From the publisher: "Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he's Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company, and he's alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says "Run!", the siblings and Nizhoni's best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be accomplished with the help of Diné Holy People, all disguised as quirky characters. Timeless themes such as the importance of family and respect for the land resonate in this funny, fast-paced, and exciting quest adventure set in the American Southwest."

Holly says: It’s a well-known fact in MMD-land that Rebecca Roanhorse is one of my must-read authors; the book that started it all for me was this fantasy, Roanhorse’s debut. Set in a post-apocalyptic Dinétah (formerly the Navajo reservation), this story follows Maggie Hoskie, a monster hunter, who is tasked to track down a missing girl. She reluctantly partners up with a medicine man and travels the reservation in pursuit. They encounter more than they expected and find myths and legends have come to life. This title received numerous awards including the 2019 Locus Award for Best First Novel.

Roanhorse brings this complex Pre-Columbian American fantasy world to life with gritty characters grappling with prophecies and political intrigue. The holy city of Tova prepares for the Convergence, a rare celestial event when the winter solstice and solar eclipse coincide, under Sun Priest Naranpa’s guidance. Disgraced captain Xiala sets her ship for Tova, carrying a young blind passenger named Serapio. She doesn’t know anything about him, other than it’s imperative he arrive on the day of the Convergence. And then there’s Okoa, a member of the ruling family and whose mother has just died creating a power vacuum his sister is ready to fill. No one and nothing is as they seem and by the time these characters collide, their world will be undone. Content warnings apply.