The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

Khaw's poetic prose and stylish approach to gore make it a blood-soaked, unforgettable gem. --The New York Times

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.

A Best Horror Book of 2023 (The New York Times, Library Journal) - An Best Book of 2023 (NPR) - An Indie Next Pick

You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes.

On the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. 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.

The mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.

This brilliant novella is not to be missed. --Publishers Weekly, STARRED review

With this brilliantly constructed tale...Khaw cements their status as a must-read author. --Library Journal, STARRED review

Also by Cassandra Khaw:
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
A Song for Quiet
Hammers on Bone
The Dead Take the A Train (co-written with Richard Kadrey)

Khaw, Cassandra: - Cassandra Khaw writes many things. Mostly these days, she writes horror and video games and occasional flirtations with chick-lit. Her work can be found in venues like Clarkesworld, Fireside Fiction, Uncanny, Lightspeed, Nightmare, and more. A Song for Quiet was her latest novella from Tor.com, a piece of Lovecraftian Southern Gothic that she worries will confuse those who purchased Bearly a Lady, her frothy paranormal romantic comedy.

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ISBN 13	9781250830913
ISBN 10	1250830915
Title	The Salt Grows Heavy
Author	Cassandra Khaw
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Tor Nightfire
Year published	2023-05-02
Number of pages	112
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