The Mermaid of Carthage transports readers to the Bronze Age Mediterranean, where poet-merchant Hannibal discovers an ancient sea spirit haunting Carthage's harbor. As their forbidden friendship deepens into something more profound, the young dreamer must choose between his mercantile destiny and the call of the deep in this lyrical historical fantasy.
The Mermaid of Carthage transports readers to the Bronze Age Mediterranean, where poet-merchant Hannibal discovers an ancient sea spirit haunting Carthage's harbor. As their forbidden friendship deepens into something more profound, the young dreamer must choose between his mercantile destiny and the call of the deep in this lyrical historical fantasy.