Episode 55 - A Merman in the Deep Sea: Exploring Davy Jones' Aquarium

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Karlissa J about her fantasy novel Davy Jones’ Aquarium, focusing on its quirky teenage merman protagonist and the inspiration behind the story.

Karlissa J’s most recent fantasy novel is Davy Jones’ Aquarium . Jason has described it as the perfection of the way she wants to write. And it is a xenofiction story, where the main character is a quirky teenage merman. What inspired Karlissa to write a tale about a merman, and what did she enjoy about creating the world he would inhabit? You can learn more about Davy Jones’ Aquarium and my other books by visiting book-bat.com/books . If you have read and enjoyed Davy Jones’ Aquarium , be sure to post a review, we’d greatly appreciate it.

People in this episode

Hosts: Book-Bat, Jason

Guest: Karlissa J

Topics covered

• fantasy literature
• xenofiction
• merman
• world-building
• book review

Keywords

• Davy Jones’ Aquarium
• fantasy novel
• merman
• Karlissa J
• xenofiction
• book review
• world-building

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Davy Jones’ Aquarium

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