{"product_id":"maskwa-johnny-cole-9798218867102","title":"Maskwa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt the dawn of a rising revolution, a solitary Indigenous Métis bounty hunter joins her detective father and their robot sidekick to pursue a killer, only to discover that the very thing she has been running from is now her one shot to capture the killer, heal her past, and alter the future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the dawn of a rising revolution, where dust storms rage and water is scarce, Alaska Rainmaker rides the wasteland as a bounty hunter, tracking down fugitives with her motorcycle and lasso. Part Cree, part Welsh, and wholly determined, she lives with seizures, mental health issues, and a \"lightning spirit\" that brings visions of her ancestors and a longing for her ancestral connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing a recluse, she reluctantly agrees to team up with her detective father and their human-like robot sidekick to hunt the Copycat Killer - a serial murderer wearing the masks of history's most notorious killers. As they follow clues in a labyrinth of diverse characters, they descend deeper into the city's dark, dystopian underbelly. As fatalities appear to share the same markings, Alaska must confront not only a human monster, but also the possibility that the crimes may be connected to something far older and darker: the Wetiko, an ancient, distorted entity based in her cultural lore that feeds on severed threads - within individuals, between people, and between humanity and Mother Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending Indigenous spirituality, cyberpunk aesthetics, diversity, climate fiction, and a hard-boiled crime narrative, \"Maskwa\" (Cree for \"bear\") follows Alaska's journey from bounty hunter to bear medicine woman as she battles both personal-ancestral shadows and literal ones in a quest that spans the collapsing landscape of America and the eternal wisdom of her ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaskwa is Indigenous futurism at its most visceral: a vision of what it means to be a courageous rainbow warrior in the twilight of empire, where the old ways and new technologies merge in the fight for survival, healing, justice, and planetary renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 300 pages of Indigenous futurism, climate fiction, and heart-pounding rebellion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johnny Cole\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218867102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Divergencies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Johnny Cole","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450404974847,"sku":"9798218867102","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc2a6a10-ed47-4dc1-9ec8-000f52707746.jpg?v=1777267576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maskwa-johnny-cole-9798218867102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}