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    Red Equinox
    Red Equinox
    Red Equinox
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    Red Equinox

    By Douglas Wynne

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    The Red Equinox has dawned, and the old gods who have slept for aeons are stirring. Urban explorer and photographer Becca Philips was raised in the shadow of Miskatonic University, steeped in the mysteries of her late grandmother’s work in occult studies. But what she thought was myth becomes all too real when cultists unleash terror on the city of Boston. Now she’s caught between a shadowy government agency called SPECTRA and the followers of an apocalyptic faith bent on awakening an ancient evil. As urban warfare breaks out between eldritch monsters and an emerging police state, she must uncover the secrets of a family heirloom known as the Fire of Cairo to banish the rising tide of darkness before the balance tips irrevocably at the Red Equinox.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJournalStone
    Release dateJan 16, 2015
    ISBN9781940161464
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    • 4/5
      I've been on somewhat of a cosmic horror binge these last few weeks and I'm happy to report that Red Equinox stands up there with the best of the genre.

      I'm not going to get into the plot too much, as several reviews and the synopsis already do . I'm just going to mention a few of my impressions and feelings and leave it at that.

      Mr. Wynne makes the Cthulhu mythos his own with this contribution about first resurrecting the language of the Old Gods, and then the Old Gods themselves. They're not dead, exactly, just in another dimension. For me, the story is always about those humans who live to serve the Old Ones and those dedicated to stopping them. This book was no exception. I especially liked the characters of Becca and Rafael and appreciated the fact that the narrative didn't lead in all the usual directions.

      One thing that flew low on my radar, but did register, was the mention of a company called Limbus. Since I read and enjoyed Limbus, Inc. and noting that it was also from Journalstone, I have to believe that this was on purpose and I felt like I was in on an inside joke.

      Lastly, this story was set in a Boston of the future. I found myself wondering why the author set it there and I liked the answers I came up with. There might be a little more going on here than just the Old Ones, but what you find will be up to you and what you want to take from it.

      In the midst of a couple of weeks where I've read several Lovecraftian titles, Red Equinox by Douglas Wynne stands out as a distinctive voice in the mythos. His style may not be as literary as some, but the gist of the story and the characters are spot on. I hope that he continues to dabble in this genre in the future.

      Recommended for fans of cosmic horror!

      *I received a free ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This is it.*
    • 3/5
      I wanted to like this more than I did. I picked it up because of the Cthulhu mythos. And the first half of the book I enjoyed very much. The lead up to summoning Cthulhu was very interesting. I especially liked the descriptions of how they were able to combine technology to summon the god.

      The second half was not quite as interesting to me. Beings from the other side are coming into our dimension. How will they be stopped? Aside from some cool descriptions, this part was just ordinary.

