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A review by the_weirdling
Ire of the Void by Richard Lee Byers
4.0
This is one of several novels set in the Arkham Horror gaming universe. It is the first I’ve read. To be honest I was not expecting very much. It may be that this is getting four stars because I was so pleasantly surprised.
The action follows an astronomer who is “on the outs“ at the prestigious Miskatonic university for obsessing over an astronomical anomaly. He volunteers to help a prestigious visiting physics professor visit some sites around town. During these visits, visiting professor reveals that he is embarked on research of an occult nature. After some initial success, to find themselves in over their heads in a way that only happens in a
a Lovecraftian story. Before long, the visiting professor goes missing, the astronomer has complicated explaining to do, the sheriff isn’t buying any of it, and a local mob boss gets seriously pissed off.
This is good, fun, classic (at times stereotypical) Lovecraftian storytelling. While it is not especially original or ground breaking, it manages to be happily satisfying all the same. I steamrolled right through it.
The action follows an astronomer who is “on the outs“ at the prestigious Miskatonic university for obsessing over an astronomical anomaly. He volunteers to help a prestigious visiting physics professor visit some sites around town. During these visits, visiting professor reveals that he is embarked on research of an occult nature. After some initial success, to find themselves in over their heads in a way that only happens in a
a Lovecraftian story. Before long, the visiting professor goes missing, the astronomer has complicated explaining to do, the sheriff isn’t buying any of it, and a local mob boss gets seriously pissed off.
This is good, fun, classic (at times stereotypical) Lovecraftian storytelling. While it is not especially original or ground breaking, it manages to be happily satisfying all the same. I steamrolled right through it.