Human Bay

A young man brings his new bride to the lake where his family has vacationed for ages. And that's where the resemblance to our world ends. There is magic here, and a tame sea serpent named Grand Gal, and strange magicians living in a bizarre house built from glass and high-technologies.

"The serpent had always lived inside this house, at least since Whistle was a toddler. And there had always been something old about her, what with her great size and the stiff gray bristles of her mane and those enormous and wise inky eyes set in that rugged face. But where a boy sensed great age, a grown man found reassuring youthfulness. Despite the decades, her blubber-smooth body remained strong, the heavy ropes singing as her muscles played against them. The surviving teeth were long and curled and more white than yellow. And maybe the eyes had clouded over, but there was still a glimmer about them, a vigilance, and, Whistle hoped, a hint of genuine recognition."

"Human Bay" is one of the rarest of stories: A fantasy written by Robert Reed.


Genre: Science Fiction