My Goodreads review: Deep Roots

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Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Ruthanna Emrys returns to her post-Innsmouth -raid America (Winter Tide ) with another Cold War tale featuring Aphra Marsh & her "confluence" of chosen family. What begins as a missing person case in New York becomes a literal bug hunt, as various factions of the flying "fungi from Yuggoth" known as mi-go reveal their determination to save -- or possibly destroy -- humanity. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union may or may not be having similar problems . . . but they do have the Bomb.

It's a detailed and occasionally convoluted adventure, but I enjoyed all the twists & turns. This is character-focused world building with a strong sense of history, though I did occasionally feel as though 21st century social values were cropping up a bit too frequently in this mid-20th century setting. Aphra's confluence is diverse in nearly any way one can imagine (including species), & watching them work together provides much of the plot's tension.

This second book of Emrys' Innsmouth Legacy series definitely did not disappoint, & I'll be ordering the next on Audible with no hesitation. As ever, though, I'd recommend it for those already very familiar with Lovecraft & open to a revisionist view of that Mythos. And please, start with Winter Tide if you haven't already read it.



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