The whaling vessel Merciful has just made its strangest catch yet: a massive whale containing a still-living man secreted within its stomach lining.
About the Author: Hailing from a haunted seaside town in northern Massachusetts, Emmett Nahil is the author of LET ME OUT (Oni Press, October 2023), and a writer of horror and speculative fiction centering marginalized perspectives.
244 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Horror

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About the Book

"The whaling vessel Merciful has just made its strangest catch yet: a massive whale containing a still-living man secreted within its stomach lining. Sailor Isaiah Chase is tasked with keeping the enigmatic man alive. As their relationship grows, a series of accidents, injuries and deaths quickly befall the ship and its crew. Isaiah is plagued by strangely prophetic dreams, even as the crew continues their endless quest for whale oil under the command of an increasingly unhinged captain. As events spiral further out of control, the mysterious man confesses what Isaiah has begun to suspect: the crew of The Merciful has fallen into a cycle of punishment for their greed and destruction. Isaiah must confront the sea's vengeance made flesh, and choose between this new, strange love and the fate of the ship itself" --

Book Synopsis

The whaling vessel Merciful has just made its strangest catch yet: a massive whale containing a still-living man secreted within its stomach lining. Sailor Isaiah Chase is tasked with keeping the enigmatic man alive. As their relationship grows, a series of accidents, injuries and deaths quickly befall the ship and its crew. Isaiah is plagued by strangely prophetic dreams, even as the crew continues their endless quest for whale oil under the command of an increasingly unhinged captain. As events spiral further out of control, the mysterious man confesses what Isaiah has begun to suspect: the crew of The Merciful has fallen into a cycle of punishment for their greed and destruction. Isaiah must confront the sea's vengeance made flesh, and choose between this new, strange love and the fate of the ship itself.

About the Author

Hailing from a haunted seaside town in northern Massachusetts, Emmett Nahil is the author of LET ME OUT (Oni Press, October 2023), and a writer of horror and speculative fiction centering marginalized perspectives. Favoring the historic, the strange, and the gory, in his other life Emmett makes video games as the Narrative Director and co-founder of Perfect Garbage Studios.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .55 Inches (D)

Weight: .69 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 244

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Horror

Publisher: Tenebrous Press

Theme: Psychological

Format: Paperback

Author: Emmett Nahil

Language: English

Street Date: May 30, 2024

TCIN: 1002685431

UPC: 9781959790082

Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-5054

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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