I loved this book. I am a librarian on a reservation, and had a Native student ask, "Do you have any books where the Indians aren't poor?" I was so happy to have this book to offer! The protagonist in this book is Native and her cultural upbringing is the reason she is so successful at what she does. This is an exciting fast read that's so much fun, you're sad when it's over.

In the author’s note to Killer of Enemies, Joseph Bruchac says that he feels the books asserts that, “Indians will be a part of whatever future this continent holds – post-apocalyptic or not.” Given how many all-white casts have been featured in the YA trend of ended worlds and dystopias, it’s a mindset I can understand. I just wish he’d done a better job of it. Killer of Enemies is a mess. When I stumble on something in a book that makes me confused or frustrated, I tend to make that commentary...

This is my first book of 2014, and man, we have hit the ground running.In an earlier review I spoke of how refreshing it was to have a person of color, with a culture outside the United States, as a protagonist. This book continues that trend. I'm glad to have found it (Janni Sinner on Livejournal originally pointed me to this book in my Friends feed--before then, I'd never heard of it), but it's sad, and infuriating in this day and age, that such heroes are few and far between.So here's another...

When I was young, I read Andre Norton’s science fiction books featuring Native American protagonists. I have missed that combination. Until now. I received an ARC of Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac at ALA2013. The book is set in a dystopian future, in the days A. C., after The Cloud descends on Earth, destroying electricity and all forms of advanced technology. Lozen, the teen heroine, is an Apache named after her ancestor, a 19th century warrior woman who battled alongside Geronimo. Lozen i...

See the full review on - http://sarityahalomi.blogspot.com/201......WELL.... our heroine didn't shame her name sack - She’s brave, tough, knows how to kick ass, and is impressively smart and resourceful. She’s also observant, levelheaded, and completely devoted to her family. I just fell in love with this tall ( above 6"), lanky, quite female.(as the author said - “The female of species is deadlier than the male.”).Yes, she don't talk much, but her thoughts fill the space with dry cynical humor

The dystopian American landscape has admittedly become a very tired home for teen romances that need a bit of conflict. But then a dystopian novel comes along that proves there are still very good stories to be told in the genre. Killer of Enemies, by Joseph Bruchac, is a very witty, imaginative, yet wholly believable tale set in the American Southwest. This action-fueled novel doesn't necessarily have much in the way of a unique story arc (kill monsters, plot escape) but you honestly don't care...

No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to finish this.I really, really don't like the writing style.And I hate that I can't quite articulate why. There's nothing wrong with it, it's not quite jarring, it's certainly not offensive. It's just really, really not working for me. It's quite heavy on the worldbuilding and I don't like the narrator's voice at all.I'm not going to waste time trawling through a novel I'm not enjoying only to give it one or two stars when I can quit now and not rate it.

~ from the libraryVery good reviews out there on this one, so I'll keep it brief. KILLER OF ENEMIES is a dystopian fantasy/scifi blend. The worldbuilding is interesting and well constructed. Also, the Main Character and her family are Native Americans and half the fun in this book is how the author uses Native American stories to sustain the plot. The main character is Lozen, and she is a delightful kick-ass heroine. She's not small and she's not weak. She's also not all weepy and emotional, and...

Excellent action, adventure dystopian novel with a strong female protagonist who is indeed like the cover says, the only one who can save them, i.e. her family and maybe some of the other enslaved humans in the misnamed sanctuary of Haven. First it was the virus that wiped out all the horses in the world. Then it was the Cloud, that took care of technology and killed most of the "altered" or "enhanced" humans. Unfortunately, those with only partial body tech survived. Four of them are the Ones i...

Wonderful dystopian/Post-apocalyptic novel that incorporates Native American culture in an inventive way. The main character, Lozen, was a kick ass heroine. Her character is fully fleshed out and one that was a treat to learn about. The only criticism I have is the constant use of the words "número uno and número dos" it got very redundant and irritating after about the hundredth time it was used and also the word "viddy" for video was a bit of a nuisance. Other than that though, an action fille...

Oh, the JOY of this book. What a FUN, full-rush action novel.

Going into this novel, I was expecting something quite different from what I received (to put it nicely). Joseph Bruchac does create nicely developed monsters, but that's all that he creates that I could actually appreciate. But although I didn't really enjoy this book, I think others will since it's a dystopian novel that has a lot of action and a controlling government because really, who gets tired of those?Straight away, I knew that Killer of Enemies and I were not going to click because

This was quite an enjoyable read, it was very well written and entertaining. Though the first 210-ish pages were kind of repetitive and the book lacked a plot, things did spice up at the end. I am definitely intrigued to see whats in store for the rest of the series

I have no idea where I found Killer of Enemies. Something about the title caught my attention, I think, but by the time I had picked it up (from the library) I had already forgotten why.Somehow, though, I decided to read it, anyway. Despite a title that probably should have died in marketing (as one commentor already noted), the description promised a little bit of everything: dystopia, magic, Apache prophecies, monsters... Also, it's YA. How much time commitment could it require? I'll take a ga...

I loved this dystopian adventure. It's past time that more authors and publishers understood that "dystopia" does not automatically equal "white people only".So sue me, but I like kick-ass heroines, especially kick-ass heroines of color who save themselves. And given as much non-fiction/literary works I've read by actual Native American/First Nation authors, sometimes it's nice to read something that doesn't necessarily make me want to slit my wrists. I really hate how some publishers choose #ow...

I could not make myself finish this book. I was drawn in by the promise of an awesomely dynamic, diverse, and bad ass YA female character. What I received was stiff, awkward first-person character narration that felt like the author had no idea what he was talking about...even though this is his creation. The book also feels like it's trying to be the next Hunger Games...by replicating the Hunger Games, not by being original within a genre. Damnit, I was so excited about it.

Amazing. 9/10

My first 1-star of the year!I seriously hated this book!Yaaaaay! I would like to share with you two reviews that perfectly sum up my feelings:1) readknitreads' insightful review which is what I would have said if she hadn't have said it first and if I were better at saying things.2) Addley's truth bomb which explores the main character's role as a female and a Native American as well as how this new, electronic-free world works. Or doesn't. At all.I kept flipping back to the front to see if t...

A post-apocalyptic post-technology future adventure with an Apache protagonist? Of course I was in. I loved seeing the collapse of civilization through Lozen's point of view, loved the exploration of what such collapses--not to mention the economic disparities that precede them--mean for different communities and sub-communities, and loved the ways in the setting and the protagonist's religious and moral beliefs did and didn't intersect. And of course, I do enjoy a good kickass female protagonis...

*SPOILER WARNING*I found this book really annoying to begin with, for one simple reason: Lozen's incessant use of "Numero Uno" and "Numero Dos" to list things - an average of once per chapter, at least. It felt like nothing of importance happened until over 100 pages into the story, and the worldbuilding was only covered in vague, shallow detail. Most of the story features Lozen going off on her own to do things, and there are a lot of conveniences she's afforded for supposedly being in such a d...