{"product_id":"9780063256903","title":"The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this thrilling adventure, a blend of enthralling historical fiction and fantastical horror, Matt Ruff returns to the world of \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e and explores the meaning of death, the hold of the past on the present, and the power of hope in the face of uncertainty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-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 \u003cem\u003eThe Safe Negro Travel Guide. \u003c\/em\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHippolyta 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet these troubles are soon eclipsed by the return of Caleb Braithwhite. Stripped of his magic and banished from Chicago at the end of \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial (Author: Ruff, Matt)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50016204751205,"sku":"9780063256903","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0852\/0538\/5573\/files\/imageloader_140067ae-6c33-477c-a28f-3e32a56d423b.jpg?v=1770204857","url":"https:\/\/paralleluniversebooks.com\/products\/9780063256903","provider":"Parallel Universe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}