Move Under Ground
Move Under Ground by Nick Mamatas is a first edition published by Wildside Press, LLC on August 8, 2006. This 160-page novel unfolds in a fantastical version of the 1960s, where the ancient city of R’lyeh rises from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, heralding a dark era for humanity. The story follows a troubled Jack Kerouac, who, amidst his struggles with alcoholism and paranoia, embarks on a journey to reconnect with Neal Cassady. Their quest leads them across the continent, confronting a Lovecraftian cult that threatens to engulf the American Dream in darkness.
Readers will encounter a blend of alternative history and fantasy as Kerouac and Cassady, accompanied by the enigmatic William S. Burroughs, navigate a world steeped in cosmic horror. The narrative explores themes of existential dread and the search for meaning against a backdrop of impending doom. This edition, written in English, invites readers into a unique intersection of literary figures and mythos, where the boundaries of reality and fiction blur in a chilling adventure.
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- The year is nineteen-sixty-something, and after endless millennia of watery sleep, the stars are finally right. Old R’lyeh rises out of the Pacific, ready to cast its damned shadow over the primitive human world. The first to see its peaks: an alcoholic, paranoid, and frightened Jack Kerouac, who had been drinking off a nervous breakdown up in Big Sur. Now Jack must get back on the road to find Neal Cassady, the holy fool whose rambling letters hint of a world brought to its knees in worship of the Elder God Cthulhu. Together with pistol-packin’ junkie William S. Burroughs, Jack and Neal make their way across the continent to face down the murderous Lovecraftian cult that has spread its darkness to the heart of the American Dream. But is Neal along for the ride to help save the world, or does he want to destroy it just so that he’ll have an ending for his book?
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