Informationen zum Autor Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist originally from Wasauksing First Nation. His first short story collection, Midnight Sweatlodge won an Independent Publishers Book Award in 2012. His latest novel, Moon of the Crusted Snow , was released in October 2018 and became a National Bestseller. Reporting for CBC News for the bulk of his career, in 2014 he received the Anishinabek Nation's Debwewin Citation for excellence in First Nation Storytelling and from 2018 to 2020 he hosted Up North, CBC Radio's afternoon show for northern Ontario. Klappentext 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 Huronto seek new beginnings, and discover what kind of lifeand what dangerstill 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. Leseprobe They walked all morning down a familiar trail until the sun blazed high above them, the heat nearing its peak on this early-summer day. They followed faded trail markings tied on the low branches of the trees that closed in around them. Two years after the permanent power failure, Evan had tied these in roughly ten-metre intervals to mark the path from the old reserve site to the new camp. The orange tape was fraying at the ends, and some had lost nearly all colour. Evan had told the others that he wanted to stop at the old reserve first, but hadn't said why. Nangohns assumed he wanted to scavenge for anything that might be of use on their trek. The route they had settled upon followed the big river south, and to get there, they had to walk east first, through the former rez. It had been years since most of them had seen their old houses and the buildings in which they once worked, lived and played. "We gotta be getting close, eh?" Cal asked no one in particular. They had walked mostly in solemn silence all morning, but by now they had reached the anonymity and neutrality of the deep forest. "Just up this way is the far end of the rez, the west side," confirmed Evan. * The summer humidity and afternoon heat fell upon them, and beads of sweat formed on their brows and shoulders. Shoots of grass burst up through the road, some up to their waist. The overgrown ditches seemed to close in on the former roadway. Evan's nose picked up a hint of sweetgrass as they approached the former centre of town, where major buildings like the outdoor hockey rink, band office, school, and gymnasium still stood. The grey metal roof of the rink to their right was intact, but the thick white plastic boards that enclosed the ice surface had mostly collapsed. Ahead, the brown outer walls of the band office were faded, and scorched in some places. Trees and bushes grew high around the school and gym, and most of the windows of all the buildings were broken. Evan had not planned to stop anywhere else here; anything useful had been picked clean long ago. The crunch of gravel below the soles ...

Zusammenfassung
Praise for Moon of the Turning Leaves
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1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER

Finalist for the Aurora Award for Best Novel**

A cause for celebration. . . . Rice has created not only a compulsive narrative, but, perhaps more significantly, a compelling world, rooted in both the traditions of the Anishinaabe and the ashes of late-stage capitalism. It s a powerful, tour de force accomplishment which will leave readers hoping for a third book. Toronto Star

[Moon of the Turning Leaves] smoulders with mounting tension, punctuated by flashes of shocking violence. But from the opening scene . . . Rice reminds the reader that regeneration can always follow disaster. *The Globe and Mail

Rice s storytelling is at its peak. . . . His prose is lovely and descriptive but readable, showing his journalistic roots. Winnipeg Free Press

Moon of the Turning Leaves* is the second novel Mr. Rice has set in this world,
after 2018's Moon of the Crusted Snow, but this book can be read on its own. . . . [Rice's] attention to the material culture of the future Anishinaabe people is particular and impressive. . . . As postapocalyptic fiction goes, Moon of the Turning Leaves is overall more Alas, Babylon than Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. But its slow pace yields an immersive power, one that would translate well to the screen. The Wall Street Journal

[Moon of the Turning Leaves] is gripping, to say the least, and it s a haunting read that ll linger in the recesses of your mind for quite some time. Book Riot

[A] harrowing and hopeful sequel. . . . Rice puts a refreshing, Indigenous perspective on postapocalyptic tropes, folding in both nostalgia for a world fading away and hope for a different future from a people who have survived similar harsh conditions in the past. The humanity and heart on offer here make this a showstopper. Publishers Weekly (starred review)

There s a kindness, a gentleness, and a deep respect at the heart of the culture Rice portrays, and it stands in refreshing contrast to the usual violence and cynicism of most dystopian fiction. Rice s evocation of the countryside is gorgeous and immersive; the land becomes an essential character in its own right. This is a pastoral travel tale of much grander scope than its predecessor and a powerful, remarkable follow-up. Booklist (starred review)

Constant, low-level tension . . . contrasts with the occasional pulse-pounding, harrowing moments, which will keep readers glued to the page. Rice renders an achingly realistic portrayal of a broken, post-apocalyptic world that still manages to contain hope and beauty. Library Journal (starred review)

An epic journey into the future, powerfully haunting. Silvia Moreno-Garcia, bestselling author of Mexican Gothic

Tense, atmospheric, and ultimately hopeful, Rice masterfully delivers an unsettling, page-turning sequel. *Eden Robinson, author of Son of a Trickster

It felt like an eternity waiting for Waubgeshig to write the sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow and it was worth it. As we as a species ponder our own survival, this talented author walks his courageous characters through an odyssey towards hope. At times heart-racing and at times heart wrenching, Moon of the Turning Leaves* allows us all to turn the page and find out what s next in an uncertain future. Catherine Hernandez, award-winning author and screenwriter of Scarborough the novel and film**

If you've ever wondered how the Anishinaabe way would fare after the Great Collapse, this is the novel for you. Fans of McCarthy s The Road and Kirkman s The Walking Dead will feel right at home here with the intrigue, the dread and the hope. What a magnificent read. Mahsi cho, Waubgeshig Rice. Bravo! Richard Van Camp, author of The Lesser Blessed and Loyal to Heaven

[Moon of the Turning Leaves] is by turns beautiful and inspiring and bleak and violent. In other words, the perfect dystopian read. Let's hope Waubgeshig Rice does…