![]() There’s no long-winded backstory rehashing the events of the Big Water. But this is less of a story about navigating the aftermath and more about “the way things are now” if that makes sense. Yes, most of the world was destroyed by the event referred to as the Big Water and of course this effects Maggie’s surroundings and basically her entire life. ![]() What I love is that the post-apocalyptic theme is more of a background element. The two become embroiled in a plot between the gods that has bigger consequences than either bargained for. ![]() When she discovers what appears to be a new type of monster, she finds herself reluctantly teamed up with Kai Arviso, a medicine man. But hunting and killing monsters paired with the loss of her friend and mentor, a literal god, have left her bitter. Maggie Hoskie is a tough-as-nails monster hunter, gifted with clan powers that allow her super strength and speed built to kill. ![]() This book has everything you want from a post-apocalyptic novel: a climate crisis that wiped out most of the world’s population, a mish-mash of leftover tech and survivalist tactics, hideous monsters ravaging the remaining humans, humans developing superpowers to battle those monsters and bastard gods who have returned to Earth to mess with the survivors all blended together by an own-voices author. ![]() Mix a watery apocalypse with monsters and supernaturally gifted humans and add a dash of Native American folklore and a smattering of gods returned to Earth and you’ve got Trail of Lightning. ![]()
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