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The Slaves of Cthulhu
The year is 1923.
Jay Sinclair – heir to the Sinclair diamond fortune – moves to Sauquill Island off the coast of Providence, searching for the peace and solitude he needs to complete his new novel. But Sauquill is a troubling place, very quiet and calm one moment, frightening the next.
Visitors keep disappearing. Loud screams can be heard at night. And it all centers around Jay’s new neighbor, a notorious and wealthy Russian poetess who throws wild parties at her house.
Nothing is quite what it seems. A net is being spread. A spell is being cast … but not by any human being. The Great Old Ones are at work here, bending our minds to their will. They are coming back to claim our world. And Jay finds out he has become a helpless and unwitting pawn in their deadly, brutal plans.
Another Old One is arriving from the stars. And once that monstrous deity is here, the world will fully know the mastery of Cthulhu.
Jay Sinclair – heir to the Sinclair diamond fortune – moves to Sauquill Island off the coast of Providence, searching for the peace and solitude he needs to complete his new novel. But Sauquill is a troubling place, very quiet and calm one moment, frightening the next.
Visitors keep disappearing. Loud screams can be heard at night. And it all centers around Jay’s new neighbor, a notorious and wealthy Russian poetess who throws wild parties at her house.
Nothing is quite what it seems. A net is being spread. A spell is being cast … but not by any human being. The Great Old Ones are at work here, bending our minds to their will. They are coming back to claim our world. And Jay finds out he has become a helpless and unwitting pawn in their deadly, brutal plans.
Another Old One is arriving from the stars. And once that monstrous deity is here, the world will fully know the mastery of Cthulhu.
201 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 16, 2023
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About the author
Tony Richards
198 books45 followersMy latest book -- from UK publisher Endeavour Media -- is a bit of a departure for me. THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... -- takes the Great Detective all over the world, from the States to Africa to the Far East, taking in locations in Europe and the Caribbean along the way. How did I come to write these 13 new mysteries? It's explained in my blog, below.
I'm a writer mostly of supernatural fiction, author of a series of fantasy thriller novels set in the magic-filled town of Raine's Landing, Massachusetts. Currently, that series is up to #6 -- WITCH HUNTER --.with a seventh on the way.
But I write regular crime fiction too, with numerous tales published in AHMM, and a second novel featuring my ex-FBI agent turned private detective, Matt Barrett, is now out from Cemetery Dance Publications. It's called THE TRIBE. (The first novel was THE DESERT KEEPS ITS DEAD).
I've seen to publication almost 100 short stories, enough to fill 8 collections, the latest being THE UNIVERSAL AND OTHER TERRORS (Dark Renaissance Press), and my work has appeared in Asimov's SF, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Weird Tales and numerous top anthologies including Year's Best Horror.
I'm a writer mostly of supernatural fiction, author of a series of fantasy thriller novels set in the magic-filled town of Raine's Landing, Massachusetts. Currently, that series is up to #6 -- WITCH HUNTER --.with a seventh on the way.
But I write regular crime fiction too, with numerous tales published in AHMM, and a second novel featuring my ex-FBI agent turned private detective, Matt Barrett, is now out from Cemetery Dance Publications. It's called THE TRIBE. (The first novel was THE DESERT KEEPS ITS DEAD).
I've seen to publication almost 100 short stories, enough to fill 8 collections, the latest being THE UNIVERSAL AND OTHER TERRORS (Dark Renaissance Press), and my work has appeared in Asimov's SF, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Weird Tales and numerous top anthologies including Year's Best Horror.
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September 3, 2024
Thoroughly readable romp
I enjoyed this book. It was very readable and didn’t take too long to get through. The long, slow build and climax were both quite enjoyable. I look forward to reading more of Tony Richards.
I enjoyed this book. It was very readable and didn’t take too long to get through. The long, slow build and climax were both quite enjoyable. I look forward to reading more of Tony Richards.
September 30, 2025
I read this book quite fast and overall I did enjoy it but it's nothing groundbreaking. It's a story about a man (Jay) who is a rich kid and goes to an island to escape the crazy life of the 1920's. There he finds secrets and cults that deal with the awakening of Cthulhu. Being an avid reader of Ctuhlhu Stories I enjoy the book for what it was but having read hundreds of Lovecraftian tales, some just don't click. You've got those books being published by Aconyte Boosk (based on the board games of Arkham Horror) That are best than this.
For a newcomer I would say it would be good. You can imagine it's a Arkham Horror game turn into a book. The most interesting part is the ending as he are faced with the awakening of Cthulhu - unfortunately for some reason the author though to innovate with gender-swapping.
65/100
For a newcomer I would say it would be good. You can imagine it's a Arkham Horror game turn into a book. The most interesting part is the ending as he are faced with the awakening of Cthulhu - unfortunately for some reason the author though to innovate with gender-swapping.
65/100
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