Storm of Locusts (The Sixth World, #2)

Posted on 04 March 2018 by Rebecca Roanhorse

It s been four weeks since the bloody showdown at Black Mesa, and Maggie Hoskie, Din monster hunter, is trying to make the best of things Only her latest bounty hunt has gone sideways, she s lost her only friend, Kai Arviso, and she s somehow found herself responsible for a girl with a strange clan power.Then the Goodacre twins show up at Maggie s door with the news that Kai and the youngest Goodacre, Caleb, have fallen in with a mysterious cult, led by a figure out of Navajo legend called the White Locust The Goodacres are convinced that Kai s a true believer, but Maggie suspects there sto Kai s new faith than meets the eye She vows to track down the White Locust, then rescue Kai and make things right between them.Her search leads her beyond the Walls of Din tah and straight into the horrors of the Big Water world outside With the aid of a motley collection of allies, Maggie must battle body harvesters, newborn casino gods and, ultimately, the White Locust himself But the cult leader is nothing like she suspected, and Kai might not need rescuing after all When the full scope of the White Locust s plans are revealed, Maggie s burgeoning trust in her friends, and herself, will be pushed to the breaking point, and not everyone will survive. Download Storm of Locusts (The Sixth World, #2) By Rebecca Roanhorse – kino-fada.fr Fast moving, moving from a straight forward confrontation to a search and rescue There are a lot of similarities with the Kate Daniels series a heroine with a predilection for violence over other kinds of problem solving, a young woman with a case of heroine worship, said heroine with an absence of family connections, a post apocalyptic world that lacks centralized authority, a world where inhuman and godly walk among the humans.Setting again plays an important role, beginning in the mountains Fast moving, moving from a straight forward confrontation to a search and rescue There are a lot of similarities with the Kate Daniels series a heroine with a predilection for violence over other kinds of problem solving, a young woman with a case of heroine worship, said heroine with an absence of family connections, a post apocalyptic world that lacks centralized authority, a world where inhuman and godly walk among the humans.Setting again plays an important role, beginning in the mountains of the Din to the barrier of the Wall, to the first glimpse of the world outside the Wall Roanhorse avoids the too powerful phenomenon by giving Maggie an antagonist that she can t easily destroy with gun or knife.I won t say muchat the risk of being too spoilery, but suffice to say that like Kate, one action ends up lead...Read for the 2019 WBTM Diversity Reading Challenge a book written by an indigenous Native American author.I m going to steal a line commonly used by professional book critics from prestigious magazines all over the world here THIS BOOK IS SO BADASS.Beside being gloriously badass, Storm of Locusts also does what so many second installments in a series can t quite manage to do be a better book than it s predecessor And I m not saying it only because I had the distinct if only slightly self c Read for the 2019 WBTM Diversity Reading Challenge a book written by an indigenous Native American author.I m going to steal a line commonly used by professional book critics from prestigious magazines all over the world here THIS BOOK IS SO BADASS.Beside being gloriously badass, Storm of Locusts also does what so many second installments in a series can t quite manage to do be a better book than it s predecessor And I m not saying it only because I had the distinct if only slightly self centered impression that Roanhorse reached over and rummaged into my soul to find that my inmost desire was to read a story about a motley female crew riding guns ablazing through a dangerous apocalyptic wasteland there s also a moody cat riding shotgun in a sidecar and I totally feel like I haven t had enough of those in my life up until now , following a thin lead about kidnapped comrades and an even thinner hope for redemption and a life affirming purpose, and decided to make it come true It s als...This review was originally posted on Books of My HeartYour fame, Godslayer, precedes you That name again Where did you hear that name I ask On the tongue of a dying angel, from the mouth of a storm king It is knownStorm of Locusts is the second book of the Sixth World series, following and starts about a month after Trail of Lightning ends Maggie has been trying to keep busy working with the Thirsty Boys and hanging out with Tah, waiting for Kia She hasn t seen him, hasn t talk This review was originally posted on Books of My HeartYour fame, Godslayer, precedes you That name again Where did you hear that name I ask On the tongue of a dying angel, from the mouth of a storm king It is knownStorm of Locusts is the second book of the Sixth World series, following and starts about a month after Trail of Lightning ends Maggie has been trying to keep busy working with the Thirsty Boys and hanging out with Tah, waiting for Kia She hasn t seen him, hasn t talked to him and has no idea how he is doing she also doesn t know if he forgives her after the events of the last book Waiting is hard.But Maggie isn t a damsel just waiting on Mr Right to come along, so she is keeping busy and there seems to be a new crazy in The Sixth World, by the name of Gideon He is the called the White L...4.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum ve been running around for the whole of last year telling anyone who would listen that Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse is bar one the best thing to happen to urban fantasy in years To say I was excited to read the sequel is an understatement And now that I ve read it, I am pleased to report that the highly anticipated Storm of Locusts, like its predecessor, was just as fun and action packed, while still manag 4.