Deep Roots

I really enjoyed this novel, but let's be real here: this isn't your average Cthulhu monster novel full of mystery and intrigue and reveals that turn your hair white in disbelief. There aren't even 1d6 investigators to throw into the open maw of a multitentacled AND multidimensional immortal beastie......more

I really, really loved the first book in this series, Winter Tide, so when I had the opportunity to read an ARC of Deep Roots, I jumped at the chance. I really enjoyed both books, but was also a bit surprised by how different they were. In Winter Tide, the plot felt almost secondary to me: what I lov......more

Although I didn't like the story in this one quite as much as the first, it was pretty close, and this sequel to Winter Tide really is extremely good. Emrys is a wonderfully accomplished writer and I love reading her books as much for that quality as for the stories she tells. I am most definitely o......more

What I find most interesting about this particular pattern of themes and the way they emerge in the novel is that the author presents a potential solution to a very real problem. We all want the world to be a better place. We want to vanquish oppression and fear, and be really, truly free. But in or......more

Emrys continues to write beautifully about a diverse cast of characters and cosmic horrors that are much more "human" than we'd expect from their appearance. I loved and the exploration of what an "I'm right" -- with no room for discussion -- type group mentality can do and the problems they can gen......more