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The Salt Grows Heavy
by Cassandra Khaw
Published by Cassandra Khaw
A razor-sharp fairy tale retelling in which a mermaid — one with teeth and a brutal past — flees after her daughters devour and burn a kingdom. Joining a mysterious plague doctor, she stumbles into a snow-crusted...
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Filed underhorror · dark-fantasy · fairy-tale-retelling · novella · award-finalist
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A razor-sharp fairy tale retelling in which a mermaid — one with teeth and a brutal past — flees after her daughters devour and burn a kingdom. Joining a mysterious plague doctor, she stumbles into a snow-crusted forest village of ageless, blood-thirsting children ruled by three sinister 'saints.' Haunting, lyrical, and violent, this novella was a New York Times Best Horror Book and Shirley Jackson Award finalist.
