{"product_id":"lovecraft-country-by-matt-ruff","title":"Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lovecraft Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 of 2\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReading order:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country, \u003c\/em\u003eand then \u003cem\u003eThe Destroyer of Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow an HBO(R) Series from J.J. Abrams (Executive Producer of Westworld), Misha Green (Creator of Underground) and Jordan Peele (Director of Get Out)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed cult novelist makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds 1950s historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror and fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, 22-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George--publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide--and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite--heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus's ancestors--they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the cosmic horror tales George devours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the manor, Atticus discovers his father in chains, held prisoner by a secret society named the Order of the Ancient Dawn--led by Samuel Braithwhite and his son Caleb--which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus. And his one hope of salvation may be the seed of his--and the whole Turner clan's--destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two black families, \u003ci\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism--the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Ruff\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and its sequel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Destroyer of Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e88 Names\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBad Monkeys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mirage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSet This House in Order\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFool on the Hill\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSewer, Gas \u0026amp; Electric: The Public Works Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished date: \u003cspan\u003eFeb. 14, 2017\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 384 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: \u003cspan\u003e9780062292070\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63302969098321,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/LovecraftCountry_PB.png?v=1793220016","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/lovecraft-country-by-matt-ruff","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}