Trail of Lightning - (Sixth World) by Rebecca Roanhorse (Paperback)

About the Book

"While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinâetah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters. Maggie Hoskie is a Dinâetah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. When a small town needs help finding a missing girl, Maggie is their last best hope. But what Maggie uncovers about the monster is much more terrifying than anything she could imagine"--]cProvided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time 2019 LOCUS AWARD WINNER, BEST FIRST NOVEL 2019 HUGO AWARD FINALIST, BEST NOVEL Nebula Award Finalist for Best Novel One of Bustle's Top 20 "landmark sci-fi and fantasy novels" of the decade "An excitingly novel tale." --Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse and Midnight Crossroads series "Fun, terrifying, hilarious, and brilliant." --Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Star Wars: Last Shot "A powerful and fiercely personal journey through a compelling postapocalyptic landscape." --Kate Elliott, New York Times bestselling author of Court of Fives and Black Wolves While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters--and it is up to one young woman to unravel the mysteries of the past before they destroy the future.Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. When a small town needs help finding a missing girl, Maggie is their last best hope. But what Maggie uncovers about the monster is much more terrifying than anything she could imagine. Maggie reluctantly enlists the aid of Kai Arviso, an unconventional medicine man, and together they travel the rez, unraveling clues from ancient legends, trading favors with tricksters, and battling dark witchcraft in a patchwork world of deteriorating technology. As Maggie discovers the truth behind the killings, she will have to confront her past if she wants to survive. Welcome to the Sixth World.

Review Quotes

A NPR 2018 Great Reads Selection for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy A Library Journal Best Book of 2018 Selection A Kirkus Reviews Best of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018 Selection An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018 Selection A B&N Sc-Fi & Fantasy 50 Greatest Debut SFF Novels Ever Written Selection A Tor.com Best Book of 2018 - So Far Selection A B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Best Book of 2018 So Far Selection Selected as a Highly Anticipated Summer Read by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks. An Amazon Best Book of the Month Selection One of Bustle's top 20 books of the decade

About the Author

Rebecca Roanhorse is the New York Times bestselling author of Trail of Lightning, Storm of Locusts, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, and Race to the Sun. She has won the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards for her fiction, and was the recipient of the 2018 Astounding (formerly Campbell) Award for Best New Writer. Her forthcoming book, Black Sun, is out in October. She lives in New Mexico with her family.