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The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country Hardcover – February 21, 2023

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“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 . . .

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"Ruff’s sequel to 2016’s Lovecraft Country delivers another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel." — Publishers Weekly

"Immensely entertaining. The pacing is on point, the action set pieces are thrilling, and the stakes are high." — Locus

“A spectacular follow-up to Lovecraft Country . . . Few writers can manage a cast of characters this large with Ruff’s deft hand—they are likeable, individual, and we root for all of them . . . It makes for an extremely fast-paced, high-stakes read as we ping-pong around the Jim Crow south and all the way to the end of the universe.” — Cory Doctorow

“Another ‘only Matt Ruff could do this’ production. Lovecraft Country takes the unlikeliest of premises and spins it into a funny, fast, exciting and affecting read." — Neal Stephenson on LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

“Lovecraft Country rubs the pervasive, eldritch dread of Lovecraft’s universe against the very real, historical dread of Jim Crow America and sparks fly. . . . Ruff renders a very high-concept, imaginary world with such vividness that you can’t help but feel it’s disturbingly real.” — Christopher Moore on LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

“Nonstop adventure that includes time-shifting, shape-shifting, and Lovecraft-like horrors. . . . Ruff, a cult favorite for his mind-bending fiction, vividly portrays racism as a horror worse than anything conceived by Lovecraft in this provocative, chimerical novel.” — Booklist (starred review) on LOVECRAFT COUNTRY

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Matt Ruff is the author of the novels The Destroyer of Worlds, 88 Names, Lovecraft Country, Bad Monkeys, The Mirage, Set This House in Order, Fool on the Hill, and Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper (February 21, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063256894
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063256897
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.04 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.05 x 9 inches

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Matt Ruff was born in New York City in 1965. He is the author of seven novels, including Fool on the Hill, Bad Monkeys, Set This House in Order, The Mirage, and Sewer, Gas & Electric. His 2016 novel Lovecraft Country has been adapted as an HBO series by Jordan Peele, Misha Green, and J.J. Abrams. His latest novel, 88 Names, was published by HarperCollins on March 17, 2020.

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Akhenatonio

Matt Ruff does it again

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023

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I don't know how he does it, but the dialogue alone is a treasure to behold. People communicate with such emotional energy, and situations are painted so wonderfully with descriptive words, that you forget you are reading a book and are instead watching a movie playing solely in your head. I have grown quite fond of the people that inhabit the world of Lovecraft Country that I very much look forward to the next exciting installment, if only to say hello, like one would at a much anticipated family reunion.

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Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this one, because I really didn’t expect a sequel to Lovecraft Country, but this wasn’t bad at all. It pretty much follows the same premise as its predecessor with the format being different. This is written as one story instead of vignettes, which pulls together all of the subplots and moves it forward as a unified, wholistic story.

It’s well written and engaging, but the ending left me wanting more. I’m assuming there will be a book three in the series and I’ll definitely be picking that one up.

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A very worthy sequel

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2023

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I couldn't put the novel down and got through it in 3 days. Ruff captures the magic of Lovecraft Country again. It's the same set of characters but a new set of problems. All of the plotlines were interesting and properly scary at times. And the grand conclusion of all of them was cathartic. It was especially interesting to see how all of the characters from the first used whatever relics and trinkets they had kept from their last run in with the world of the occult. Even with literal magic at their fingertips though, they were still not really safe in Jim Crow America.

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Tobin Elliott

An excellent follow up to Lovecraft Country

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2023

As per usual, I'm going to go against the crowd here and say, I enjoyed this, the sequel to <b><i>Lovecraft Country</i></b> much more than the original.

While I enjoyed the first one very much, it was the separated, yet linked story aspect that didn't seem to work that much for me.

This one however? While the various stories are largely separate still, they're more interlinked? Not sure if that's it. But overall, this feels more like a cohesive novel. I love the magic, I love the devices, I love the characters.

And despite the rage and anger it elicits, I love the way Ruff shows the constant, almost-unconscious way most whites just looked at, and treated the blacks as second class citizens.

The best fiction holds up a mirror to reality so we can view it through a different lens. This one does so extremely well.

My complaint, much like the first one, is that I really wish there was more of a connection to Lovecraft. But just a good, rich, satisfying read.

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Good story

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023

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After watching love craft on HBO I wanted to finish this book.

