The City of Tears
Novelette 12,986 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"What lies beyond the Sea of Beasts is known to few, for few are foolish enough to try and cross it. This is not because of the beasts, which all died so long ago their bones have turned to stone, but because it is ghastly. Most of the fish are spiny and vile, and those species with more succulent flesh have unsettlingly human faces."
Content warnings 3
deathsexual-contentviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on BCS, where the author gets the click.