![]() ![]() Another form of water that often appears in Trail of Lightning is storm water, which sometimes relates to the Big Water. ![]() For example, Kai reports to Maggie that in the Burque, there are water barons who control access to water. Similarly, the scarcity of water in the Sixth World emphasizes how necessary it is for humans. In this sense, water symbolizes life and rebirth. Although the characters of Trail of Lightning are all old enough to have lived in both eras, the Big Flood provides a distinct transition between a period that seems more familiar to readers today and the novel’s era of monsters and mythology. This is part of the Diné cyclical nature of worlds, as Coyote explains to Kai. Some of it is true, but some of it is lies. This flood represents a rebirth of the world, the transition from the old ways of the Fifth World to the new ways of the Sixth World. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse 23,804 ratings, 3.96 average rating, 4,413 reviews Open Preview Trail of Lightning Quotes Showing 1-30 of 32 Everything you've done, your past, it's all just a story you tell yourself. ![]() This is the apocalyptic flood that recently wiped out much of North America. One form of water that has a significant impact on the world of Trail of Lightning is the Big Water. ![]()
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