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Water
Tales of Elemental Spirits
Robin McKinley and Peter Dickinson

ISBN 0-399-23796-8

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тАЬEach highly respected authors in their own right, husband and wife Dickinson and McKinley
collaborate for the first time on a collection of enchanting tales linked by an aquatic theme. Infused with
selkie legends and Greek and Roman underworld myths, the tales possess a consistently compelling,
rhythmic tone, despite the fact that the authors alternate in the tellings .. .. These creative interpretations
brim with suspenseful, chilling and wonderfully supernatural scenes.тАЭ
тАФPublishers Weekly, starred review

тАЬThe masterfully written stories all feature distinct, richly detailed casts and settings, are free of the
woodenly formal language that plagues so much fantasy, and focus as strongly on action as on character.
ThereтАЩs plenty here to excite, enthrall, and move even the pickiest readers.тАЭ
тАФSchool Library Journal, starred review

тАЬSix mesmerizing stories, three from each writer, steeped in the lore of merfolk and creatures of the
sea. The writing is lyrical, and the characterizations are remarkably well developed. Themes resonate
with clear-cut meaning, and emotions run the gamutтАФfrom fear and courage to love and joy. ItтАЩs a
bountiful collection for fantasy lovers ... very hard to put down.тАЭ
тАФBooklist, starred review

тАЬReaders versed in these writersтАЩ work will recognize familiar themes and references; newcomers will
find scope for imagination; and all will be richly rewarded.тАЭ
тАФThe Horn Book

To Anne Waters

Contents
Mermaid Song
The Sea-kingтАЩs Son
Sea Serpent
Water Horse
Kraken
 A Pool in the Desert
About the Authors


Mermaid Song
by Peter Dickinson


Her name was Pitiable Nasmith.
Her grandfather had chosen Pitiable so that she and others should know what she was, he said. All