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Moon of the Crusted Snow portrays a small Anishinaabe reserve in the northern Canadian wilderness plunged into darkness as supplies freeze and winter looms. Blocked from the outside world, the community faces anxiety and loss. A group of young residents and their families turn to the land, Anishinaabe tradition, and a charismatic leader, Evan Whitesky, to restore order amid rising sickness and death. Outsiders fleeing a crumbling society arrive, causing new tensions and challenges to the remaining leadership. The novel explores how hope, resilience, and cultural knowledge can shape a community’s future when the old world ends.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
Authors: Waubgeshig Rice
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