Something hunts the surf at night, luring villagers to their deaths with a lullaby of sorrow and the torture of nightmares.Blessed with the gift of water-sight, Zigana Imre senses the presence of an ancient predator drawn by a hunger for human flesh sweetened by grief.With the help of a child of earth, she will battle a spawn of the sea to protect a loved one and save a man who will one day fight to save a world.--Previously published in the now unavailable Teeth, Long and Sharp anthology, Night Tide is a 21k-word, stand-alone novella that takes place in the world of the Wraith Kings series.--words : 21026