Reviews
"Beautiful and tragic; epic in its breadth and scope. Daniel Heath Justice is a master storyteller, effortlessly weaving a luscious tapestry of images and characters that will infuse your dreams, leaving you wanting to know more. The Way of Thorn and Thunder is a powerful allegory bursting with adventure and inspiration. I can't wait for Book Two!"

—Michelle St. John, Actor, The Business of Fancydancing; Host, Red Tales, Aboriginal Voices Radio
"Within these pages Daniel Heath Justice has created a world as complex and detailed as any we live in. It should be no surprise to find this book sandwiched between Stephen Donaldson and J.R.R. Tolkien, and I'm not just talking alphabetically. It's a truly clever book."

—Drew Hayden Taylor, Author, Funny, You Don't Look Like One: Observations of a Blue-Eyed Ojibway
"If you love the work of J.R.R. Tolkien or the Dragonlance series, you will love Kynship, Book 1 of The Way of Thorn and Thunder. Behold Oinara! It's Solace of the Dragonlance series and Middle Earth all rolled into one. Justice has created a fantasy epic so rich in history and so complex with all of its inhabitants and mystery that you're never going to want The Way of Thorn and Thunder to end. What a treasure for anyone looking for heroes and adventure in a series based on Aboriginal philosophy and wisdom."

—Richard Van Camp, Author, Angel Wing Splash Pattern
"A Cherokee-rooted fantasy that weaves a world every bit as challenging, dangerous, urgent, and joyful as our own, Kynship is a tale that shatters colonial myths. With this stunning debut novel, Justice helps decolonize the genre and brings us a story that is vital to Indigenous survival and resistance."

—Qwo-Li Driskill, Author, Walking with Ghosts: Poems

"Some of us read fiction to get away from these dismal political times.  But novelist Daniel Heath Justice gives us a better option: escape to an imaginary world where our rage can literally cause trees to uproot and strike the white men taking our community's land."

—Daisy Hernandez, Colorlines Magazine (Nov./Dec. 2006)
"…Kynship is a story of will, honour, and tradition, and how they are used to combat colonization. What separates this fantasy novel from others is that the main character, Tarsa'deshae—the Spearbreaker—is a queer female warrior. Tarsa'deshae, a member of the Kyn, is responsible for defending her nation from Men who are trying to rob her peoples' land, the Everland, of its resources. Does this sound familiar?"

— Jorge Vallejos, Redwire Magazine (Aug. 2006)

"Come on a journey of ancient worlds, mysterious creatures, warriors and primeval tales told through remarkable images and fantasy-driven dialogue.  Think of it as Lord of the Rings set in the culture and wisdom of Aboriginal society in North America....Published by Kegedonce Press, this fantasy epic could have been written by J.R.R. Tolkien—if he was Indian."

—Spirit Magazine, Autumn 2005

"I recommend it to readers who like their good and evil well defined but human enough to entertain, and all who have longed to cheer for nature and the bonds of community in the struggle against an alienating and avaricious lust for progress that is really all about amassing power."

—Lynda Williams, SF author of The Courtesan Prince

"There is action and adventure aplenty in this epic tale of conflict between Humans and other-worldly Kyn, but there is something deeper as well.  Like the magic that imbues his imagined world of spirit-trees and talking beasts, a true sense of wonder and enchantment wells up through Daniel Heath Justice's words.  This is a realm that fantasy fans can immerse themselves in, and return to again and again; a realm that feels at once fresh and new, yet old as the oldest myth."

—Alison Baird, author of The Hidden World