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum ve been running around for the whole of last year telling anyone who would listen that Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse is bar one the best thing to happen to urban fantasy in years To say I was excited to read the sequel is an understatement And now that I ve read it, I am pleased to report that the highly anticipated Storm of Locusts, like its predecessor, was just as fun and action packed, while still managing to feel new and breath fresh life into the genre.Four weeks have passed since the events at Black Mesa that saw Maggie defeat a god and save Din tah, but her actions have cost her greatly, including her friendship with Kai Arviso, the young medicine man with whom she had fallen in l...Roanhorse doesn t fail to entertain again This Urban Fantasy has quickly become one of my go to sources for popcorn fiction It has everything I really love A muchunique setting than I usually get, reminding me of all my old stomping grounds where I used to grow up Well, before the coastlines altered and the earthquakes took down the cities and the plagues wiped out everyone else, anyway This is exciting, entertaining, full of gods of native persuasion, and some really funky c Roanhorse doesn t fail to entertain again This Urban Fantasy has quickly become one of my go to sources for popcorn fiction It has everything I really love A muchunique setting than I usually get, reminding me of all my old stomping grounds where I used to grow up Well, before the coastlines altered and the earthquakes took down the cities and the plagues wiped out everyone else, anyway This is exciting, entertaining, full of gods of native persuasion, and ...Q Why did I read Trail of Lightning as soon as it came out and not wait for the sequel WHY DID I DO THIS TO MYSELF A Because it was so flipping good.Damn.Rebecca Roanhorse does not pull any punches From the very first page I was hooked again and her story keeps its relentless pace until the very end while still spending enough time with the characters for them to develop and for the scenes to hit the emotional notes they are supposed to hit This was, quite simply, incredible Now, I know I am far from an impartial judge, given that the first book in the series reignited my love for Urban Fantasy, but believe me when I tell you, that this s Damn.Rebecca Roanhorse does not pull any punches From the very first page I was hooked again and her story keeps its relentless pace until the very end while still spending enough time with the characters for them to develop and for the scenes to hit the emotional notes they are supposed to hit This was, quite simply, incredible Now, I know I am far from an impartial judge, given that the first book in the series reignited my love for Urban Fantasy, but believe me when I tell you, that this second book was even better than the first and seriously impressive.Picking back up a few weeks after the events of the first book, this book delivers on all the promise Roanhorse s world showed I adore the matter of factness of a world not based on the usual fantasy fair but thorou...I m just a five fingered girl and I need other people Maggie has come a long way since the beginning of A trail of lightening She has found acceptance, friendship and love The magic and clan powers continue to be unique and different and we find outabout the Six... Check outreviews Perspective of a WriterThe BuzzHave you not heard of The Sixth World series by Rebecca Roanhouse The first book is called Trail of Lightning and it developed a world with some amazing monster hunting action Maggie is a serious killer but she wants to change after meeting KaiThe PremiseStorm of Locusts is exactly as advertised in the premise Actually its amazingly accurate TBH I missed Kai in this book He was a welcome bit of softness in the hardness that was Check outreviews Perspective of a WriterThe BuzzHave you not heard of The Sixth World series by Rebecca Roanhouse The first book is called Trail of Lightning and it developed a world with some amazing monster hunting action Maggie is a serious killer but she wants to change after meeting KaiThe PremiseStorm of Locusts is exactly as advertised in the premise Actually its amazingly accurate TBH I missed Kai in this book He was a welcome bit of softness in the hardness that was Maggie in Trail of Lightning This time around we don t get to meet him but for a short time Actually its fine though The girl powerthan makes up for it Rissa and Maggie have problems with one another and this is the time...I loved Trail of Lightning, the first book in Rebecca Roanhorse s The Sixth World series, and Storm of Locusts is an amazing follow up Picking up right from where book 1 left off, the story rejoins Maggie after the big fight at Black Mesa, where she battled a Navajo god and seemingly lost her only friend Now, mere weeks later, she s healing emotionally and physically, when she s called on by a sometimes ally to help with a bounty hunt that goes badly wrong After the bloody incident, Maggie h I loved Trail of Lightning, the first book in Rebecca Roanhorse s The Sixth World series, and Storm of Locusts is an amazing follow up Picking up right from where book 1 left off, the story rejoins Maggie after the big fight at Black Mesa, where she battled a Navajo god and seemingly lost her only friend Now, mere weeks later, she s healing emotionally and physically, when she s called on by a sometimes ally to help with a bounty hunt that goes badly wrong After the bloody incident, Maggie has a new responsibility, her ally s niece Ben, a teen girl with clan powers of her own.Immediately on the heels of this event comes news that Kai has been kidnapped, and Maggie is soon on the trail of a cult leader whose powers include the ability to summon and control hordes of locusts Gross And scary Storm of Locusts ends up as a road trip quest kind of book, as Maggie, Ben, and Rissa, sister of the boy kidnapped along with Kai, set out to tr...As he stands there, he begins to vibrate His wings open wider The lace like lattice ripples, begins to shimmer and flow, and a thousand locusts drop free, plopping thickly to the floor They mill over one another before lifting into the air He opens his mouth, andpour out from his throat, crawling over his cheeks, his eyes He raises his arms, and they rise from his hands Locust song fills the room Thick and warm and bilious, a physical thing Like drowning in a vat of molasses Godd As he stands there, he begins to vibrate His wings open wider The lace like lattice ripples, begins to shimmer and flow, and a thousand locusts drop free, plopping thickly to the floor They mill over one another before lifting into the air He opens his mouth, andpour out from his throat, crawling over his cheeks, his eyes He raises his arms, and they rise from his hands Locust song fills the room Thick and warm and bilious, a physical thing Like drowning in a vat of molasses Goddamn Tommy Arnold strikes again LOOK AT THAT BADASS COVER I love it eventhan Trail of Lightning, which is gorgeous I read the first installment in the summer of last year and dug the hell out of it It was this unique, brutal, diverse post apocalyptic urban fantasy with monsters and magic It was truly a breath of fresh air.This sequel Unfortunately, not so much For the most part, it felt like just another typical urban f...

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04 March 2018

Rebecca Roanhorse