Trail of Lightning

2019 LOCUS AWARD WINNER, BEST FIRST NOVEL 2019 HUGO AWARD FINALIST, BEST NOVEL 2019 NEBULA AWARD FINALIST, BEST NOVELOne of TIME magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time'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 TimesWhile 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.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, unravelling clues from ancient legends, trading favours 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.'An excitingly novel tale' Charlaine Harris'Fun, terrifying, hilarious, and brilliant. Daniel José Older'Crafts a powerful and fiercely personal journey through a compelling postapocalyptic landscape' Kate Elliott