From the dust jacket- After attacking Devil’s Reef in 1928, the U.S. government rounded up the people of Innsmouth and took them to the desert, far from their ocean, their Deep One ancestors, and their sleeping god Cthulhu. Only Aphra and Caleb Marsh survived the camps, and they emerged without a past or a future.
The government that stole Aphra's life now 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 scraps of her stolen history, and assemble a new family to face the darkness of human nature.
Review- An excellent addition to the Cthulhu mythos. This story follows the people who are from Innsmouth, from Lovecraft’s story Shadow over Innsmouth, which is one of my favorites by him. In the current time of the book it is 1949 and Aphra has never gone back home but when an FBI agent she knows asks her for help, back to Innsmouth she goes. Emrys explores the world of the water people, old gods, and the Yith. There is a plot to use magic and ancient knowledge to do bad things but the real reason for the story is Aphra and her journey home. She has to make some very big decisions about her people and her future. Emrys does a wonderful job working with the lore of Innsmouth and creating new lore for her world and characters. I am curious about the second volume and where the story is going from here.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this novel with my own money.
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