ancient and starving living beneath the lagoon's lily pads.

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Now, twenty-seven years later, the cycle has restarted. The heavy, putrid smell of the Vala hangs in the hot Ribatejo air once again. The Silt-Eater has awakened.

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Drawn back to the dark memories of his youth, Elias returns to the village determined to face the monster that destroyed his family. However, in Salvaterra, there are those who prefer to turn a blind eye, letting the lagoon claim its sacrifices in exchange for heavy vines and strong bulls.

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In a terrifying descent into the darkest corners of his own sanity and a local folklore that everyone pretends to ignore, Elias must discover if it is possible to kill a nightmare... or if he will ultimately be consumed by it.

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The Silt-Eater of Salvaterra by Lu Dragonian is a chilling psychological and supernatural horror thriller where grief bleeds into ancestral legends. A read that will make you think twice before going near the water after sundown.

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Because, in the end... the mud always wins.

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The Silt-Eater of Salvaterra

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