"The combination of Grimm-ish allusion and social commentary might seem pat in the hands of less capable authors, but LaValle executes the trick with style. The story is a long, slow burn with a lingering sizzle." - Los Angeles Review of Books "A modern-day tale of terror rooted in ancient myth and folklore, brimming with magical revelation and emotional truth." - San Francisco Chronicle
NAMED ONE OF PASTE 'S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times - USA Today - The New York Public Library - NPR - BuzzFeed - Kirkus Reviews - Book Riot "The thriller you won't be able to put down." -O: The Oprah Magazine "Intense, riveting. His odyssey takes him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever.
Thus begins Apollo's quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he'd imagined. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. Apollo's old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd.
Now Apollo is a father himself-and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll.
a dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and loss, myth and mystery, love and madness."-Marlon James, author of the Dark Star trilogy IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING LAKEITH STANFIELD - ONE OF TIME 'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME Winner of an American Book Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel - Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, an International Dublin Literary Award, a Mythopoeic Award for Literature When Apollo Kagwa's father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams.
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