Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep
Edited by Paula Guran.
The sea is full of mysteries and rivers shelter the unknown. Dating back to ancient Assyria, folkloric tales of mermaids, sirens, rusalki, nymphs, selkies, and other seafolk are found in many cultures, including those of Europe, Africa, the Near East and Asia. Dangerous or benevolent, seductive or sinister — modern masters of fantasy continue to create new legends of these creatures that enchant and entertain us more than ever. Gathered here are some of the finest of these stories. Immerse yourself in this wonderful — and sometimes wicked — watery world!
Contents:
- Elizabeth Bear Bear • Swell
- Samuel R. Delany • Driftglass
- Neil Gaiman • The Sea Change
- Delia Sherman • Miss Carstairs and the Merman
- Margo Lanagan • Sea-Hearts
- Christopher Barzak • The Drowned Mermaid
- Genevieve Valentine • Abyssus Abyssum Invocat
- Seanan McGuire • Each to Each
- Sarah Monette • Somewhere Beneath Those Waves Was Her Home
- Peter S. Beagle • Salt Wine
- Caitlín R. Kiernan • The Mermaid of the Concrete Ocean
- Amanda Downum • Flotsam
- Cat Rambo • The Mermaids Singing Each to Each
- Anna Taborska • Rusalka3
- Chris Howard • The Mermaid Game
- Gene Wolfe • The Nebraskan and the Nereid
- Angela Slatter • A Good Husband
- A. C. Wise • Letters to a Body on the Cusp of Drowning
- Jane Yolen • The Corridors of the Sea
- Lisa L. Hannett • Forever, Miss Tapekwa County
- Catherynne M. Valente • Urchins, While Swimming
- Tanith Lee • Magritte’s Secret Agent
Paula Guran
Paula Guran is senior editor for Prime Books. She edited the Juno fantasy imprint from its small press inception through its incarnation as an imprint of Pocket Books. Guran edits the annual Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror series as well as a growing number of other anthologies. In an earlier life she produced weekly email newsletter DarkEcho (winning two Stokers, an IHG award, and a World Fantasy Award nomination), edited Horror Garage (earning another IHG and a second World Fantasy nomination), and has contributed reviews, interviews, and articles to numerous professional publications.
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