Legenda Maris
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Publisher Description
The sea... restless, eerie, all-powerful and mysterious – occasionally she reveals her secrets.
Legenda Maris comprises eleven tales of the ocean and her denizens, including two that are original to this collection – ‘Leviathan’ and ‘Land’s End, The Edge of The Sea’ – which were among the last stories Tanith Lee wrote. In this treasure chest of tales, the author works her beguiling, linguistic sorcery to conjure mermaids who are as deadly as they are lovely, the hidden coves of lonely fishing villages harbouring mysteries, and fantastical ships that haunt the waves. She explores the relationship between the sea and the land, and the occasional meetings between those who dwell above and below the waters – meetings that are sometimes wondrous and sometimes fatal, often both.
Contents:
Girls in Green Dresses
Magritte’s Secret Agent
Paper Boat
Lace-Maker, Blade-Taker, Grave-Breaker, Priest
Under Fog (The Wreckers)
The Sea Was In Her Eyes
Because Our Skins Are Finer
Leviathan
Where Does the Town Go At Night?
Xoanon, Land’s End, The Edge of the Sea
Customer Reviews
El mar otra vez el mar
I bought this book because I liked the tittle, the cover, and mostly because she is the favorite author of a good friend of mine. The first story with its forced archaisms put me off, but I continued reading. The other stories are quite good. Her writing turns out to be very versatile and the stories are consistently good.
Tainth Lee's Stories of the Sea
"Legenda Maris" is a anthology of Tainth Lee's stories that feature the sea or its denizens. Of course there are tales of mermaids, and their offspring with mortal men and women. But there are far more tales than those that deal with merkind. There is a tale of a portion of a seaside town that seems to go sailing on and under the sea on certain nights, and those special people who wake to experience the journey. Then there is a story of the relationship between the sea and the shore, personified for those who know where to look for it. There is a village where the visitor can learn of their legend of a lost boat which fell from the sky. And a short story about the island special to Leviathan, where it goes to slumber upon the shore.
This anthology by the late great mistress of fantasy is mostly composed of pre-published work, but contains two tales written for this book. These were among the final works Ms. Lee gave us. All of her stories are interesting and often give the reader unexpected vistas of wonder. Some tend toward darkness, but overall the collection tends more toward fantasy than horror. Definitely worth reading, especially for those who are fascinated with the sea.