{"product_id":"the-destroyer-of-worlds-a-return-to-lovecraft-country-by-matt-ruff","title":"The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__overview-column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries: \u003c\/strong\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 of 2\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\u003e\"Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.\"--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling African American family saga, a blend of enthralling historical fiction and supernatural horror, Matt Ruff returns to the world of Lovecraft Country and explores the meaning of death, the hold of the past on the present, and the power of hope in the face of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1957. Atticus Turner and his father, Montrose, travel to North Carolina to mark the centennial of their ancestor's escape from slavery, but an encounter with an old nemesis leads to a life-and-death pursuit across the segregated roads of Jim Crow America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack in Chicago, George Berry is diagnosed with cancer and strikes a devil's bargain with the ghost of Hiram Winthrop, who promises a miracle cure--but only if George brings Winthrop back from the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Horace Berry, reeling from the killing of a close friend, joins his mother, Hippolyta, and her friend Letitia Dandridge on a cross-country road trip adventure for The Safe Negro Travel Guide. But Hippolyta has a secret--and far more dangerous--agenda that will take her and Horace to the far end of the universe and bring a new threat home to Letitia's doorstep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHippolyta isn't the only one keeping secrets. Letitia's sister, Ruby, has been leading a double life as her white alter ego, Hillary Hyde. Now, the supply of magic potion she needs to transform herself is nearly gone, and a surprise visitor throws her already tenuous situation into complete chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet these troubles are soon eclipsed by the return of Caleb Braithwhite. Stripped of his magic and banished from Chicago at the end of Lovecraft Country, he's found a way back into power and is ready to pick up where he left off. But first he has a score to settle . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Biography:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\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. 20, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ePublisher: Harper Perennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint length: 320 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780063256903\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thin Veil Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63009070841937,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1067\/4257\/9281\/files\/TheDestroyerofWorlds_PB.png?v=1793218187","url":"https:\/\/thinveilbookstore.ca\/products\/the-destroyer-of-worlds-a-return-to-lovecraft-country-by-matt-ruff","provider":"Thin Veil Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}