![]() ![]() ![]() Ice Massacre is told from the first person perspective of Meela, a strong but conflicted young woman determined to do her duty and fight for her people. When they find each other again in the midst of battle, they must each decide what is right, what is wrong, and who they truly owe their loyalty to. As they grow up to be warriors in the never-ending battle, they learn the hate and fear of their species, but they are never quite able to forget the love they felt for each other as children. When their relationship is discovered, they are torn apart, each believing the other betrayed their friendship. Two girls, a human named Meela and a mermaid named Lysithea, secretly befriend each other despite the blind hate that exists between their peoples. Most years, the ship does not return, the warriors lost to the sea demons they so desperately need to defeat. The supernatural twist adds an element that makes the story fresh and thoroughly entertaining.Įach year, the people of Eriana Kwai send a ship of highly trained warriors to kill as many mermaids as they can. The story revolves around classic themes of friendship and loyalty juxtaposed against ignorance and fear, and the book is thought provoking and intelligent. ![]() Ice Massacre is an engaging fantasy novel about the human inhabitants of a small island and their ongoing battle with the merpeople who live in the arctic waters surrounding them. Finalist, Young Adult Fiction (Children's)įrom page one, this story transports its audience into the dark waters of the Atlantic with its engaging, conflicted main characters. ![]()
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