The Merman's Children Author:Poul Anderson In the waning years of the Middle Ages, before Christendom had completely scoured the world of magic, both Faery and Man lived on Europe's shores. This is the story of those last days: of the halfling children of the Liri king, who were of both realms but chose the one we call the other; of how they schemed and fought for survival, hounded from ... more »the Baltic to the ice caves of Greenland to the Mediterranean coast, of how they loved and how they died. It is the epic masterpiece, the adventure at once erotic, violent and magnificently sad, the Poul Anderson has always wanted to write.« less
Overall it was put together decently, but came off far too 'preachy' for my taste. I can not say I find the ending to be very satisfying, but at least everyone seems happy at the end..
This book is simply disgusting.I love mermaids which is why I read it.The two main characters-a brother and sister- commit incest together.I don't care if this is in the fantasy genre.I certainly do not want to read about such a sick genre.I threw it away when I finished reading it.