Moon of the Turning Leaves
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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Twelve years after the lights go out . . . An epic journey to a forgotten homeland The hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow. In the years since a mysterious cataclysm caused a permanent blackout that toppled infrastructure and thrust the world into anarchy, Evan Whitesky has led his community in remote northern Canada off the rez and into the bush, where they’ve been rekindling their Anishinaabe traditions, isolated from the outside world. As new generations are born, and others come of age in a world after everything, Evan’s people are stronger than ever. But resources around their new settlement are drying up, and elders warn that they cannot stay indefinitely. Evan and his teenaged daughter, Nangohns, are chosen to lead a scouting party on a months-long trip down to their traditional home on the shores of Lake Huron—to seek new beginnings, and discover what kind of life—and what danger—still exists in the lands to the south. Waubgeshig Rice’s exhilarating return to the world first explored in Moon of the Crusted Snow is a brooding story of survival, resilience, Indigenous identity, and rebirth.
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2 primary books#2 in Moon of the..
Moon of the.. is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Waubgeshig Rice.
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Super interesting quiet story about Anishinaabe survivors 15+ years after the world broke. Some decide to leave to go looking for something.
I went in blind, only knowing it was a sequel. I was nervous because book one takes place when crap hits the fan and there was a lot of thriller-esque tension and darkness that uneased me, but I surprisingly reallllly liked it and definitely more than the first one!
A must-read for readers of post-apocalyptic or you want to feel like you're in a temperate forest. If the first book really doesn't sound like your thing I'd say you can go to book two.
This book amazingly continues the story of the Whitesky family from the previous book, Moon of the crusted snow. Evan is still heavily featured in this book while his daughter Nanghoons takes up more of the spotlight, as the book is mainly written from her perspective.
Many people critiqued the slow pace of the first book. This one is still kinda slow but a lot more tense all throughout. At one point, I actually leaned forward and my heart started beating faster in anticipation - this never happens for me.
The story wraps up suddenly, but nicely. Its a fairly nice ending and fitting, considering the book is about the journey of our protagonists and the Whitesky family. Really loved this book. :)
