{"product_id":"endless-blue-beneath-paperback","title":"Endless Blue Beneath - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShannon English\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this hauntingly romantic, queer fantasy debut from Shannon K. English, a young mermaid is forced to choose between her old life above the waves and her new life below them. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enchanting story of fighting for love and family amongst monsters.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e―S.A. MacLean, bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoidwalker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn land, Eppie will never be anything more than the outcast girl who kissed the grocer's daughter. But beneath the water's surface lies a future and a society she could never imagine. Stolen from the shore, she is transformed. Eppie is stronger, swifter--and hungrier. Human flesh smells like heaven on earth, and Eppie is ravenous. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the horror of her new appetites, Eppie learns to love this strange second life. The mermaid colony is mesmerizing, and Eppie's new sisters are fiercely loyal. When she meets Marie, a stunningly beautiful mermaid with a past as shadowed as her raven-black scales, Eppie finds she no longer needs to resist her deepest desires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut dark sails are on the horizon. The mermaid hunters are coming, and Eppie must decide whether to protect her new, monstrous family or leave it all behind for a chance to live above the waves once again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShannon K. English grew up in the north of England, where the wind screams over the moors and the sky looks different every day. She tries to imbue her writing with her love of mythology and the endlessly changing moods of the sea. As an asexual and panromantic author, she tells the fantasy stories she wants to read: troubled characters in troubling situations. She lives in Scotland with her partner James and assorted pets, summiting hills and looking out over the wild ocean. Her biggest literary influences and favorite writers include Ursula Le Guin, Shannon Hale and Jack London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67940616208632,"sku":"9780316592574","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/5zCTBbrLVK9780316592574.webp?v=1793659836","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/endless-blue-beneath-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}