Review: Storm of Locusts

Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse has followed up her smashing debut in the The Sixth World series, Trail of Lightning, with an emotional rollercoaster entry that centers on family, born and found. Maggie Hoskie is recovering from a chaotic showdown from the events of the first book, mourning the absence of her friend Kai, and trying to understand her role in Dinétah as the purported "Monster Hunter," a fearsome role that seems to separate her even more from those in her world. News that Kai and Caleb Goodacre have been kidnapped by a god-like entity calling himself the White Locust rouse her into action. Kai left a message for her on video, telling her not to go after him and that he loved her. Anyone knowing Maggie knows those two things are not going to fit together. But what happens when it seems like maybe Kai went willingly? At its core this is novel about finding your place in a dystopian world with the help of friends and faith, steeped in rich elements of Navajo mythos.

Roanhorse has taken a huge amount of heat from some in the Navajo nation for distortion of their culture and beliefs in The Sixth World series. This reader has felt her interest piqued to learn more about the Navajo culture and mythos as a result of Roanhorse's writing and is hard pressed to think this is a bad thing.

I received a Digital Review Copy and a paper Advance Reader Copy of this book from Saga Press in exchange for an honest review.

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