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The Abyssal Plain
- The R'lyeh Cycle
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
They called it the Event.
The Event changed everything. The earthquakes came first, including the Big One, shattering the Pacific Rim and plunging the world into chaos. Then, the seas came, the skies opened, and the never-ending rain began. But as bad as that was, there is something worse.
The Rising has begun.
A lone man who abandoned the world for his addictions searches a waterlogged Austin for something...anything to cling to. Little does he know that something else searches for him.
In the Sonoran Desert, the downtrodden of the world search for a better life north of the border, only to see the desert become an ocean - an ocean that takes life and gives death.
In the woods of Alabama, survivors escape to Fort Resistance, but soon discover that it isn’t just the horrors of the deep places of the world that they need to fear but rather a new and more deadly pestilence that has grown in their own ranks.
In England, it’s too late to fight, and all that’s left is to survive. One man reaches for his own humanity, but what to do when humanity is an endangered species?
And in the Pacific, He is rising.
In The Abyssal Plain: The R’lyeh Cycle, authors William Holloway, Michelle Garza, Melissa Lason, Brett J. Talley, and Rich Hawkins have created a timely and uniquely modern reimagining of the Cthulhu Mythos.
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- Jack J.
- 26-09-22
Knew what I was coming in for - it delivered
I get that this book gets a bad wrap sometimes because of all the storylines going on but all of the Lovecraftian mythos is generally laid out in such a way. To have it linked by one overarching theme is even better.
Admittedly, very modern take - lot of degenerate behaviour as seems to be a slight trope but it helps to exasperate the bleakness. The last story is just pure gold (while the accents were a bit rocky).
My bias is positive towards this genre as it's something incredibly hard to tackle. At this point it's great just to get something fresh and coherent; paying homage to the source material makes it all the better.
I love the little pseudo-science additions. The whole Ammonia this is very brilliant. Don't wanna spoil too much but if you're a cosmic horror Enjoyer then it's definitely worth a read.
Overall, an excellent contribution to the collection of works that are derived from Lovecraft's universe.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-23
Solid entry in the Cthulhu mythos
this isn't a hero story but a story of the end of all things human.
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- J. Wexler
- 11-02-23
Alternative structure of the Mythos
I enjoyed this book, as far as such a story can be enjoyed. It is not a "saved by the bell" ending by any means. Dark and dread is more like it.
Constructed in parts which then build the full picture of Cthulhu and his return...and consumption of humanity.
If you are ready to be consumed by the dreamer of R'lyeh, read on.
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