A Journal of Certain Events… by Helen Keeble « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

By Divine providence, we captured the mermaid with neither loss of life nor injury to any seaman, nor any harm done to the specimen.

Title: A Journal of Certain Events of Scientific Interest from the First Survey Voyage of the Southern Waters by HMS Ocelot, As Observed by Professor Thaddeus Boswell, DPhil, MSc
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A Lullaby

Author: Helen Keeble

Length: short fiction

First Publication: Strange Horizons, 2009

What the Story is About: By Divine providence, we captured the mermaid with neither loss of life nor injury to any seaman, nor any harm done to the specimen.

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Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

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