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The Shadowed Waters

C. A. Cador

First published April 1980
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

The younger brother of the king of an Irish island, unable to win the hand of the princess with whom he is obsessed, is driven to kill a Silkie in an attempt to raise his status; the resulting punishment of his whole people at the hands of the sea can only be ended by the sacrifice of something which he himself no longer possesses.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1980 Cover The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1980 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 110