      I did find the very last chapter to be quite chilling and thought provoking. Would love to see it followed up on.
    • 4/5
      For those of us who love, love, love that awesome stretch between Boston and Beverly, this novel was a little like returning home after a long time away in an unfriendly place... only to find the land you love occupied by the most horrific beings imaginable. Wynne does a competent job of mixing one part travelogue, two parts adventure story, and two parts genuine H.P. (Lovecraft, that is) in a fun, well-told story that kept me turning pages until the very end.
    • 4/5
      This Lovecraftian story involves the rising of ancient gods, a combination of unsettling and bloody moments and lots of tentacles. There were almost too many characters at first, with a lot of jumping around between them, but on the whole the story was interesting and fun with a little gore, but not too much to overwhelm those who might be sensitive to that.
    • 4/5
      A pretty decent paranormal horror with ancient artifacts, cults, and paranormal investigators. Hopefully, this is the first in a series.
    • 3/5
      I received this book as part of Early Reviewers. This book was different from what I was expecting. The characters were interesting. Becca, which is the main character, is a non-typical hero. The mythology in this book is unfamiliar. I have never heard anything like what this book is based on. It is a good adventure and fast paced. I like how the narrative flowed throughout the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a good adventure that is completely new.
    • 4/5
      Honestly, I don't think I've ever read something quite like this. I enjoyed it, but it was distinctly different, both in the mythology that was used, as well as the voice. Becca was an interesting character, flawed but relatable. Her growth was definitely done well. That being said, I never felt a deep connection with her, though perhaps that's just me. The story itself was creepy and fascinating, and the way the pieces wound together kept me reading. I did find myself wishing I knew a little more about Becca's family and background, as they were all kinds of different, though Wynne was quite good at giving enough details to allow the reader to figure out what was necessary for the story. Overall, it was an interesting read and well written. I'd pick up one of Wynne's other books for sure.
    • 3/5
      This book was not quite what I was expecting. Becca is an urban explorer and photographer. When her Grandmother dies and leaves her with scarab necklace strange things start happening. While exploring she runs across some strange individuals who believe in an ancient prophecy. The story seemed a bit too rushed but it was interesting and different.
    • 4/5
      This was not what I expected, so different from most urban fantasy and almost a dystopian or horror told through the lense of fantasy, lots of thrilling action and twists. Great read! 4 stars
    • 3/5
      Red Equinox is an action novel rooted in Lovecraftian chiliasm. It has much of the substance, pacing, structure, and character complexity of one of Charles Stross' Laundry novels, but it is both less funny and less scary. Much of the latter has to do with the way that author Douglas Wynne exploits the canon of Yog-Sothothery. The story is essentially a 90-years-later sequel to "The Haunter of the Dark," and while it is set primarily in Boston, it very faithfully and uncritically incorporates the "Lovecraft country" geography of Arkham and the Miskatonic valley, along with various major "gods" such as Shub-Niggurath and, most prominently, Nyarlathotep. The trouble with this approach, for a story set in the near-future 21st century, was summed up for me by one of the characters, who says, "You'll have as much chance of evoking Cthulhu as the Flying Spaghetti Monster" (226). As if that weren't true in general. Orthodox Lovecraftiana is just too familiar a fiction to provide the frisson of the unknown or the psychedlia of the surreal. And it's a shame, too, because this book has many other things going for it. There is some good writing here, that doesn't deserve to be locked behind the bars of pastiche. I read the book at an increasing pace as my interest in the plot grew. Wynne's handling of occultism is notably closer-to-life than one ordinarily encounters in literature of this sort. The principal characters are interesting enough, and their world, centered on a Boston which has had sections abandoned to permanent flooding after a 2017 hurricane, would be quite believable if it weren't for the "Merry Cthulhumas" wrapping paper. Just as HPL set "The Haunter of the Dark" in his beloved Providence, Wynne shows the sort of intimacy with Boston that suggests he has lived there. He is still somewhere in Massachusetts, says his author bio. The book has a substantial denouement with two stacked endings. (I preferred the first to the second.) Overall, I found it a quick read and an enjoyable one.
    • 4/5
      The old gods are returning to Boston. A young photographer, Becca, inherits a pendant from her grandmother, the origins of which are unclear. She does, however, have a particular ability to photograph that which cannot be ordinarily seen. Specializing in urban decay, she discovers this talent while visiting the ruins of abandon Arkham Asylum.What follows is a Lovecraftian tale invoking horrific creatures engaged in terrible acts of violence. The Black Pharaoh is prophesized to return on what is known as the Red Equinox -- when the barrier between the demonic and common realms is at its weakest, allowing the old gods to be summoned to wreak havoc and destruction. Certain old artifacts make this happen -- and can fight it as well. Involved in the tale is a clandestine government agency (SPECTRA) and a nod to one of Journalstone's other enduring legacies, the shifty employment agency Limbus. This book reads like a series of b-movie clichés; fortunately, I like b-movies so I enjoyed this book. YMMV.
    • 2/5
      Received this ebook via the LibraryThing Early Reviewers group.Not fabulous. The main character is a photographer fascinated with taking pictures of decaying urban structures. One of her favorites is an old mental hospital, but as the book progresses her photos begin to reveal strange things and she has odd encounters with a dog and several men. Ancient prophecies, music and numbers all play a role. It's an interesting premise, and if the characters were more likeable or the plot a little less jumbled, it would be easier to stick with. I wish I could say I loved it, but actually I've managed to fight my way through half of it, and I'm not sure I'll finish.
    • 4/5
      Urban Explorer Becca Phillips is a photographer battling severe seasonal depression. Some days she does not feel like getting out of bed. She was raised in the shadow of Miskatonic University, steeped in the mysteries of her late grandmother’s work in occult studies. But what she thought was myth becomes all too real when cultists unleash terror on the city of Boston. After the death of her grandmother, her life gets very complicated. l. To get answers, she goes to the insane asylum where her grandfather died. She meets the leader of the cultists. She sends some very strange pictures of the asylum to a friend, the government intercepts them. Now she’s caught between a shadowy government agency called SPECTRA and the followers of an apocalyptic faith bent on awakening an ancient evil.This novel had creepy Lovecraft horror and the reality of family secrets. I felt for Becca and what she went though during her depression. The difficulty she had in facing her family secrets broke my heart. This book was full of dark suspense. I now wonder what lurks in the corners of old abandoned buildings. I have nightmares about the "spaces" in the walls.
