Letitia’s sister, Ruby, has been leading a double life as her white alter ego, Hillary Hyde. Hippolyta isn’t the only one keeping secrets. 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. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Horace Berry, reeling from the killing of a close friend, joins his mother, Hippolyta, and her friend Letitia Dandridge on a research trip to Nevada for The Safe Negro Travel Guide.

Diagnosed with cancer, he strikes a devil’s bargain with the ghost of Hiram Winthrop, who promises a miracle cure-but to receive it, George will first have to bring Winthrop back from the dead. But an encounter with an old nemesis turns their historical reenactment into a real life-and-death pursuit.īack in Chicago, George Berry fights for his own life. 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.Ītticus Turner and his father, Montrose, travel to North Carolina, where they plan to mark the centennial of their ancestor’s escape from slavery by retracing the route he took into the Great Dismal Swamp. I’ll have more to say about it soon, but for now, here’s the current version of the catalog copy, to give you some idea of what you’re in for: The new novel is called The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country, and it’s scheduled to be published early next year. I’m happy to announce that earlier this week I delivered the edited manuscript for the book to HarperCollins. In interviews over the past couple of years, I’ve been teasing the possibility of a sequel to my 2016 novel Lovecraft Country.

Review of “A Life in Pieces,” by Richard K.

Venus Envy - frequently asked questions.

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A (mostly) complete bibliography of my published novels.

A brief introduction to my published novels.

The Destroyer of Worlds - frequently asked questions.

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Dispatches from the 1954 Chicago Defender.

African-American homeownership in the era of legal segregation.

Lovecraft Country - frequently asked questions.

The Mirage - frequently asked questions.

In which Jutta and her friends solve a puzzle….

Bad Monkeys - frequently asked questions.

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