Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. 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. While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn. “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 “Fun, terrifying, hilarious, and brilliant.” -Daniel José Older, New York Times bestselling author of Shadowshaper and Star Wars: Last Shot

“An excitingly novel tale.” -Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse and Midnight Crossroads series

“Someone please cancel Supernatural already and give us at least five seasons of this badass Indigenous monster-hunter and her silver-tongued sidekick.” -The New York Times One of Bustle’s Top 20 “landmark sci-fi and fantasy novels” of the decade This constant fear that she is less than human drives Maggie to do good, just as it holds her back from connecting with others.One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All TimeĢ019 LOCUS AWARD WINNER, BEST FIRST NOVEL When she catches him, “he only has one word for. This fear shows up in her dreams-in one nightmare, Maggie dreams of hunting Kai. Although her clan powers make Maggie a skilled and efficient monster hunter-one to whom the surrounding communities look for help with the many dangerous creatures roaming the night in the novel’s post-apocalyptic flood world-Maggie is often scared that such dangerous abilities make her more like a monster than a person.

In her case, these clan powers give her the ability to move at extreme speed and to kill efficiently. As a Dinétah monster hunter, Maggie possesses clan powers, which are supernatural abilities. She is a serious, hard-headed, and determined person, although the betrayal of her former mentor Neizghání and a lot of death and killing in her past both haunt her throughout the novel. Maggie Hoskie, a 20-year-old Dinétah (Navajo) monster hunter with supernatural powers, is the protagonist of Trail of Lightning.

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