Mermaids and Other Mysteries of the Deep Author:Paula Guran (Editor) The sea is full of mysteries and rivers shelter the unknown. Dating back to ancient Assyria, folkloric tales of mermaids, sirens, rusalka, nymphs, selkes, 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 ... more »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:
Introduction: Waves • essay by Paula Guran
Swell (2009) / short story by Elizabeth Bear
Driftglass (1967) / short story by Samuel R. Delany
The Sea Change (1995) • poem by Neil Gaiman
Miss Carstairs and the Merman (1989) / novelette by Delia Sherman
Sea-Hearts (2009) / novella by Margo Lanagan
The Drowned Mermaid (2003) / short story by Christopher Barzak
Abyssus Abyssum Invocat (2013) / short story by Genevieve Valentine
Each to Each (2014) / novelette by Seanan McGuire
Somewhere Beneath Those Waves Was Her Home (2007) / short story by Sarah Monette
Salt Wine (2006) / short story by Peter S. Beagle
The Mermaid of the Concrete Ocean (2015) / short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
Flotsam (2006) / short story by Amanda Downum
The Mermaids Singing Each to Each (2009) / short story by Cat Rambo
Rusalka (2012) / short fiction by Anna Taborska
The Mermaid Game (2015) / short fiction by Chris Howard (I)
The Nebraskan and the Nereid (1985) / short story by Gene Wolfe
A Good Husband (2010) / short story by Angela Slatter
Letters to a Body on the Cusp of Drowning (2015) / short story by A. C. Wise
The Corridors of the Sea (1981) / short story by Jane Yolen
Forever, Miss Tapekwa County (2011) / short story by Lisa L. Hannett
Urchins, While Swimming (2006) / short story by Catherynne M. Valente
Magritte's Secret Agent • (1981) / novelette by Tanith Lee