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. “Ruff renders a very high-concept, imaginary world with such vividness that you can’t help but feel it’s disturbingly real.”-Christopher MooreĪtticus 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. 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.
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