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Joanne Harris is the acclaimed author of CHOCOLAT and a succession of blockbusting
novels and most recently, the stunning THE LOLLIPOP
SHOES has further delighted
her loyal readership. UK sales of Joanne’s titles are in excess of 4 million.
Joanne’s first children’s novel; RUNEMARKS is a hugely inventive fantasy based
on the Norse legends, complete with runes, bickering gods, goblins and demons. Maddy
is its teenage heroine in a race against time to save the world. Fresh, funny and
highly original, RUNEMARKS is an unmissable page-turner.
Doubleday publish the paperback edition of RUNEMARKS in August 2008
RUNEMARKS
Maddy Smith is an outsider in her isolated village in the mountains. She was born
with a runemark on her hand, a throwback to the old religion and a clear sign that
the bearer is a witch.
Then Maddy is befriended by One-Eye, an Outlaner. He also has a runemark and teaches
Maddy how to use her powers. And now he wants her to open Red Horse Hill and descend
into the World Below. Otherwise it could be the end of Everything…
Runemarks is an epic romp into the heart of the old Norse tales: wild, dangerous
and superbly imaginative.
‘this is an author brimming with ideas and energy’ SFX
‘It paints a world that is a superb amalgamation of her own ideas with those taken
from ancient Nordic culture, woven together with her characteristic humour in a
wonderful plot.’ Carousel
‘another magical masterpiece...the dark and mysterious World Below and Maddy’s encounters
with the Norse Gods, goddesses and demons is strangely intoxicating. Harris’s dreamworld
should delight young and old.’ ETLife Sept 07 |