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The Changeling

Victor LaValle

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When Apollo Kagwa's father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams. 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. Apollo's old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. Thus begins Apollo's quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he'd imagined. 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. The novel won an American Book Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, and a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and was also nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, an International Dublin Literary Award, and a Mythopoeic Award for Literature. It was named one of Time's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time.

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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Year
2017
ISBN-13
9780812995954
Genre
HorrorFantasy
Topics
Parenthood and familyMyth and folkloreMarriage and lossIdentity and transformationNew York City

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