Destroyer of Worlds (e-bog) af Ruff, Matt
Ruff, Matt (forfatter)

Destroyer of Worlds e-bog

161,96 DKK (inkl. moms 202,45 DKK)
Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.Publishers WeeklyIn 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. Att...
E-bog 161,96 DKK
Forfattere Ruff, Matt (forfatter)
Forlag Harper
Udgivet 21 februar 2023
Længde 320 sider
Genrer Fiction: general and literary
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780063256910
Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.Publishers WeeklyIn 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 ancestors 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 devils bargain with the ghost of Hiram Winthrop, who promises a miracle curebut 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 secretand far more dangerousagenda that will take her and Horace to the far end of the universe and bring a new threat home to Letitias doorstep.Hippolyta isnt the only one keeping secrets. Letitias 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, hes found a way back into power and is ready to pick up where he left off. But first he has a score to settle . . .