Caleb Braithwhite (Samuel's only son) is also in attendance and he secretly provides Atticus with an incantation to say during the ceremony.
The current owner of the house, Samuel Braithwhite, is planning a ceremony with all of the members of his lodge (a sect of sorcerers called "The Order of the Ancient Dawn") during which he needs a Braithwhite descendant to be a conduit for some ancient power. Montrose is being held hostage, chained up in a basement. Atticus learns that he is the descendant of the Lodge's founder, Titus Braithwhite.
Once at Ardham they find a large manor house called Ardham Lodge. They are chased, accosted, and later nearly murdered by racists on the way. Atticus, his uncle George, and his childhood friend Letitia drive to Ardham to find Montrose. The book consists of eight interconnected stories:Ītticus Turner, working in Florida after leaving the army, returns home to Chicago after receiving a mysterious letter from his estranged father, Montrose, saying he had left Chicago to go to Ardham, Massachusetts, where he believed he could find some information on Atticus's mother's family (previously unknown to them). Samuel Braithwhite, a white man, lodgemaster at Ardham sorcerers' coven.Letitia Dandridge, a neighborhood friend of Atticus's growing up in Chicago.Hippolyta Berry, Atticus's aunt (wife of George).George Berry, Atticus's uncle (husband of Hippolyta).Atticus Turner, a Black man, former soldier in the Korean war.Lovecraft and racism in the United States during the era of Jim Crow laws, as experienced by black science-fiction fan Atticus Turner and his family.
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