People of the Lightning transports us to ancient Florida, home to a village of fishermen confronting their greatest fear: Pondwander, the White Lightning Boy, the first of his kind to be born in decades. With his shock of white hair, pink eyes, and pale skin, he's already intimidating, but according to prophecy, a Lightning Boy will cause Sister Moon to hide her face in the clouds and shed shooting stars - unleashing destruction upon the land. In desperation, the villagers arrange his marriage to Musselwhite, a fierce woman warrior who knows nothing of the prediction.
However, when Pondwander is abducted, Musselwhite must confront a timeless foe who has always sought to destroy her. But what will happen now that the Lightning Boy can hear voices in the wind, foretelling his role in the impending calamity? W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, bestselling authors of the New York Times and USA Today, bring the Forgotten Past of North America to life in this stirring
