The Litany of Earth

The Litany of Earth is a 2014 fantasy/horror fiction novella by Ruthanna Emrys, revisiting H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth". It was first published on Tor.com.

Synopsis

Decades after the residents of Innsmouth were forced into internment camps by the United States government, Aphra Marsh discovers humans trying to replicate her people's secret mystical rituals.

Reception

"Litany of Earth" was included on Locus Magazine's recommended reading list for 2014.[1] Charlie Jane Anders stated that the story was "something special".[2]

An analysis by Io9 indicated that, if not for the involvement of the Sad Puppies, "Litany of Earth" would have been a finalist for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[3]

gollark: This sounds like just indirected bartering. Which is problematic.
gollark: With no particular incentive to except that the "friend" might not like it otherwise?
gollark: So companies are supposed to just give goods to their "friends"...?
gollark: To some extent, but it's fuzzier, and how is that meant to work for *factories* or whatever?
gollark: And it's (very roughly) gotten by providing stuff people want, so organizations which can do that can pay more than ones which can't.

References
  1. 2014 Locus Recommended Reading List, at Locus Online; published February 2, 2015; retrieved April 4, 2018
  2. The U.S. Government Inflicted Horrible Atrocities On Cthulhu's Followers, by Charlie Jane Anders, at Io9; published June 5, 2014; retrieved April 4, 2018
  3. This Is What The 2015 Hugo Ballot Should Have Been, by Andrew Liptak, at Io9; published August 23, 2015; retrieved April 4, 2018
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