Book Review: ‘The Lurid Sea’ by Tom Cardamone
Nerites is not your typical Roman youth. First of all, he is a demigod (begotten by Neptune upon a mortal Roman matron); secondly, he really enjoys oral sex (despite being a freeborn Roman citizen). Eager to satisfy his appetite for fellatio, he frequents the Baths of Caracalla, and there it is that he meets his own father, who, upon discovering his son acting in such an unmanly fashion (upon Neptune himself, no less—awkward!), curses Nerites to spend eternity upon his knees, forever servicing men in order to survive. Thus begins Nerites’ haphazard journey back and forth through time, appearing and […]