Matt Ruff Pořadí knih

Set against the backdrop of Jim Crow America, this novel intertwines historical fiction with elements of pulp noir and Lovecraftian horror, creating a vivid exploration of societal terrors. The story delves into the challenges faced by its characters as they navigate a world filled with both racial prejudice and supernatural threats. Its unique blend of genres offers a fresh perspective on the past, making it a compelling read that resonates with contemporary themes of fear and resilience.

"Summer, 1957. Atticus 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. But an encounter with an old nemesis turns their historical reenactment into a real life-and-death pursuit. Back in Chicago, George Berry fights for his own life. 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. Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Horace Berry, reeling from the killing of a close friend, joins his mother, Hippolyta, and her friend Letitia Dandridge on a research 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..."--Provided by publisher

The book behind the HBO Series from J.J. Abrams, Misha Green and Jordan Peele (Director of Get Out) A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two black families, Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism - the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today. Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, twenty-two year-old 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 - led by Samuel Braithwhite and his son Caleb - which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus. And his one hope of salvation may be the seed of his - and the whole Turner clan's - destruction.

„Kraina Lovecrafta” to jazda bez trzymanki przez rasistowskie Stany Zjednoczone lat pięćdziesiątych. Na podstawie książki powstał serial HBO twórców znakomitego „Westworld”. Chicago, 1954 rok. Dwudziestodwuletni były żołnierz, Atticus Turner, wyrusza do Nowej Anglii, by odnaleźć swego zaginionego ojca. Towarzyszą mu wuj George, wydawca Przewodnika Bezpiecznego Murzyna, oraz Letycja, przyjaciółka z dzieciństwa. Podczas podróży do rezydencji pana Braithwhite’a, spadkobiercy posiadłości, która swego czasu należała do jednego z przodków Atticusa, natrafiają zarówno na realistyczne zagrożenia białej Ameryki, jak i złowrogie duchy, które wydają się pochodzić prosto z fantastycznych powieści. „Kraina Lovecrafta” to osobliwa opowieść o magii, nadziei, wolności i harcie ducha, a przy tym przerażająca wizja rasizmu, którego duch nie przestaje nas prześladować.

John Chu is a paid guide to online role-playing games. For a fee, he and his crew will provide you with a top-flight character equipped with the best weapons and armor, and take you dragon-slaying in the Realms of Asgarth, hunting rogue starships in the Alpha Sector, or battling hordes of undead in the zombie apocalypse. Chu's new client, the pseudonymous Mr. Jones, claims to be a 'wealthy, famous person' with powerful enemies, and he's offering a ridiculous amount of money for a comprehensive tour of the world of virtual-reality gaming. For Chu, this is a dream assignment, but as the tour gets underway, he begins to suspect that Mr. Jones is really North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, whose interest in VR gaming has more to do with power than entertainment. As if that weren't enough to deal with, Chu also has to worry about 'Ms. Pang,' who may or may not be an agent of the People's Republic of China, and his angry ex-girlfriend, Darla Jean Covington, who isn't the type to let an international intrigue get in the way of her own plans for revenge. What begins as a whirlwind online adventure soon spills over into the real world.

Chicago, 1954. Mladý, dvaadvacetiletý černoch Atticus Turner, veterán války v Koreji, přijíždí do města za rodinou a zjišťuje, že nedávno za záhadných okolností zmizel jeho otec. Spolu se strýcem a kamarádkou z dětství se po něm vydává pátrat do Nové Anglie. Na komplikované putování navazují příběhy jeho příbuzných a známých: kurážné Letitie, bystré Hippolyty, nespokojené Ruby, znechuceného Montrose, nadšeného George, manipulativního Caleba… Mozaiku prapodivných příhod, jako vystřižených z fantasy hororů básníka a spisovatele H. P. Lovecrafta, rámuje realita tíživého života černochů v Americe padesátých letech, poznamenané rasovou segregací.

In the summer of 2009, Arab Homeland Security agent Mustafa al Baghdadi is plunged into a conspiracy involving Suddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, and the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee when a captured suicide bomber claims that the world in which they live is a mirage.

9.11.2001. Fanatyczni chrześcijańscy fundamentaliści z Ameryki P�łnocnej porywają cztery samoloty. Dwa z nich uderzają w bliźniacze wieże w Bagdadzie, kt�ry należy do największych miast Zjednoczonych Państw Arabskich, światowego supermocarstwa. W odwecie arabskie władze, wspierane przez perskich i izraelskich sojusznik�w, ogłaszają wojnę z terroryzmem. Siły koalicji rozpoczynają inwazję na Amerykę i po odniesieniu zwycięstwa wyznaczają Zieloną Strefę w Waszyngtonie.� 2009. Mustafa al-Baghdadi, agent Arabskich Służb Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, przesłuchuje amerykańskiego zamachowca samob�jcę. Więzień utrzymuje, że cały świat jest tylko mirażem ? że w rzeczywistości to Ameryka jest supermocarstwem i nie istnieje żaden związek arabskich państw. Inni schwytani terroryści r�wnież wygłaszają podobne opinie i niebawem okazuje się, że zagadką mirażu interesuje się wiele wpływowych os�b, między innymi gangster Saddam Husajn i bohater wojenny, senator Osama bin Laden?� Prowokująca i błyskotliwa alternatywna wizja historii, por�wnywana do najwybitniejszych powieści Philipa Rotha, Philipa K. Dicka i Michaela Chabona.

Jane Charlotte has been arrested for murder. During questioning, she tells the police that she is a member of a secret organisation. Her division, the Bad Monkeys, is an execution squad, determined to rid the world of evil people. But the man she has just killed was not on the target list. As her story becomes more bizarre the question becomes- Is Jane lying, crazy - or playing a different game altogether?

Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather. . . . It was no ordinary murder. Though the torture and abuse that killed him were real, Andy Gage's death wasn't. Only his soul actually died, and when it died, it broke in pieces. Then the pieces became souls in their own right, coinheritors of Andy Gage's life. . . . While Andy deals with the outside world, more than a hundred other souls share an imaginary house inside Andy's head, struggling to maintain an orderly coexistence: Aaron, the father figure; Adam, the mischievous teenager; Jake, the frightened little boy; Aunt Sam, the artist; Seferis, the defender; and Gideon, who wants to get rid of Andy and the others and run things on his own. Andy's new coworker, Penny Driver, is also a multiple personality, a fact that Penny is only partially aware of. When several of Penny's other souls ask Andy for help, Andy reluctantly agrees, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens to destroy the stability of the house. Now Andy and Penny must work together to uncover a terrible secret that Andy has been keeping . . . from himself.