18 best-selling fantasy books like The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2) by Matt Ruff

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The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

By: Matt Ruff

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

“Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.”— …

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2) by Matt Ruff , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle

3.85

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles… read more

Similar categories in Victor LaValle's The Ballad of Black Tom book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • historical
  • lovecraftian
  • fiction
  • horror
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I wish I’d been more like my father,"

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"I'll take Cthulhu over you devils any day."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"A good hustler isn't curious. A good hustler only wants his pay."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"Because to watch would be to understand the play isn't being staged for us."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

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2. The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Format: 455 pages, Hardcover

The final installment in the most lauded trilogy in the history of horror literature It’s been f… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I used to be all about the final girl standing on top of a pile of the dead at the end of the movie, her face dripping blood, her chest heaving, her eyes fierce. Now I’m all about holding the door of…"

-Stephen Graham Jones, The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

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3. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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4. You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King

4.32

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new coll… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's You Like It Darker book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2)

By: Stephen Graham Jones

4.07

Format: 457 pages, Hardcover

Jade returns to the rural lake town of Proofrock the same day as convicted Indigenous serial killer… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's Don't Fear the Reaper (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #2) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
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6. Black River Orchard

By: Chuck Wendig

4.13

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

A small town is transformed by dark magic when a strange tree begins bearing magical apples in this… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Wendig's Black River Orchard book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Starter Villain book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

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8. Fever House (Fever House, #1)

By: Keith Rosson

4.03

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

A small-time criminal. A has-been rock star. A shadowy government agency. And a severed hand whose … read more

Similar categories in Keith Rosson's Fever House (Fever House, #1) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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9. Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

By: Nick Harkaway

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel—the story of a detective… read more

Similar categories in Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • science fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"In her hands, a corpse is like one of those old Bibles chained up in a dusty room, not only the printed text and the rich colours of the pictures, but the records of marriages and births and deaths i…"

-Nick Harkaway, Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

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10. Lone Women

By: Victor LaValle

3.72

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past,… read more

Similar categories in Victor LaValle's Lone Women book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"A home is never finished, it’s only saved from decay."

-Victor LaValle, Lone Women

"History is simple, but the past is complicated. I, for one, embrace the complications."

-Victor LaValle, Lone Women

"As vast as the land could seem, it shrank in comparison to all that he—that anyone—kept within."

-Victor LaValle, Lone Women

"Better to have a human cause for this horror. Something that could be understood by all, explained easily, brought to justice."

-Victor LaValle, Lone Women

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11. Silver Nitrate

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.61

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic come… read more

Similar categories in Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Silver Nitrate book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Out There Screaming

By: Jordan Peele

3.79

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, c… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Peele's Out There Screaming book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"Jesus better keep his little bitch mouth shut"

-Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming

Cover of Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Zoey Ashe, #3) by Jason Pargin

13. Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Zoey Ashe, #3)

By: Jason Pargin

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Tabula Ra$a is hosting its massive annual music festival in the desert, which every year precedes t… read more

Similar categories in Jason Pargin's Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Zoey Ashe, #3) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

By: Matt Ruff

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

“Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.”— … read more

Similar categories in Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • historical
  • lovecraftian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • science fiction
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Season of Skulls (Laundry Files, #12; New Management, #3) by Charles Stross

15. Season of Skulls (Laundry Files, #12; New Management, #3)

By: Charles Stross

4.20

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Season of Skulls continues Hugo Award-winning author Charles Stross's Lovecraftian Laundry Files se… read more

Similar categories in Charles Stross's Season of Skulls (Laundry Files, #12; New Management, #3) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • lovecraftian
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. The Beast You Are: Stories

By: Paul Tremblay

3.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A haunting collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of  The Pallbearers Club ,  A He… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's The Beast You Are: Stories book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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17. The Strange

By: Nathan Ballingrud

3.83

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

1931, New Galveston , Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle Crisp sets off through the wastelands of the… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's The Strange book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • mystery
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1) by Cassandra Khaw

19. The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1)

By: Cassandra Khaw

3.66

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey have teamed up to deliver a dark new story wi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Khaw's The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1) book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"Julie felt its hunger ripple eover her, listened: It was waiting for the city to die. It would wait forever. It did not need this to come to pass now. It was used to waiting. It knew, in the way of g…"

-Cassandra Khaw, The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, #1)

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20. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's I Was a Teenage Slasher book and Matt Ruff's The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook

21 Top fiction books like The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2) by Matt Ruff

Transform Your Habits

The Ballad of Black Tom

Victor LaValle

3.85

Transform Your Habits

The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

Transform Your Habits

You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.32

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20 best-selling fiction books like You Like It Darker by Stephen King

Transform Your Habits

The Angel of Indian Lake (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #3)

Stephen Graham Jones

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Eruption

Michael Crichton

3.91

Transform Your Habits

You Like It Darker

Stephen King

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The House That Horror Built

Christina Henry

3.22

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