The premise of the book immediately tells us that this is the story of a failed mission, that everyone on the book was lost at sea. From the captain of the Atargatis and her first mate to the hired mermaid troop (more on them later), we know just enough of each character to sympathize with them and feel the gruesome horror of their deaths. Characters are introduced and in few words fleshed out enough for the reader to understand them, even if we may not know them well. There isn’t a single wasted word in this story.
The novella format is such that things almost feel too compact sometimes. Whatever the truth may be, it will only be found below the bathypelagic zone in the Mariana Trench…and the depths are very good at keeping secrets.Īs with most of Grant’s novellas, this little book packs a big punch. Some have called it a hoax others have called it a maritime tragedy. This is the story of the Atargatis, lost at sea with all hands. They certainly didn’t expect those mermaids to have teeth. When the Imagine Network commissioned a documentary on mermaids, to be filmed from the cruise ship Atargatis, they expected what they had always received before: an assortment of eyewitness reports that proved nothing, some footage that proved even less, and the kind of ratings that only came from peddling imaginary creatures to the masses. Why I Chose It: The sequel, Into the Drowning Deep was released in November, and I decided that I had better read this first. Series: Rolling in the Deep 0.5 (per GoodReads) But what if they weren’t the gorgeous, singing, harmless beings that we’ve been led to believe in? Mira Grant answered that question back in 2015 with her novella, Rolling in the Deep. Mermaids, in general, are seen as beautiful creatures, half human female, and half elegant fish. Am I right? That’s a fairly common image. When you picture mermaids, I’m assuming that something like Disney’s famous redhead, Ariel, comes to mind.
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