The real-life Green Book ceased publication in the mid-1960s, not long after the passage of the Civil Rights Act. I’m not talking about plot I’m talking about theme, a unifying idea that would help me choose among the many possible paths the narrative could take.Ī central fixture of Lovecraft Country is The Safe Negro Travel Guide, my fictional version of The Negro Motorist Green Book. One of the most important questions I had to answer in returning to the world of Lovecraft Country was what the new novel would actually be about. I really fell in love with the characters, and even before I finished the first book, I knew there were more stories I wanted to tell about them. Typically, one volume is all I need to say everything I have to say about a particular subject. Over the course of my career, I’ve written in a wide variety of genres, but I’ve never published a sequel before. Follow along in his Big Idea as he tells what led him to write a continuation of Lovecraft Country. New York Times bestselling author Matt Ruff is back with his first ever sequel, The Destroyer of Worlds. 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. Yet these troubles are soon eclipsed by the return of Caleb Braithwhite. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. “Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor.
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