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akamarykate ([personal profile] akamarykate) wrote in [community profile] yuletide 2022-09-21 01:49 am (UTC)

The Changeling Sea - Patricia McKillip

Title: The Changeling Sea

Media: Book

Approx length: 150 pages

Where to find it: Bookstores (independent bookstores or through bookshop.org) and libraries

What is it, in summary?: A short novel that reads like a fairy tale. Peri loses her fisherman father and curses the sea, meets a prince and a dragon, and learns a little about the consequences of magic.

What do you love about it?: Patrica Mckillip is one of my favorite writers; when she died a few months ago I started revisiting some of her books and landed on this one because of the light but lyrical prose, the fairy tale sensibility, the humor and power and love--of the sea, of family, of magic and healing. It's a very accessible story, and leaves enough unresolved that there's room for fic in several different directions.

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Pre- or post- stories exploring the characters, their relationships, and the magic that infuses the world.

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): None that I can think of. The grief of several characters drives their actions and the plot, but I find the overall tone light and hopeful.

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