Showing results for "The Sea Lady" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Dive into the enchanting tale of a mermaid who orchestrates her own rescue from drowning to integrate into a respectable family along the serene English coast. Her hidden agenda? To capture the heart of a charming yet irresponsible young man she once glimpsed while he swam in the Pacific. Presented to society as a delicate invalid, she dazzles with her intelligence and charm, yet her immortal perspective allows her to view the trivial pursuits of the English gentry with a critical eye. Torn between his political ambitions, driven by his fiancée, and the allure of other dreams that the mermaid...

"Much attention has been paid to the "scientific romance" novels of H. G. Wells, a founder of modern science fiction and one of the genre's greatest writers. In comparison, little attention has been given by critics to his works of fantasy, which in the opinion of many, are just as artistic and worthy of study. This work takes a critical look at Wells' little known fantasy "The Sea Lady": A Tissue of Moonshine, which is "a parable of dark foreboding that unveils the nothingness of utopian dreams" and foreshadows Franz Kafka's dark fables of the totalitarian age.

Jenny Ackerly is devastated when her best friend disappears without a trace, and she vows to continue looking for Carly until she can bring her friend home once and for all. During her latest search, her determination turns to horror when she sees a young boy running from an empty beach into the freezing sea.