~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the OLA Evergreen Award - 2019
With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. While the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow . . .
Blending action and allegory, Moon of the Crusted Snow upends expectations; out of catastrophe comes resilience, and as one society collapses, another is reborn.
“Rice seamlessly injects Anishinaabe language into the dialogue and creates a beautiful rendering of the natural world. Moon of the Crusted Snow will appeal to fans of literary science-fiction akin to Cormac McCarthy as well as to readers looking for a fresh voice in indigenous fiction.” -- Booklist