"Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will
find this a worthy sequel."--Publishers Weekly
In this thrilling adventure, a blend of enthralling historical fiction
and fantastical 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.
Summer, 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.
Back 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.
Fifteen-year-old Horace Berry, reeling from the killing of a close
friend, joins his mother, Hippolyta, and her friend Letitia Dandridge on
a trip to Nevada 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.
Hippolyta 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.
Yet 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 . . .
