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Shades of Mortality

Stories from the Lost and Found

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Shades of Mortality

By: Jamal Barbari
Narrated by: Mad Mac
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Shades of Mortality is a collection of short stories exploring the quiet, unsettling moments that define what it means to be human. Through themes of life, death, memory, regret, and transcendence, these stories linger in the spaces between what is lost and what is found—inviting the listener to confront the beauty and fragility of existence. Each story features a unique illustration by one of 9 different artists and draws the listener into a mixture of profound, touching, and comic tales unlike any you've ever listened to.

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At times so intense, so absurd -- and then suddenly so funny, so comforting.

Wonderful Collection of Stories

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Shades of Mortality is a collection of short stories that’s easy to get into, but quite captivating and entertaining. Jamal Barbari touches on life, death, memory, and those quiet moments that stay with you.

Mad Mac gives a compelling performance that fits the tone really well. It feels natural and steady.

There are around 20 short pieces here, loosely tied together by time-traveling storytellers, and at just under three hours, it’s an easy listen you can finish immediately. The mix of genres keeps things fresh, moving between sci-fi, suspense, and others.
If you like short stories and, in this case, short story collections, I recommend you listen to the audio sample and, if you like the narration and the writing, pick this up.

Interesting collection

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