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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) A Best Book of 2023 (NPR) A Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award Nominee! 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

The Salt Grows Heavy

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      Publisher Tor Nightfire
      Published 2 May 2023
      ISBN-13 9781250830913
      978-1250830913
      ISBN-10 1250830915
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      Fantasy Horror & Ghost Stories

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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) A Best Book of 2023 (NPR) A Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award Nominee! 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

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