Read by Rosie Jones, with a preface and prophecy read by Joanne Harris. Now, as the Order moves further north, threatening all the Worlds with conquest and Cleansing, Maddy must finally learn the truth to some unanswered questions about herself, her parentage, and her powers.įrom the bestselling author of CHOCOLAT and THE GOSPEL OF LOKI comes a fantastical tale of magic, adventure and Norse mythology. According to One-Eye, the secretive Outlander who is Maddy’s only real friend, her ruinmark – or runemark, as he calls it – is a sign of Chaos blood, magical powers and gods know what else… A rune of light, fire and happiness, symbolizing power, joy and success. But what the villagers don’t know is that Maddy has skills. In a remote valley in the north, fourteen-year-old Maddy Smith is shunned for the ruinmark on her hand – a sign associated with the Bad Old Days. Magic is outlawed, and a new religion – the Order – has taken its place. In a world ruled by the harsh and puritanical Order, she is shunned for the strange birthmark on her left hand.

The old Norse gods are no longer revered. Runemarks Series
by Joanne Harris

Runemarks
(Runemarks 1)
Seven o’clock on a Monday morning, five hundred years after the End of the World, and goblins had been at the cellar again.
Maddy Smith has always been an outsider. Runemarks (Runes Novels) Joanne Harris (383) Kindle Edition 11.99 2 Runelight (Runes Novels) Joanne Harris (296) Kindle Edition 11.

It’s been five hundred years since the end of the world and society has rebuilt itself anew.

Runemarks by joanne harris