The Glades, from Matthew Eric’s universe!
There is less of you to come back from the deeper you go. It was intended to be a weekend of bonding and backwater adventure for Paul and his adolescent son Ethan—an escape from the world’s noise with Paul’s closest lifelong friends. But when their airboat breaks down deep within the Florida Everglades, they’re thrust into a nightmare far beyond anything they could’ve imagined.
The Glades are not your typical desert. This swamp keeps watch. It waits.
It keeps records. The group quickly discovers that they are not alone after being spooked by an ancient predator. A monstrous hybrid serpent, the product of tampered science and tribal legend, rules these waters, and it’s not the only thing lurking. The cypress trees echo the voices of an ancient Indian tribe, who disappeared from history but never gave up their land. Cut off from civilization and with a hurricane closing in, the group must navigate a labyrinth of sawgrass, secrets, and survival. As tensions rise and sanity unravels, Paul and Ethan are forced to confront the fractured pieces of their relationship—before the swamp swallows them whole.
Blood, bond, and the brutal power of nature’s forgotten places permeate The Glades, a relentless survival thriller. Here, survival isn’t about who’s the strongest.
It’s about who the swamp lets go.
