The Weird of Hali: Book One, Innsmouth
Written by John Michael Greer
Narrated by Nathanael Bonnell
3.5/5
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Like every other grad student at Miskatonic University, Owen Merrill knows about the Great Old Ones, the nightmare beings out of ancient legend that H.P. Lovecraft unearthed from archaic texts and turned into icons of modern fantasy fiction. Then a chance discovery—a lost letter written by Lovecraft to fellow Weird Tales author Robert Blake—offers a glimpse into the frightful reality behind the legends, and sends Owen on a desperate quest for answers that shatters his familiar world forever.
As he flees across the witch-haunted Massachusetts landscape toward the mysterious seaside town of Innsmouth, Owen finds himself caught up in a secret war between the servants of the Great Old Ones and their ancient enemies, a war in which yesterday's friend may be tomorrow's foe and nothing is as it seems. The history of the world is not what he has been taught—and the tentacles reaching out for him from the shadows of a forbidden past may hold not only his one chance of escape from the terrifying forces closing around him, but the last hope of life on Earth...
John Michael Greer
John Michael Greer has published 10 books about occult traditions and the unexplained. Recent books include ‘Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings’ (Llewellyn, 2001), which was picked up by One Spirit Book Club and has appeared in Spanish and Hungarian editions, and ‘The New Encyclopedia of the Occult’ (Llewellyn, 2003).
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Reviews for The Weird of Hali
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The narrator has the manner of a high school student having to read passages from a text book out loud in English class. The story is quite interesting actually especially if you are one not quite familiar with lovecraft. The recording quality is good except for the nasty mouth noises typical of new age recordings. That is typically a no no when recording spoken word but if you can get by it’s occasional occurrence it’s not too bad. For me it is like finger nails on a chalkboard.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Narrator needs more practice. Story is entertaining if you enjoy Lovecraft cannon
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The narrator is so monotone that I barely made it past the opening sequence!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Interesting twist on the Lovecraft mythos. Overall entertaining, but not outstanding.