
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.
