Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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Audiobook53 minutes
Carniepunk: Daughter of the Midway, the Mermaid, and the Open, Lonely Sea
Written by Seanan McGuire
Narrated by Candace Thaxton
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
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About this audiobook
From New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire, a haunting urban fantasy short story in the Carniepunk anthology—for fans of all things circus, supernatural, and mysterious…
It’s been seventeen years since the last time Ada’s carnival passed through her father’s hometown in Alabama—and no one is expecting the reception she gets.
It’s been seventeen years since the last time Ada’s carnival passed through her father’s hometown in Alabama—and no one is expecting the reception she gets.
Author
Seanan McGuire
SEANAN McGUIRE is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award–winning Wayward Children series, the October Daye series, the InCryptid series, and other works. She also writes darker fiction as Mira Grant. Seanan lives in Seattle with her cats, a vast collection of creepy dolls, horror movies, and sufficient books to qualify her as a fire hazard. She won the 2010 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and in 2013 became the first person to appear five times on the same Hugo ballot. In 2022 she managed the same feat, again!
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Reviews for Carniepunk
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84 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great short story. It was sad but also very interesting
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5it has a sad ending but it is still very good.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5AMAZING, and a (for me, at least) fresh take on mermaids! Part of it was too tense for words, but that made the ending all the better.