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A young man joins a whaling ship, bound by a mysterious amulet and dark sea horrors.
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A young man joins a whaling ship, bound by a mysterious amulet and dark sea horrors.
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Upon the death of his beloved Uncle Calvin, a young Jonah Padgett makes his way to Sag Harbor with nothing but a letter of introduction and a strange amulet shaped like a dolphin. He signs on to the whaler Absalom, under the command of his uncle's old friend, Captain Solomon. Upon rounding the Horn, the crew hears stories of a sperm whale said to be as big as a mountain with skin as black as a bible, and in command of a harem of a hundred females. Captain Solomon wagers that his crew will be the...
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Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Horrific deaths, were-shark attacks, whaling slaughter, and sea-monster violence
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Brief biblical phrasing and crew superstition aboard ship
Magic & witchcraft
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Mystical dolphin amulet, merfolk, and were-sharks as core elements
Occult / demonology
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Lovecraftian sea entity and mythic forces tied to ancient ocean power
Political content
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Prejudice and suspicion toward a native harpooner among the crew
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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On-page whale hunting and slaughter; harsh peril among the crew
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