Trail of Lightning

Trail of Lightning is by Rebecca Roanhorse. The first in a new dystopian series called The Sixth World. Most of the world has been lost to a great flood. The Diné built a wall around their reservation and survive on their own land, now called Dinétah. However, their ancient gods and monsters are walled in with them. Maggie Hoskie is a monster hunter, trained by an ancient immortal, she is now all that stands between humans and monsters. When she is called on a to face a monster she has never seen before she reluctantly accepts the aid of a young medicine man to stop the killing. Kai, has secrets of his own, and when his secrets collide with Maggie's past will either of them survive? This is an amazing story! I can't wait for the next installment. 

Ratings: 11th grade - 9 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (Violence). 

The Invisible Library

The Invisible Library is by Genevieve Cogman. The first in a fantasy series of the same name. Irene is a Librarian in a mysterious library that exists between alternate worlds. She is sent, with a new apprentice, to an alternate London to recover a rare copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales. While there she meets a famous detective, an old rival, and a dangerous enemy feared by all Librarians. She also discovers there is more to Kai, her apprentice, than she ever imagined. A truly enjoyable tale.The evil Librarian wears people's skins, which might make this tale a little much for younger readers. 

Ratings: 9th grade - 8 out of 10 - V (violence).  

Pines

Pines is by Blake Crouch. The first in a series of dystopian fiction about the isolated town of Wayward Pines, which is also the name of the series. Ethan Burke is a Secret Service agent; he arrives in Wayward Pines looking for two agents who have gone missing. After a car accident lands him in the hospital, he regains consciousness to discover he has no ID, phone, money, or credit cards. As he attempts to find out what happened to him, as well as the other agents, he discovers that Wayward Pines is not what is seems. If you liked the television series "Twin Peaks," Crouch admits he modeled his trilogy on the show. 

Ratings: 10th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity) - V (violence).