For both characters, the powers were awakened in moments of trauma-another trope that takes on renewed resonance in Roanhorse’s thoughtfully constructed world. In Trail of Lightning, Maggie and her ally Kai wield fantastic abilities called “clan powers” that allow them to battle monsters and contend with gods. Trail of Lightning Themes Trust and Betrayal in Relationships Maggie’s ability to trust in relationships, which is interfered with at various points in the novel by the betrayals of others, is a major theme in Trail of Lightning. This was our rebirth.” Roanhorse, who is of both Indigenous and African-American descent, is known for centering characters of color in speculative settings. But then again, the character reflects, it’s no wonder that the Wall’s aesthetics do not suggest the apocalypse: “the Diné had already suffered their apocalypse over a century before.
The first time that monster hunter Maggie Hoskie sees the Wall-the structure that protects the Diné, or the Navajo people, from the disasters that have transformed the rest of the world-she is surprised by its beauty. In her buzzy 2018 novel, Trail of Lightning, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse deftly adds new layers to post-apocalyptic tropes. Rebecca Roanhorse is the New York Times bestselling author of Trail of Lightning, Storm of Locusts, Star Wars: Resistance Reborn, and Race to the Sun.
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