
It's been five hundred years since the end of the world & society has rebuilt itself anew The old Norse gods are no longer revered Their tales have been banned Magic is outlawed & a new religion
- the Order
- has taken its place 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 But what the villagers don't know is that Maddy has skills 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 & gods know what else Now as the Order moves further north threatening all the Worlds with conquest & Cleansing Maddy must finally learn the truth to some unanswered questions about herself her parentage & her powers From the bestselling author of CHOCOLAT & THE GOSPEL OF LOKI comes a fantastical tale of magic adventure & Norse mythology