Early Review – Spelunking Through Hell (InCryptid, Vol 11) by Seanan McGuire (5/5 stars)
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: 351 pages
Publisher: DAW
Release Date: March 1, 2022
ASIN: B096DBVZFD
Stand Alone or Series: 11th book in the InCryptid series
Source: eGalley from NetGalley
Rating: 5/5 stars
“It’s been fifty years since the crossroads caused the disappearance of Thomas Price, and his wife, Alice, has been trying to find him and bring him home ever since, despite the increasing probability that he’s no longer alive for her to find. Now that the crossroads have been destroyed, she’s redoubling her efforts. It’s time to bring him home, dead or alive.
Preferably alive, of course, but she’s tired, and at this point, she’s not that picky. It’s a pan-dimensional crash course in chaos, as Alice tries to find the rabbit hole she’s been missing for all these decades—the one that will take her to the man she loves.
Who are her allies? Who are her enemies? And if she manages to find him, will he even remember her at this point?
It’s a lot for one cryptozoologist to handle.”
Series Info/Source: This is the 11th book in the InCryptid series. I got a copy of this to review as an eGalley from NetGalley.
Thoughts: This was an amazing continuation of this series. I loved finally getting Alice’s story and background. This was really, really well done.
This book actually takes place in current time but there is a novella that goes back into Alice’s past included after the main book as well. We get to join Alice on her journey through different dimensions as she gets closer and closer to finding her husband Thomas (after 50 years of searching).
I loved the different dimensions we journey through, they were very intriguing and creative. I also loved the fast pace and all of the action here. Alice is one tough cookie and watching the way she couples pure toughness, magic, and training was fun. I also loved how this whole story ties in with the larger story that is woven throughout this series involving the crossroads…. Oh, and there are Aeslin mice aplenty, you have to love the mice!
The novella included at the end was an excellent read as well. We get a lot more background on Alice and Thomas’s past in that and it was a wonderful read.
My Summary (5/5): Overall I think this was the best Incryptid book that I have read in quite some time. I really, really loved the dimensional traveling and getting to spend time with the legendary, kick-butt Alice. This was an incredibly fun read and tied many things from earlier books in the series together beautifully. I think you could read this as a stand alone and enjoy it, but you will enjoy it so much more if you have read the previous novels as well! So much fun 🙂