    • 2/5
      Perhaps I shouldn't have requested this book. I don't care for Lovecraft's writing style, but I like the idea of his universe so I thought I would like Red Equinox. No. Not so much. It had lots of the elements of a book I would like, anthropology, religious lunatics, ugly beasts that munch up a few people, a good dog. Sadly, that wasn't enough to keep me interested. The main character, Becca, doesn't have an emotional connection to the crisis until at least halfway through the book. Therefore I didn't connect emotionally. Big ick was happening all around and I was saying "so make me feel it." I like my horror to have a psychological side to it. For fans of C'thulu though, this just might be the squelchy,seawater and blood adventure they are looking for.
    • 4/5
      This was a strange novel that i read fairly quickly. I enjoy an occasional lovecraftian novel and this one was quite entertaining. I wanted to know more about this world. I would recommend this book.
    • 2/5
      I got a copy of this as an Early Reviewer and am kind of sorry I did. Maybe it is the style of book - the genre, but this simply did nothing for me. If I had not agreed to review this, I would have put it down - permanently after about 50 pages. The story was very uneven, the character development was rather thin, and the plot was very difficult to follow. Not a fan - at all.
    • 3/5
      Red Equinox did not grab me from the beginning. I found it to be a slow start that has a hook, but because I wasn't familiar with the main character, that hook did not set at all. The good news is that I stuck with it, and I did begin to enjoy the book. Wynne does a nice job balancing the characters and their introductions, keeping us with the main character for most of the time, but letting us see just enough of what the other characters are up to to keep the story moving along. This is a good contemporary Lovecraft Mythos tale, staying true to feel of Lovecraft, but with modern beats and realization of Lovecraftian monsters. Wynne is a competent writer making good use of action, dialogue and description. Despite the slow start, this is a good read for people interested in the genre, and a good read for horror fans in general.
    • 4/5
      Okay, so you are in your apartment , preparing for a photo trip into the basements of old Boston buildings. You have noticed that, if you use infra-red you see much more (and also other……things) in the photos. Your grandmother was an occult specialist and kept the whole family under tight rein. She may have opened a door she shouldn’t have and that is why things are changing.The characters in this story were so real! I could empathize with Rafael who loves Becca to death. He tries to protect her but he is so outclasses it isn’t funny. Black, oozing, slimy moving things on the walls? He doesn’t have a chancxe against it.The family heirloom Becca inherits from grandma seems the center of it all. Missing a stone called the Fire of Cairo, it is hunted by the eldritchs and old gods alike. Who, in turn, are hunted by a group called SPECTRA, one of their agents can see the black ooze, but his is falling from the sky.A most excellent novel which definitely follows the Lovecraft text but has new “bad things” which may keep you up at night if you have a vivid imagination!
    • 4/5
      I have to say that this is probably one of the better Lovecraftian novels that I've read. It's not a particularly original one, but Lovecraftian horror usually isn't. It uses the standard plot about a secret society who is plotting to release the Great Old Ones and bring about the destruction of humanity. This is a plot that H. P. L. himself used, so it's not all that original. Even the addition of a secret government agency tasked with stopping supernatural evil doesn't help, as that's been done so much it's rapidly becoming cliched.I think what really set this story apart for me was the characterization. I don't know why, but I found myself genuinely caring about the characters, even to the point that when the protagonist was temporarily grabbed by the aforementioned secret government agency, I found myself getting angry on her behalf.This is a book that I'd recommend to any fan of Lovecraftian horror.
    • 4/5
      This book starts off with a young lady Becca Phillips at her Grandmothers funeral. She is given a unique necklace of a scarab that appears to be missing a jewel. She and her friend Rafael take regular trips she refers to as expeditions into run down and dangerous area's of Boston where she takes photos looking for unique scenes. She takes a picture of a strange man one day at an abandoned sanitarium where her grandfather was during the last days of his life. A series of strange occurrences then begins that draw Becca and Rafael into intrigue and supernatural occurrences along with the Boston secret agency called SPECTRA.This book started off a bit slow and hard to follow but picked up and turned into a good story. I enjoyed reading this book which, of course, ended with a teaser of a next chapter.
    • 4/5
      Red Equinox by Douglas Wynne is another author's take on the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft. It's an interesting work. It was good, but I guess I couldn't relate that much to the protagonist. Any book that I can put down in the middle of the climax isn't really hitting the right notes with me.
    • 4/5
      I was surprised by how much I liked this book. The premise drew me first but the great story telling kept me in. I agree with other reviewers that at times it gets a bit wordy when it comes to describing settings but it is just because you want to get back to the action.
    • 4/5
      [Red Equinox] by [Douglas Wynne] was about how humans can become pawns of the gods even unwittingly. Also that not all gods are good. Part adventure and part mystery this book has a lot to offer various audiences.Becca is a photographer and urban explorer. She was raised by her slightly eccentric grandmother who studied the occult. Some of this knowledge was unwittingly passed to Becca as the book starts with her grandmother's funeral.Brooks is a detective for an unknown government agency that investigates the weird (think X-Files). He and Becca are bound to cross paths as a madman from a cult plans to unleash destruction on Boston, the Hub.These are the two main driving protagonists in the book. The were developed well but I found I wanted to know more about them. Deeper personalities because they both were hiding things and fighting their own demons. The plot got a little wordy at times but the descriptions gave me that visual I enjoy in a good book. Any book that makes me "see" what is going on is a good one. I hope the next one will flow just a little better but other than that nothing should change.
    • 3/5
      Early reviewer copyRed Equinox is overall engaging and based on an interesting premise. The writing style is at times overly descriptive for my taste, especially the detailed descriptions of places and actions that don't contribute to the story or mood in a significant way: these can slow down the narrative, particularly during transitions. I would have preferred for some of that to be replaced by a few more plot points - when the story gets going, the writing is quite good, an entertaining read.Warning to the squeamish - contains moderate gore.
    • 5/5
      In the beginning of this book I though I wasn't going to like it, because its different to the books that I am used to reading. But when I start to read I hate to not finish the book and this book did not disappoint me. I love it and recommend it to others reader.

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    Red Equinox - Douglas Wynne

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