Runestone Saga: Children of Ragnarok

Sweeping adventure,breathtaking twists of fateand immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Sagafrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series. Since Ragnarok–the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos–the human realm of the Midlands has become a desperate and dangerous placebereft of magic. Sixteen-year-old Eiric Halvorsen is among the luckier ones–his family has remained prosperous. But he stands to lose everything when he’s wrongly convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. Also at risk is Eiric’s half-systirLivwho’s under suspicion for her interest in seidror magic. Then a powerful jarl steps in: He will pay the blood price if Eiric will lead a mission to the fabled Temple at the Grove–the rich stronghold of the wyrdspinnersthe last practitioners of sorcery. Spellsingermusicianand runecaster Reginn Eiklund has spent her life performing at alehouses for the benefit of her masterAsgera fire demon she is desperate to escape. After one performance that amazes even herselftwo wyrdspinners in the audience make Reginn an irresistible offer: return with them to the Temple to be trained in seidrforever free of Asger. Eiric’sLiv’sand Reginn’s journeys converge in New Jotunheima paradise fueled by magic and the site of the Temple. They soon realize that a great evil lurks beneath the dazzling surface and that old betrayals and long-held grudges may fuel another cataclysmic war. It will require every gift and weapon at their command to prevent it.