Lovecraft Country
by Ruff, Matt
Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George-- publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide-- and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite, heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus's ancestors, they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours. At the manor A…
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- Full title :Lovecraft Country / Matt Ruff.
Summary
Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George-- publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide-- and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite, heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus's ancestors, they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours. At the manor Atticus discovers his father in chains, held prisoner by a secret cabal named the Order of the Ancient Dawn which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus.
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- Publication Date:©2016
- Edition:TV tie-in edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Picador
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2016
Notes
Originally published: New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2016.
"Now an HBO series"--Cover.
The Physical Object
- Description:372 pages ; : 20 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781529019032, 1529019036, 9780062292063, 0062292064
- oclc:on1224119578
- Dewey Decimal:813.6
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