Mermaids!


Mermaids! is a themed anthology of fantasy short works edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in January 1986. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in July 2013.
The book collects seventeen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introductory essay by Avram Davidson and a bibliography of further reading by the editors.

Contents

  • "The Prevalence of Mermaids"
  • "Nothing in the Rules"
  • "She Sells Sea Shells"
  • "The Soul Cages"
  • "Sweetly the Waves Call to Me"
  • "Driftglass"
  • "Mrs. Pigafetta Swims Well"
  • "The Nebraskan and the Nereid"
  • "The Lady and the Merman"
  • "The White Seal Maid"
  • "The Fisherman's Wife"
  • "Till Human Voices Wake Us"
  • "A Touch of Strange"
  • "Something Rich and Strange"
  • "The Crest of Thirty-six"
  • "The Shannon Merrow"
  • "Fish Story"
  • "In the Islands"
  • "Recommended Reading List"