Blood & Water: A Tale of Arilland

By Alethea Kontis

Deep in the hydrothermal vents, down at the soul of the world, a sea witch is approached by a lovelorn little mermaid. The mermaid trades her soul for a pair of legs so that she can find her soulmate. The first thing she encounters after her transformation is a ship full of pirates. And what sustenance does a mermaid without a soul require to survive above the water? Why, blood, of course.

Will our Siren be able to find her one true love before he marries another? And if she does, will he be able to recognize the mermaid who saved him inside the monster she has become?

Alethea Kontis's dark retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic "The Little Mermaid" examines the very idea of soulmates and true love, asking just how much suffering it would take to turn one of those souls from good to evil.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FN7QTKQ4
• ISBN13: 9798298999113
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"