Review: A Tense and Terrifying Story of A  Boy's Discovery of An Ancient Curse
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
Sani Natonaba is a 17-year-old Ute-Navajo. His name, given him by his maternal grandfather, means “Leader of the War Against the Old Ones.” Sani doesn’t know it but in the course of one week, he’s going to learns a truth about himself and he will understand the meaning of his name, one teenage boy against an Ancient Enemy . . . and his life, if he survives, will be changed forever.This is a compelling story, filled with fact as well as supposition about the Anasazi, that fierce but mysterious tribe which vanished from the Colorado area never to be heard of again. Told from Sani’s point of view, the language flows poetically, beautiful in description in spite of its gory details. There are the hints revealing the ending but these are so subtle they may be easily overlooked which makes the final chapter an even more haunting revelation. Intriguing in fact as well as devastating in the implications it brings to Sani’s young life, this is a chilling accounting of an encounter between the past and the present brought to life by author McBride in a most entertaining fashion."THis is an excerpt from a review written for the New York Journal of Books - See more at:[...]