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"Merpeople" is a speculative-fiction category centered on aquatic humanoid beings and the societies, myths, and conflicts that surround them. Stories range from whimsical fairy-tale retellings and YA coming-of-age tales to dark fantasy and ecological or political epics, often exploring underwater worldbuilding, unique cultures, and the tensions between land and sea or humans and merfolk. Common themes include identity and belonging, forbidden or cross-species romance, survival and resource conflict, myth and transformation, and the wonder and danger of an alien environment; tones can be lyrical, adventurous, romantic, or horror-leaning. Subgenres intersect with romance, fantasy, horror, mythology, and environmental fiction, and works vary from light, episodic folklore to expansive, morally complex sagas that use merpeople as a lens for social and ecological commentary.

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