On reflection, though, it makes perfect sense given (a) the critical acclaim the novel received, (b) the fact it was adapted for TV by HBO and (c) the richness of the worldbuilding and the characters. I found Matt Ruff’s Lovecraft Country to be such a complete reading experience – I ranked it as my favourite book of 2016 – that I wasn’t expecting a follow-up. It’s fitting, then, to dedicate my review of The Destroyer of Worlds, the sequel to Lovecraft Country, in Maureen’s memory. Maureen was one of the first people to see potential in my criticism, and back in 2016, she commissioned me to write a review of Matt Ruff’s Lovecraft Country for Strange Horizons (still one of my best bits of writing, due in large part to Maureen’s patient feedback).
She was an outstanding critic (a collection of her reviews and essays, edited by Nina Allan, will be out from Luna Press in 2023) and a generous and insightful editor for Strange Horizons. The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country, Matt Ruff ( Harper 978-0-06-325689-7, $30.00, 320pp, hc) February 2023.Īs many readers of Locus will know, Maureen Kincaid Speller passed away on September 18, 2022.
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