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Trail of lightning

Rebecca Roanhorse (2018)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages287 (Standard (250-400))
Series/the-sixth-world" #
SettingSecondary World
CSM age16+
Goodreads3.95/5 (27635)
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceDeathGorePTSDTrauma

Positive tags

AdventureStrong Female LeadIndigenous RepresentationSurvivalQuest

Heroine archetypes

Bounty HunterMonster HunterTortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-Driven

Tropes

Monster HunterGods ReturnPost-ApocalypticReluctant HeroMentor FigureQuestFound FamilyAntiheroUrban FantasyNon-Western Setting

Themes

Indigenous IdentitySurvivalTrauma and HealingDuty vs Personal DesireCultural HeritageMonsters and HumanityColonialism and Resilience

Synopsis

Read Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse - Maggie hunts monsters in post-apocalyptic Dinétah where Navajo gods have returned. Award-winning Indigenous futurism.

Tags

Indigenous FuturismDystopian FantasyNavajo MythologyPost-Apocalyptic FantasyUrban Fantasy