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“Best Science Fiction Book of 2025” - Financial Times, and “Best Horror Book of the Year” - New York Public Library. In this thrilling Western epic, the style of Louis L'Amour meets that of H. P. Lovecraft, about a former American Civil War soldier who suffers from mysterious visions... Set in the 1880s, the story follows Ovid Vesper, a former soldier in the Union Army, who is plagued by mysterious visions after surviving one of the Civil War's fiercest battles, the Battle of Antietam. As he travels the country in search of these visions, he finds himself in stranger and more dangerous encounters with other worlds lurking deep in his mind, not to mention the dangers of the Wild West. Ovid shows his usual calm and compassion as he helps the people of an exhausted country, changing rapidly but, like himself, still suffering from the effects of war. He helps with everything from simple household chores to guiding children into their own world, to hunting down strange creatures that roam the night, all the while seeking inner peace and tranquility from his visions. Ovid's epic journey through the American West, with its diverse and surprising characters, blends elements of the classic American West with historical fiction in a unique style.