Winter Tide (Innsmouth Legacy, #1)

by Ruthanna Emrys

"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"--

• ISBN10: 0765390906
• ISBN13: 9780765390905
• Publish Date: 4 April 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 5 April 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Tor Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

[HekArtemis]

Lovecraftian but without the horror. One would think that a story about the deep ones, worshippers of Cthulhu and the others, set in Arkham and Miskatonic and Innsmouth, would surely be horror. But it's not. It's part mystery, a tiny bit thriller maybe, and historical, but mostly it's just beautiful. Sad, beautiful, hopeful. And compelling and enjoyable as well. Will definitely be reading more.

[Beth C.]

Aphra is…not like the other humans around her. Oh, she can mostly pass for one, but it’s the telling little details that give her away as a monster. Not monster as in the slobbering, fanged hungry beast—but monster as different. Not totally human. And isn’t that how humans always see “other”? As monsters?

In this case, her people were rounded up and put into camps by the government. Eventually, living in the desert caught up with these people who were dependent on water, and they all died. Except Aphra and her brother. Now, she lives in San Francisco and works in a small bookstore, where she can keep her eyes open for texts relating to her people. Until the government comes calling and needs her help.

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