In the aftermath, we meet her honorary grandfather Tah and Tah’s actual grandson Kai, who may or may not be a magician but is definitely something of a fashion plate. We learn that Maggie’s clan powers include swiftness and battle rage, which serve her well in her vocation. The book opens with Maggie chasing a monster across the high desert hills, one who had kidnapped a young girl. This quick-paced, smart-mouthed action-adventure story takes place entirely within the Navajo world. (Just to note: given the nature of the story, this book is chock-full of fairly graphic violence.) As the book opens, Maggie doubts if she’s one of the good guys or just another one of the monsters she hunts. It was something of a mixed blessing, for while traditional Diné clan life continued stronger than ever, it also brought back the scary parts of legend along with the good. A strange thing happened during that time: Navajo history, gods, and legends came back to life and walls appeared around what was the reservation, protecting Dinétah from the worst of the predations happening in the outside world. In Trail of Lightning, the world as we know it has been mostly destroyed by earthquakes and subsequent floods. Meet Maggie Hoskie: monster hunter, Navajo (Diné) clan warrior, and first person narrator of Rebecca Roanhorse’s debut novel.
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