Two decades ago the U.S. government rounded up the people of Innsmouth and took them to a desert prison, far from their ocean, their Deep One ancestors, and their sleeping god, Cthulhu. Only Aphra and Caleb Marsh survived the camps, emerging without a past or a future.
Now it's 1949, and the government that stole Aphra's life needs her help. FBI Agent Ron Spector believes that Communist spies have stolen dangerous magical secrets from Miskatonic University, secrets that could turn the Cold War hot in an instant and hasten the end of the human race.
Aphra must return to the ruins of her home, gather the scraps of her stolen history, and assemble a new family to face the darkest of human politics and the wildest dangers of an uncaring universe.
Two decades ago the U.S. government rounded up the people of Innsmouth and took them to a desert prison, far from their ocean, their Deep One ancestors, and their sleeping god, Cthulhu. Only Aphra and Caleb Marsh survived the camps, emerging without a past or a future.
Now it's 1949, and the government that stole Aphra's life needs her help. FBI Agent Ron Spector believes that Communist spies have stolen dangerous magical secrets from Miskatonic University, secrets that could turn the Cold War hot in an instant and hasten the end of the human race.
Aphra must return to the ruins of her home, gather the scraps of her stolen history, and assemble a new family to face the darkest of human politics and the wildest dangers of an uncaring universe.
The last daughter of Innsmouth returns to Miskatonic University in this bold and compassionate new take on the Cthulhu mythos.
Ruthanna Emrys lives in a mysterious manor house on the outskirts of Washington, DC, with her wife and their large, strange family. Her stories have appeared in a number of venues, including Strange Horizons, Analog, and Tor.com. She is the author of the Innsmouth Legacy series, which began with Winter Tide. She makes homemade vanilla, obsesses about game design, gives unsolicited advice, and occasionally attempts to save the world.
PRAISE FOR WINTER TIDE:
"Winter Tide is a weird, lyrical mystery -- truly strange and
compellingly grim. It's an innovative gem that turns Lovecraft on
his head with cleverness and heart" --Cherie Priest, author of
Maplecroft and Boneshaker "A mythos yarn that totally reverses the
polarity on Lovecraft's xenophobia, so that in the end the only
real monsters are human beings." --Charles Stross, Hugo
Award-winning author of the Laundry Files and the Merchant Princes
series "Winter Tide is a treasure chest. This is an excellent novel
and I can't wait for more." --Victor LaValle, author of The Ballad
of Black Tom and The Devil in Silver "This is Wicked for the
Cthulhu Mythos: never quite contradicting, but dancing through the
shadows and dredging beautiful things out of the deep, pulling
them, at last, into the light." --Seanan McGuire, New York Times
bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway "I just want to hang
out more with Aphra and her found family, not to mention her family
under the sea. [Winter Tide] is a great story and a seamless
subversion of Lovecraft's most repellent views while simultaneously
being a tribute to his greatest accomplishments." --Smart Bitches
Trashy Books "Emrys plots out an impressive book that updates
Lovecraft's creations with added nuance and empathy." --Andrew
Liptak, The Verge "Deeply felt, humane...exceptionally compelling."
--RT BookReviews Top Pick, 4 1/2 Stars "Winter Tide is a delicious,
rich concoction that centers its story on its characters." --Kirkus
Reviews "A generous novel, a kind one, and an exceptionally
accomplished debut." --Liz Bourke for Locus Magazine "Relevant and
resonant." --Publishers Weekly
"Emrys uses the beautiful structures of Lovecraft to make a bold
statement about difference and culture." --Booklist "[I] will
certainly be looking forward to anything else written by Ruthanna
Emrys. [An] intriguing and welcoming book." --Forbidden Planet
"Winter Tide is a haunting, beautifully-crafted ballad exploring
love, loss, and monsters." --Daniel José Older, New York Times
bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Midnight Taxi Tango "An
engrossing story about othering and family that turns Lovecraft
fascinatingly inside out." --Jo Walton, Hugo Award-winning author
of Among Others and The Just City "Winter Tide shines an unexpected
light on the shadow over Innsmouth, and shows how all creatures
have to find common ground (or ocean) against evil." --Alex
Bledsoe, author of Long Black Curl "Emrys has done what Lovecraft
never could -- create complex characters in an intricate plot that
engages the heart at the same time as it curdles the blood." --Sam
J. Miller, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award PRAISE FOR "THE
LITANY OF EARTH"
"'The Litany of Earth' by Ruthanna Emrys is something special... a
fascinating spin on the Cthulhu Universe." --Charlie Jane Anders,
author of All the Birds in the Sky "What if Lovecraft's undersea
creatures were not creepy monsters, but a persecuted people? [...]
Emrys does justice to the idea in this lovely story of alienation
and finding a new life in the shadow of the old." --Aliette de
Bodard, author ofThe House of Shattered Wings
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