Lovecraft Country takes the unlikeliest of premises and spins it into a funny, fast, exciting, and affecting read -- Neal Stephenson, author of Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon At every turn, Ruff has great fun pitting mid-twentieth-century horror and sci-fi clichés against the banal and ever present bigotry of the era * New York Times Book Review * A brilliantly conceived story brilliantly executed -- Christopher Moore, author of Lamb and A Dirty Job Lovecraft Country doesn't just race along, it tears, demanding that you keep turning its pages without interruption -- Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother Smartly subversive pulp horror . . . beautifully structured . . . what shines through is solidarity, conscience and not backing down in the face of wickedness -- Guardian Great fun. You can see why Lovecraft Country has been optioned by HBO for a TV series . . . None of the books other-worldly encounters feel as dangerous as those moments when a black character runs afoul of a tired police officer or vicious sheriff * Telegraph * Ruff s worldbuilding is a blend of magic, researched realism, and adventure story -- LA Review of Books Nonstop adventure that includes time-shifting, shape-shifting, and Lovecraft-like horrors . . . Ruff, a cult favorite for his mind-bending fiction, vividly portrays racism as a horror worse than anything conceived by Lovecraft in this provocative, chimerical novel -- Booklist Genuinely spooky . . . But the real horror is the reality of life for African-Americans in the Jim Crow era . . . sparks the imagination while also igniting the readers empathy -- Library Journal The slippery dialogue and suspense-soaked prose make Lovecraft Country a challenge to one of the most recognizable legacies in science fiction worth every dime -- Chicago Review of Books Wonderful from page one . . . Matt Ruff is one of the gentlest, wildest writers of fantastic fiction -- John Crowley, author of Little, Big
