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27: 242:(2018): a descendant of the amphibious race in Lovecraft's "The Shadow over Innsmouth" whose persecution has echoes of the plight of contemporary refugees. The author's frequent feminist and queer spins on familiar fantasy tropes add an exhilarating freshness." 231:
writes, "Emrys's tales abound with magic and marvels, but her focus is on the nuances that define the humanity of her characters, seen most perceptibly in "The Litany of Earth," which introduces the protagonist of her novels
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as "a fascinating spin on the Cthulhu universe, in which the Deep Ones are real, and the government takes notice." In
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discovers humans trying to replicate her people's secret mystical rituals.
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as "helpful to read" before the Innsmouth Legacy series sequel
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The Lovecraft Investigations: The Shadow Over Innsmouth
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Index


Ruthanna Emrys
Fantasy
Lovecraftian horror
Tor.com
Winter Tide
fantasy
horror fiction
Ruthanna Emrys
Tor.com
H. P. Lovecraft
The Shadow over Innsmouth
Innsmouth
internment camps
Aphra Marsh
Io9
Charlie Jane Anders
The Verge
Winter Tide
Publishers Weekly
Deep Roots
Locus Magazine
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
Io9
Sad Puppies
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
Winter Tide
Deep Roots
"The U.S. Government Inflicted Horrible Atrocities On Cthulhu's Followers"
"Winter Tide subverts Lovecraft's legacy with sympathetic monsters and terrible humans"

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