Sisters of the Lost Nation

By: Nick Medina

Narrated by: Elva Guerra, Nick Medina

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A young Native girl's hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe's reservation leads her to delve into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted herself, in this atmospheric and stunningly poignant debut.

Anna Horn is always looking over her shoulder. For the bullies who torment her, for the entitled visitors at the reservation’s casino…and for the nameless, disembodied entity that stalks her every step—an ancient tribal myth come-to-life, one that’s intent on devouring her whole.

With strange and sinister happenings occurring around the casino, Anna starts to suspect that not all the horrors on the reservation are old. As girls begin to go missing and the tribe scrambles to find answers, Anna struggles with her place on the rez, desperately searching for the key she’s sure lies in the legends of her tribe’s past.

When Anna’s own little sister also disappears, she’ll do anything to bring Grace home. But the demons plaguing the reservation—both ancient and new—are strong, and sometimes, it’s the stories that never get told that are the most important.

Part gripping thriller and part mythological horror, author Nick Medina spins an incisive and timely novel of life as an outcast, the cost of forgetting tradition, and the courage it takes to become who you were always meant to be.

Love the book, strongly disliked the narrator

I found it hard to listen to the audible version. There was no passion or inflection I’m her reading. Plus her voice sounded like she needed cold medicine.

Bringing out the issue of MMIW

It took me a little while to get used to the narrator’s voice, but I ended up loving it - especially for this story.

Love/ Hate

First of all I want to say that the story was phenomenal! People need to know about MMIW. I love learning about different cultures and beliefs too, however I loathed the narrator. She needs to read with expression and maybe take some cold medicine.

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness

Excellent book, thanks for creating more awareness of MMIW.

The book is so captivating with Elva Guerra narration of the story, you touched my heart deeply. Love her in Reservation Dogs too ❤️ keep shining young Warrior ❤️

Phenomenal debut novel

Took me by surprise, the way each element of this story was so effectively intertwined. Part coming of age, horror, mystery, YA, thriller, current events-inspired, deeply emotional, character-driven and yet rooted in a specific, compelling setting, SISTERS comments on past and ongoing issues of poverty, addiction, identity, feminism, colonialism, misogyny, violence towards marginalized communities, capitalism, sovereignty, and more.

Read/listen. You’ll be glad you did. Also Elva Guerra’s narration is great!