It didn’t matter where in the world it came from. Religion and mythology (though what is mythology but religion white people decided doesn’t count anymore?) was what formed the core of my reading as a young elementary kid. The worldbuilding is obviously phenomenal. In that regard, I’d place her more firmly into the category of Faith as opposed to Buffy (another comparison I’ve seen a few times). She wants to do the right thing to the point where it’s almost compulsory despite her pretensions of it being otherwise. And yes, that’s the judgement I’m running with on her despite some less than admirable choices in the course of the novel. This poor monster hunter is a raging tide of internal conflict and Maggie’s overly harsh on herself in the way that so many good people tend to be. She’s perfectly placed here because of her own loss and need to understand her place in a very new world. It’s what makes Maggie even more of a compelling lead. That’s what I saw when I read this novel a new world trying to figure out how to orient itself and tripping up along the way. It’s a rebirth and much like learning how to walk you’re going to stumble and bust your ass a lot along the way but you don’t quit until you get it right. The Sixth World certainly has plenty of devastation, but it doesn’t feel like a world that’s completely lost. When I think of MAD MAX, I see a complete and utter desolation of the worst straight white male power fantasy variety.
Many have used MAD MAX as a comparison point for this book and while I can certainly see why, I’m not sure if it’s a truly accurate fit. I finished TRAIL OF LIGHTNING in a matter of days and it’s been quite some time since I’ve devoured any novel with such speed. The gods and heroes of legend walk the land, but so do monsters.
While most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of a climate apocalypse, Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation) has been reborn.
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