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From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a dark and deliciously twisted mermaid tale.. After murdering her husband and burning his kingdom to cinders, a mermaid joins a strange doctor on a journey through the eerie taiga. Deep in the woods, the pair stumble upon a village, full of seemingly ageless children and the three surgeons who oversee them - called only "the saints.". After discovering the villagers' taste for a sinister blood sport, the mermaid and her companion must embrace the darkest parts of their true nature, if they hope to survive.. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.



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Cassandra Khaw

CASSANDRA KHAW is an award-winning game writer and an award-nominated author. Her short fiction can be found in publications such as Tor.com, F&SF, and Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy.



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