Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger
Elatsoe, Darcie Little Badger
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Elatsoe

Author: Darcie Little Badger

Narrator: Kinsale Hueston

Unabridged: 9 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/10/2020


Synopsis

Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream.There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly every day, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and should never see the light of day.Elatsoe lives in this slightly stranger America. She can raise the ghosts of dead animals, a skill passed down through generations of her Lipan Apache family. Her beloved cousin has just been murdered, in a town that wants no prying eyes. But she is going to do more than pry. The picture-perfect facade of Willowbee masks gruesome secrets, and she will rely on her wits, skills, and friends to tear off the mask and protect her family.Darcie Little Badger is an extraordinary debut talent in the world of speculative fiction.

About Darcie Little Badger

Darcie Little Badger is a Lipan Apache writer with a PhD in oceanography. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Elatsoe, was featured in Time as one of the best 100 fantasy books of all time. Elatsoe also won the Locus Award for Best First Novel and was a Nebula, Ignyte, and Lodestar finalist. Her second fantasy novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, received the Newbery Honor, was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist, and was longlisted for the National Book Award. Darcie is married to a veterinarian named Taran.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on January 03, 2021

I don't know how to review this one other than to say that it was unlike anything else I've ever read in the best way and you neeeeeeeeed to read it. This book was so well written and surprising and I feel like I'm going to be thinking about it for years to come. I highly recommend! TW: death of a lo......more

Goodreads review by Lala on October 08, 2020

Flawless......more

Goodreads review by Erica on October 09, 2020

I wanted to love this book so much. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it, and I was even pondering possibly teaching it. I mean, it's got ghosts and monsters, Lipan Apache history and culture, and crimes to solve! And, it started out great -- lovely writing, pithy dialogue, and all the rest I was l......more

Goodreads review by Gabby on May 14, 2021

4.5 stars I freaking adore this book!!! I love the concept, I love Ellie’s character, I love that she’s asexual cause it’s so uncommon to see that rep in a main character! I love how this is fantasy but it’s exactly the kind of ~light fantasy that I enjoy! This was such a unique and fun world to expl......more

Goodreads review by Josie on October 10, 2020

This was so disappointing for me, I really wanted to love this. To start with the narrative voice felt very young and it was jarring every time you were reminded that the main character was 17. This whole story would have worked better if it had just embraced being a middle grade story. Next the con......more