"Mesmerizing . . . a dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and
loss, myth and mystery, love and madness."--Marlon James, author of the
Dark Star trilogy
IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING LAKEITH STANFIELD - ONE
OF TIME'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME
Winner of an American Book Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel,
a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, a World Fantasy Award for
Best Novel - Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, an International
Dublin Literary Award, a Mythopoeic Award for Literature
When Apollo Kagwa's father disappeared, he left his son a box of books
and strange recurring dreams. Now Apollo is a father himself--and as he
and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion
and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo's old dreams return and
Emma begins acting odd. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of
postpartum depression. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma
commits a horrific act and vanishes. Thus begins Apollo's quest to find
a wife and child who are nothing like he'd imagined. His odyssey takes
him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where
immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he
had lost forever.
NAMED ONE OF PASTE'S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF
THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times - USA Today - The New
York Public Library - NPR - BuzzFeed - Kirkus Reviews - Book Riot
"The thriller you won't be able to put down."--O: The Oprah
Magazine
"Intense, riveting . . . The story is a long, slow burn with a lingering
sizzle."--Los Angeles Review of Books
"A modern-day tale of terror rooted in ancient myth and folklore,
brimming with magical revelation and emotional truth."--San Francisco
Chronicle
