Flowers for the Sea

Books | Fiction / Fantasy / Epic

3.6

(95)

Zin E. Rocklyn

Winner of the Shirley Jackson AwardWinner of the Pulver AwardAn Ignyte Award FinalistA Library Journal Editor's Pick! A Den of Geeks Best Books of 2021!Flowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like Rosemary's Baby by way of Octavia E. ButlerWe are a people who do not forget.Survivors from a flooded kingdom struggle alone on an ark. Resources are scant, and ravenous beasts circle. Their fangs are sharp.Among the refugees is Iraxi: ostracized, despised, and a commoner who refused a prince, she’s pregnant with a child that might be more than human. Her fate may be darker and more powerful than she can imagine.Zin E. Rocklyn’s extraordinary debut is a lush, gothic fantasy about the prices we pay and the vengeance we seek.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Fantasy

Horror

Dark Fantasy

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Zin E. Rocklyn

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Publisher

Tor Publishing Group

Published Date

2021-10-19

ISBN

1250804043 9781250804044

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"I found it fitting that Cassandra Khaw was chosen to recommend this book. This reminded me of her writing, dark, poetic, women oritined, and weirdly creepy with good fantasy implimentes. I had a lot of fun with this, I didn't like it when things got dreamy. I never do and didn't think it added much to the plot. But the actual storyline was a ton of fun to follow. I thought the revenge scene would be a bit more graphic and horrifying. But I can't complain about the ending I did get. Unease was something I felt most of the novella and I think that was intended. It was a fast read and I think the author nailed the MC. As with Khaw, I think I can only handle this in small doses, but the small dose I got from here packed quite the punch."

Cole Johnson

"read it twice "

Emma Pimer

"This was another strange one to me. A cosmic horror novella about a pregnant woman on an ark at sea giving birth to a creature. I don't really know why this didn't work for me but there was so much weird relationship drama and the main character’s decisions just seem to come out of nowhere. The writing is good and I think I understand the intention of the story but it just wasn't for me."

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