Deep Roots by Ruthanna Emrys (2018, Hardcover) Ex Library Book

Key Aspects


Series:

Deep Roots is the second book in the Innsmouth Legacy series, following Winter Tide.

Plot:

Aphra Marsh, a survivor of the Deep One internment camps, travels to New York City to find her family and prevent the destruction of her ancestral home, Innsmouth.

Themes:
The novel focuses on themes of found family, acceptance, and the struggle for survival in a world that marginalizes outsiders.

Setting:
The story is set in the 1940s, during the Cold War, and incorporates elements of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.

Subversion of Lovecraft:
Emrys's work flips Lovecraft's xenophobia on its head, portraying the human beings as the true monsters and the Deep Ones as a marginalized community seeking a place to belong.

Mystery:

Aphra must unravel a mystery involving missing people to protect her community and way of life.