The Tombs of Atuan – Part 1

Tonight's reading is free — and part one is free on a selection of our series, always. Over 500 more, and every new one first, are on Sleepbound Premium.→ patreon.com/c/SleepBoundOur other two shows, if tonight's isn't quite what you were after:→ Sleepbound Nights — original cosy bedtime stories for grown-ups: Apple Podcasts→ Sleepbound Soundscapes — ambient sleep music, no narration: Apple Podcasts Tonight, we enter a vast, cold hall where a child of six is brought before an empty throne — and given away. She arrived with a name. She will not leave with one. This is where The Tombs of Atuan begins — and the darkness it opens into is absolute. Includes mentions of: Religious traditions, Ritual ceremony, Captivity, Starvation, Mild violence, Underground spaces, Mention of death. Thanks for being here. Sweet dreams. — Ian