Waubgeshig Rice's Moon of the Crusted Snow
Woof, this was tense! It’s set on an Anishinaabe reservation in Northern Canada, and the story kicks off when all the power/communications/etc stuff stops working, which is mildly concerning as winter is on its way. And because the communications have failed, they don’t know what happened. But some of them are more prepared to survive without modern luxuries and are planning to make do—and then a white dude from the south shows up asking to be let in. And as a reader you’re just like oh noooooooo. I will say as tense as I found this, I actually think that part of the story needed to be built up a bit more. But I loved the main characters, their relationships, and their desire to connect to their traditions. There’s a companion novel/sequel coming out in 2024 and I’m looking forward to it. A-.
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