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Seventy years before the Red Equinox, the origin of the SPECTRA Files Trilogy
Catherine Littlefield was raised in a seaside New England town haunted by whispers of arcane lore that remained tantalizingly out of reach to a daughter of well-to-do Baptists. But when her studies at Barnard College in New York lead to an encounter with a secret society, she is offered access to the knowledge she has always sought...if she can pass a test.
Dispatched to California to infiltrate the occult world of a rival magician—a pioneering rocket scientist with ties to the apocalyptic Starry Wisdom Church—Catherine soon discovers that she’s not the only one spying on Jack Parsons. A fledgling government agency devoted to the investigation of weird science in the aftermath of World War II has assigned a pair of hard-nosed agents to gather information on her target, whose experiments with sex magic and eldritch artifacts are approaching a cosmic crescendo.
Drawn into the volatile chemistry of Jack’s inner circle and tempted with knowledge and power, Catherine must determine what’s at stake for a world threatened by dark forces and decide where her true loyalties lie.
Featuring 25 pages of black-and-white illustrations by Mat Fitzsimmons
PRAISE FOR THE SPECTRA FILES TRILOGY
"By turns rollicking, chilling, charming, and frightening."
-The Innsmouth Free Press
"No Lovecraft fan–or horror fan for that matter–should miss this one! Philosophical and creepy...I enjoyed it immensely."
–The Lovecraft eZine
"A propulsive, edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller that drop-kicks H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos into the 21st century. Wynne summons dark, ancient horrors into our hyperconnected, high-tech era with taut prose, captivating characters, and refreshing originality. The Great Old Ones will surely be pleased."
–Michael M. Hughes, author of Magic for the Resistance
"Black January unites the best tradition of thrillers and cosmic horror. Wynne expands upon Lovecraftian mythology with style."
–Laird Barron, author of Blood Standard
"Fans of John Connolly and Preston & Child will love Black January, a top-notch supernatural thriller full of suspense, horror, and wonder...Douglas Wynne is the real deal."
–Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of The Pandora Room
"Filled with twists and the Lovecraftian vibe these SPECTRA Files stories are known for, Cthulhu Blues works well as a standalone novel, but I certainly recommend reading all three books in the series."
–Cemetery Dance
"A high-octane ride of existential dread that wonderfully concludes one of the best modern Lovecraftian book series you'll ever read."
–AiPT Comics
Genre: Horror
Catherine Littlefield was raised in a seaside New England town haunted by whispers of arcane lore that remained tantalizingly out of reach to a daughter of well-to-do Baptists. But when her studies at Barnard College in New York lead to an encounter with a secret society, she is offered access to the knowledge she has always sought...if she can pass a test.
Dispatched to California to infiltrate the occult world of a rival magician—a pioneering rocket scientist with ties to the apocalyptic Starry Wisdom Church—Catherine soon discovers that she’s not the only one spying on Jack Parsons. A fledgling government agency devoted to the investigation of weird science in the aftermath of World War II has assigned a pair of hard-nosed agents to gather information on her target, whose experiments with sex magic and eldritch artifacts are approaching a cosmic crescendo.
Drawn into the volatile chemistry of Jack’s inner circle and tempted with knowledge and power, Catherine must determine what’s at stake for a world threatened by dark forces and decide where her true loyalties lie.
Featuring 25 pages of black-and-white illustrations by Mat Fitzsimmons
PRAISE FOR THE SPECTRA FILES TRILOGY
"By turns rollicking, chilling, charming, and frightening."
-The Innsmouth Free Press
"No Lovecraft fan–or horror fan for that matter–should miss this one! Philosophical and creepy...I enjoyed it immensely."
–The Lovecraft eZine
"A propulsive, edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller that drop-kicks H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos into the 21st century. Wynne summons dark, ancient horrors into our hyperconnected, high-tech era with taut prose, captivating characters, and refreshing originality. The Great Old Ones will surely be pleased."
–Michael M. Hughes, author of Magic for the Resistance
"Black January unites the best tradition of thrillers and cosmic horror. Wynne expands upon Lovecraftian mythology with style."
–Laird Barron, author of Blood Standard
"Fans of John Connolly and Preston & Child will love Black January, a top-notch supernatural thriller full of suspense, horror, and wonder...Douglas Wynne is the real deal."
–Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of The Pandora Room
"Filled with twists and the Lovecraftian vibe these SPECTRA Files stories are known for, Cthulhu Blues works well as a standalone novel, but I certainly recommend reading all three books in the series."
–Cemetery Dance
"A high-octane ride of existential dread that wonderfully concludes one of the best modern Lovecraftian book series you'll ever read."
–AiPT Comics
Genre: Horror
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