“The Waterman” is a fantasy novella by Vladimir Strelnikov, the second book of the eponymous cycle. Genre: battle fantasy. A person can get used to anything—even to the fact that he is no longer a human. Having become a waterman and accepting that, Zakhar began mastering the household he’d been given. Well, there’s plenty of water, and there’s more than enough property under it. And there are plenty of amusing creatures around. And if you add up the fact that among his underlings there are not one but two mermaids, and a sand fairy—life becomes downright fun and unpredictable. And what about people? Where would you go once you’re tangled with them? After all, he himself climbed into it, so he can’t just push the cart to someone else. So he spins like a hamster in a wheel. And it seems like he’s gradually starting to succeed…