![]() ![]() In Storm of Locusts, Maggie goes on a rescue mission for Kai, the charismatic healer she paired up with in Trail of Lightning. As a second effort, it wouldn’t be too disappointing if it didn’t follow such a satisfying debut. Organic character drama lags behind because-I-said-so plot engineering. It has a lot of the details and atmosphere that made Trial of Lightning such a great read, but it’s written more like a YA novel, with an accompanying lack of density. Unfortunately, this book cannot live up to its predecessor. Many readers have waited with great impatience for Roanhorse’s second novel, Storm of Locusts. ![]() The book had wonderfully complex characterization, sharply written ass-kicking, and a compelling apocalypse scenario with fresh fantasy elements drawn from indigenous stories. In 2018, Rebecca Roanhorse burst onto the urban fantasy scene with Trail of Lightning, the first in the Sixth World series about post-apocalyptic monster hunter Maggie Hoskie. ![]()
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