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Synopsis
"Available for the first time in one volume, Daniel Heath Justice's acclaimed Thorn and Thunder novels take Indigenous fantasy fiction beyond its stereotypes and tell a story set in a world similar to eighteenth-century eastern North America. The original trilogy--an example of green/eco-literature--is collected here in a one-volume novel."--pub website. "Taking fantasy literature beyond the stereotypes, Daniel Heath Justice's acclaimed Thorn and Thunder novels are set in a world resembling eighteenth-century North America. The original trilogy is available here for the first time as a fully revised one-volume novel. The story of the struggle for the green world of the Everland, home of the forest-dwelling Kyn, is an adventure tale that bends genre and gender."--pub. website.
Is The way of thorn and thunder appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 14 and up.
This Indigenous fantasy trilogy explores colonization and environmental conflict with moderate violence typical of war stories and themes of cultural resistance. The novel bends traditional fantasy conventions to center Indigenous perspectives and ecological concerns.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include violence, colonization, and war.
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Who'll love this
Teens interested in fantasy that challenges genre stereotypes will appreciate this unique world inspired by Indigenous North American cultures and environmental themes.