A Market in the Maelstrom: A Slice-of-Life LitRPG Adventure

The Cozy Abyss, Book 3

By: Harmon Cooper

Narrated by: Matthew Wolf

A pubkeep in purgatory helps foster a friendly community in the face of monstrous terror in the final installment of this cozy LitRPG fantasy series.

Sylas Runewulf has a busy schedule for a dead man. Since taking up residency in the Underworld town of Ember Hollow, the fallen warrior has become a pub owner, a brewer, and a farmer. Now he's opening a long-awaited market for rare goods.

Furthermore, Sylas's social life is flourishing, with a cozy community of friends and neighbors and a budding romance to boot. He also has a fiercely protective cat, Patches, and dog, Cornbread, and plans to add a magical goose to the mix. Everything seems to be coming together nicely.

Except . . .

Danger continues to encroach upon Ember Hollow. The daily warnings Sylas receives of an impending onslaught from the Chasm's fiery hell can no longer be ignored. He must alert his entire community before it's too late.

Meanwhile, the magical barrier between the realms has suffered a breach. Patches and Cornbread can sense a deadly monster roaming the nearby forest—but it'll take more than a cat and dog to keep the town safe.

©2025 Harmon Cooper (P)2025 Podium Audio

Incredible narration and series

A wonderful trilogy in the underworld, which surprised me by being far more enthralling than I ever dreamed. It helped that the narrator is a complete joy to listen to, just brilliant. The author did an amazing job of building distinct characters, most of them loveable or who you can understand and empathize with. Silas is perfect, the pets are perfect, and Tilbud is uniquely "imperfect." I loved Mira and the fire spirit in equal measure. The plot is great but its the environment and characters who makes this five stars. Jess's review from July echoes how I feel about the important message in this third installment, in particular, about making the most of your time despite what may come. I loved everything about the series. Highly recommended.

Absolutely delightful!

This was such a fantastic epic yet somehow still cozy ending to an absolutely wonderful series! I love how everything ended up. I love these characters, and I really hope there's a spinoff series or something some day because while the ending was amazing, I'm still not ready for this series to be over. I cannot recommend this one enough!

Great conclusion!

I’m going to miss the under world and all these characters! I do wish we had more time at the market but with the invasion quickly approaching I understand!

it's such a heart warming story

this entire series are so heart warming and fun the perfect blend of slice of life or I suppose after life and action and this was an excellent end

Better than expected

A Well written story clean and neat ending. I Would definitely recommend reading this series