While they are based on the works of a known racist, these books feature characters that are diverse and inclusive." In a review of Deep Roots for Booklist, Emily Whitmore writes, "Once more, Emrys is true to the world of Lovecraft, and fans will appreciate her attentiveness to the Cthulhu mythos even as she takes the world and flips it on its head to fit her needs." And I wanted to talk about all those readers over the years who didn't question the Deep One concentration camps." Publishers Weekly writes in its review of Winter Tide, "Emrys’s characters are more openly comfortable with the supernatural than Lovecraft's horror-struck mortals, and her sensitive comparisons of Aphra's experience to those of other confined and displaced peoples make the novel historically relevant and resonant." Ana Grilo writes for the Kirkus Reviews blog that Winter Tide "offers a Lovecraftian tale with Lovecraftian mythos, without Lovecraftian racism." Ī review of Deep Roots by a librarian posted to the Los Angeles Public Library website states " Winter Tide and Deep Roots are complex and compelling works of fantasy that help illuminate not only where we’ve been, but also where we are. In 2017, Emrys spoke with NPR, stating " In Winter Tide, I wanted to talk about how we rebuild community after genocide, and how rebuilt community is always changed from what we had before. It's free online, and included in the ebook edition." With regard to Litany of the Earth, Noah Berlatsky writes for The Verge the "real horror in this story update isn’t fish-people it's violent prejudice, as seen from the monsters’ perspective." In The Verge, Andrew Liptak discusses Winter Tide, writing "Along with a previous novelette called The Litany of Earth, it subverts Lovecraft's notorious racism by making his monsters - which were often thinly veiled stand-ins for people of color - sympathetic protagonists." In a review of Winter Tide, Liptak further explains The Litany of Earth is "helpful to read before Winter Tide it provides a bit of context for the world, and for Aphra's situation. She is best known for The Innsmouth Legacy series, which has Winter Tide as its first novel. She has cited Geraldine Brooks, Octavia Butler, Marge Piercy, and Robert Anton Wilson as influences on her writing. Ruthanna Emrys is an American science fiction and fantasy writer best known for The Innsmouth Legacy series: The Litany of Earth, Winter Tide, and Deep Roots.Įmrys is a contributor to science fiction and fantasy magazines, including Strange Horizons, Analog, and Tor.com. The Innsmouth Legacy series: The Litany of Earth, Winter Tide, and Deep Roots
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