![]() ![]() ![]() Expertly blending a gothic atmosphere with elements of splatterpunk, this brilliant novella is not to be missed.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review “Devastatingly effective…a folklore-infused world that feels wholly unique. The mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive. Deep in the eerie, snow-crusted forest, the pair stumble upon a village of ageless children who thirst for blood, and the three “saints” who control them. ![]() ![]() On the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. “With this brilliantly constructed tale.Khaw cements their status as a must-read author.” -Library Journal, STARRED review “This brilliant novella is not to be missed.” - Publishers Weekly, STARRED review From Cassandra Khaw, USA Today bestselling author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth, comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewitching fairy tale of discovering the darkness in the world, and the darkness within oneself. ![]()
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