Books like Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Seventeen‑year‑old Maddy Smith lives in a quiet village where superstition and history say old gods, fairies, and goblins are gone. Yet five hundred years after the world’s end, a cellar fills with goblins again. Maddy’s palm bears a strange ruinmark, a remnant of magic that frightened villagers and made them fear her witchcraft. One‑Eye, a wandering traveler, sees the mark as a destiny, not a defect. He offers to teach Maddy forbidden spells that may be the key to surviving the new threat and reclaiming the lost magic of their world.
The story blends humor, fantasy, and Norse mythic themes, following Maddy's journey from ostracized girl to unlikely hero as she wrestles with community fear and the lure of forbidden power.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Joanne Harris
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