Trail of Lightning

“Riveting and relentless.” – Victor Lavalle, World Fantasy Award-Winning author “It’s tense and exciting, and a wholly new turn on post-apocalyptic tropes.” – John Scalzi, New York Times Bestselling author of The Consuming Fire “I could have read about Maggie, her badassery, her damage, and her perseverance for hundreds more pages.” * , Anomaly * “A sharp, wonderfully dreamy, action-driven novel.” – Kirkus Reviews * July 1, 2018 * “Roanhorse writes this page-turner with visceral clarity.” * Santa Fe New Mexican * “Trail of Lightning has set a new standard for speculative fiction.” * - BookPage * “This is a fast, fun read.” – - Liz Bourke * , Tor.com * “What’s not to love about Trail of Lightning? It’s a frakking awesome novel and a fantastic prelude to what is sure to be a thrilling series.” – - Alex Brown * , Tor.com * “Roanhorse is indigenizing the future of science fiction and fantasy.” * - SYFY Wire * “It’s the perfect book to pack for the beach or on a summer trip.” – - Andrew Liptak * , The Verge * “Super great! It is so exciting to read such a fresh take on Urban Fantasy.” – Ana Grilo, * Kirkus Reviews * * “This exciting postapocalyptic debut, with its heady combination of smartly drawn characters, Wild West feel, and twisty plot, is a must-read.” * – (STARRED REVIEW) Library Journal * * “Roanhorse vividly depicts Navajo land, legends, and culture in her marvelous fantasy debut.” * - (STARRED REVIEW) Publishers Weekly * “What an astonishing tour de force with thrilling action, fascinating characters and a near future vision of America that I’ve never seen before. Urban fantasy just got a whole new lease on life.” – – Charlie Jane Anders, * Hugo Award-winning author of All the Birds in the Sky * “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 * A NPR 2018 Great Reads Selection for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy

A Library Journal Best Book of 2018 Selection

A Kirkus Reviews Best of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018 Selection

An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2018 Selection

A B&N Sc-Fi & Fantasy 50 Greatest Debut SFF Novels Ever Written Selection

A Tor.com Best Book of 2018 - So Far Selection

A B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Best Book of 2018 So Far Selection

Selected as a Highly Anticipated Summer Read by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks.

An Amazon Best Book of the Month Selection

One of Bustle’s top 20 books of the decade

Rebecca Roanhorse is a speculative fiction writer and Nebula, Hugo, and Sturgeon Award Finalist. She is also a 2017 Campbell Award Finalist for Best New Science Fiction and Fantasy writer. Her novel Trail of Lightning is the first book in the Sixth World series, followed by Storm of Locusts in 2019. She lives in northern New Mexico with her husband, daughter, and pug.

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