Victor LaValle's Destroyer
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Originally published in single magazine form as VICTOR LaVALLE'S DESTROYER No. 1-6.--Indicia.
Victor LaValle Books
February 3, 1972
Victor LaValle masterfully blends genres, delving into the darker aspects of the human psyche and societal inequalities. His narratives are characterized by a raw honesty and a piercing examination of themes like race, class, and vulnerability, often set against unsettling, supernatural backdrops. LaValle's style is both intense and accessible, drawing readers into stories that are as emotionally resonant as they are thought-provoking. His work explores what it means to be human in a world steeped in fear and uncertainty.
Eve
- 132 pages
- 5 hours of reading
A young girl, Eve, raised in a virtual reality embarks on a deadly cross- country quest to save her father... and our dying planet.
In New York, Charles Thomas Tester hustles to support his family while navigating a world of magic and danger. After delivering an occult book to a sorceress, he unwittingly awakens dark forces threatening the city. This novella blends sorcery and social issues, showcasing LaValle's innovative approach to genre and ethnicity.
The sundial
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
'From the sky and from the ground and from the sea there is danger; tell them in the house . . . ' Mrs Halloran has inherited the great Halloran house on the death of her son, much to the disgust of her daughter-in-law, the delight of her wicked granddaughter and the confusion of the rest of the household. But when the original owner - long dead - arrives to announce the world is ending and only the house and its occupants will be saved, they find themselves in a nightmare of strange marble statues, mysterious guests and the beautiful, unsettling Halloran sundial which seems to be at the centre of it all. Shirley Jackson blends sinister family politics and apocalyptic terror in a masterpiece of the macabre. 'A novel of gothic horror and shuddering suspense.' The New York Times With a Foreword by Victor LaValle
The Changeling
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
"The wildly imaginative story of one man's thrilling odyssey through an enchanted world to find his wife, who has disappeared after having seemingly committed an unforgivable act of violence, from the award-winning author of The devil in silver and Big machine"-- Provided by publisher
The Devil in Silver
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
New Hyde Hospital’s psychiatric ward has a new resident. It also has a very, very old one. “A dizzying high-wire act.”—The Washington Post “Fantastical, hellish, and hilarious.”—Los Angeles Times “By turns horrifying, suspenseful, and comic.”—The Boston Globe ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly Pepper is the surprised inmate of a mental institution in Queens, New York. In the darkness of his room, on his first night, a terrifying creature with the body of an old man and the head of a bison nearly kills him before being hustled away by the hospital staff. It’s no delusion: The other patients confirm that a devil roams the hallways when the sun goes down. Pepper rallies three other inmates in a plot to kill the monster that’s stalking them. But can the Devil die? The Devil in Silver is a thrillingly suspenseful literary work about friendship, love, and the courage to slay our own demons.
The long-awaited return of the Afrofuturist, coming-of-age adventure, perfect for first-time fans!
The island nation of Krakoa has ushered in a bright new era for mutantkind -- paradise after years of persecution. But even mutants must deal with monsters in their midst, and Victor Creed is perhaps the worst. One of the first acts of the Krakoan Quiet Council was to exile the savage Sabretooth to the pit beneath Krakoa, locked away in an endless darkness for his countless crimes against both mutants and humans. Now, you're about to find out what Sabretooth has been up to since he was banished...and it's not what you expect!
"Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It's locked at all times. Because when the trunk is opened, people around her start to disappear... The year is 1915, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, and forced her to flee her hometown of Redondo, California, in a hellfire rush, ready to make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will be one of the 'lone women' taking advantage of the government's offer of free land for those who can cultivate it--except that Adelaide isn't alone. And the secret she's tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing keeping her alive"-- Provided by publisher
