Prequel
to Into The Drowning Deep
Subterranean
Press
April
5th, 2015
9781596067080
Science
Fiction, Fantasy Horror
E-book
Reviewed
by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained
by self-purchase
4
Hearts
When
Imagine Entertainment commissioned a voyage to see if mermaids were real or
not, the entertainment company, crew and scientists aboard the Atargatis never
anticipated the horror that awaited them at the Mariana Trench. What was
supposed to be voyage full of fun, science and more turns into something deadly
and dangerous within days of reaching there. For the Bathypelagic Zone of the
Mariana Trench is very good at keeping its secrets and in its depths, the
secrets there are deadly.
Wowsers
is all I can say after reading this novella that starts the whole new series
from author Mira Grant. ROLLING IN THE
DEEP captures the fun and more that became the Atargatis’s final voyage and
the horror that transpired there. I was
enthralled when I read the first full length book in the series, Into the
Drowning Deep and when I saw there was a prequel story I had to grab it. It
gives a better backstory about what happened on the Atargatis and helps bring
into focus what was glossed over in the first book, Into the Drowning Deep. I
liked seeing the different characters and finding out who they were. Some of
the scientists’ titles had me going to the dictionary just to figure out what
it was but otherwise the short novella was a fun story even if it chilled me to
the bones.
ROLLING IN THE DEEP answers many
questions that I had while I read Into the Drowning Deep and I enjoyed seeing
through many of the different characters eyes what happened on that fateful
voyage. This is an author who really grabs you by the throat when you open one
of her books. The story moves quickly, sprinkled with short bursts from Imagine
Entertainment media bulletins and other TV shows that showcased the tragedy of
the Atargatis. The characters are quite well written and life like and I
enjoyed all of them, from the tough as nails captain and deaf first mate to the
fun Mermaid swimmers that Imagine Entertainment company brought aboard. Each
character’s personality was unique and enjoyable. The mermaids were interesting
in the whole horror movie sort of way and I for one hope to god I never meet
one. Mira Grant really dashes my hopes of a Disney mermaid such as Ariel with
this series. If that was what you are hoping for then I can tell this is not
it. ROLLING IN THE DEEP is a story
with monsters that come alive from myths and more the blood that is shed in
search for it. It’s a fascinating story and one that left me on the edge of my
seat till the very end.
ROLLING IN THE DEEP is a perfect
introduction to the series I highly recommend reading this first though you
don’t really have to before Into the Drowning Deep, though it does give more
background on what happened and more on the Atargatis. Now all I can hope is
this author goes back to this fascinating subject and I hope we won’t be
waiting too long on it.
This
is an objective review and not an endorsement
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