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Sequel Not Up to Original

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A little hard to follow since I had not read the original for the time since it came out. Assumes reader has already memorized character definitions from predecessor. Not as much plot elegance in that it seems a little forced as compared with #1. I do suggest going back and rereading that book before reading this book and you will have more appreciation of what must have been a real project in creating this one.

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This book. I can't put it down. There should be a part 3 🔥 it's really good. I started yesterday and half way through the book. Highly recommend 🔥

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Excellent book!

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2023

The Destroyer of Wold is an excellent novel and I love returning back to this alternative world and all the characters from the first book. It's good that we at least have the book since we did only get one season on tv. My hope is now that we will get at least one more book because, well it feels like there are more in store for the characters. Fingers crossed!

I listened to the audio version narrated by Kevin Kenerly who narrated the first book. He does an excellent job with the first book and I'm pleased he voiced this book as well. I'm also glad I listened to the first book right before I started this one so that I had the story from that one fresh in my memory.

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Unerwarteter - und hoffentlich nicht letzter - zweiter Teil von 'Lovecraft Country'

Reviewed in Germany on April 7, 2023

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Hier ist er nun, der unerwartete und sehr willkommene zweite Teil von 'Lovecraft Country'. Die Familien Turner und Berry bringen immer noch in Chicago das sogenannte 'Green Book' heraus, das in den USA reisenden Personen afrikanischer Herkunft zeigte, wo man gefahrlos unterkommen konnte - und welche Gegenden man besser mied. Zu diesem Zweck begeben sich auch Hippolyta und Letitia in das neuaufstrebende Nevada, wo immer mehr farbige Bühnenkünstler in den Casinos und Hotels auftreten - aber nicht innerhalb der Stadtgrenzen übernachten dürfen. Auch aus diesem Grund erklärt sich Hippolyta bereit, einen neuen Airstream auszuleihen und an ihren Wagen zu hängen, denn diese autarke Übernachtungsmöglichkeit macht Reisende von möglicherweise rassistischen Hotelbesitzer*innen unabhängig. Und Hippolyta soll später einen Artikel über den Airstream schreiben - und eventuell ein Kapitel für das 'Green Book'. Horace kommt mit, um sich den angekündigten Kernwaffentest in der Nähe von Las Vegas anzuschauen.

Nat Turner, eine wichtige Person in der Geschichte des Kampfs gegen die Sklaverei, ist vor etwa einhundert Jahren mit der Hebamme Hecuba von der Plantage seines 'Massa' Simon Swincegood geflohen, um schließlich im Marschland um Roanoke in North Carolina unterzutauchen. Dorthin zieht es wegen lebhafter Träume Montroses Atticus und seinen Vater - und die Schrecken der Reise des Urahnen wird für die beiden Männer bald zu einer grausigen Realität.

George Berry und Ruby Dandridge bleiben in Chicago zurück und müssen sich mit ihren jeweils eigenen Problemen auseinandersetzen. George mit einer Hand Krebserkrankung und Ruby mit ihren schwindenden Vorräten an Verwandlungsmittel, mit dessen Hilfe sie einen sehr angenehmen Job in einer fortschrittlichen Arbeitsvermittlung für Frauen bekommen hat, deren Inhaberin sie gerne dazu bringen möchte, auch afroamerikanische Frauen zu vermitteln. Doch diese hat ein ganz eigenes - und sehr überraschendes Anliegen an Ruby a.k.a. Hillary Hyde. Und dann steht auf einmal auch noch Rubys Bruder Marvin zusammengeschlagen und arbeits- und obdachlos auf ihrer Türschwelle.

Es ist erstaunlich, wieviel Geschichte - und Geschichte - Matt Ruff in diesen knapp 300 Seiten unterbringt. Denn nicht nur erfahren wir wieder sehr viel über die Lebensumstände von persons of colour in den USA der späten 50er Jahre, sondern außerdem, dass es auf Roanoke (oder Albemarle) nicht eine, sondern eigentlich zwei verschwundene Siedlungen gegeben hat - und dann noch zwei andere Orten, von denen gerade der ältere von den Maroons und einigen Indianern gegründete und später von den Quäkern mit belebte eine erstaunliche Rolle in der frühen amerikanischen Geschichte gespielt hat. Dazu kommen Momente aus den Südostasienkriegen der USA und aus dem Dritten Reich.

Mal wieder ein sehr gelungenes Buch von Matt Ruff, das der zweite Teil einer möglicherweise (hoffentlich) weitergeführten Reihe sein könnte, wenn man das Nachwort entsprechend optimistisch liest. Sehr empfehlenswert.

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