The Rune Master Saga

by Baker, Rod

• ISBN13: 9781460906446
• ISBN10: 1460906446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-05
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Summary

In 9th century Norway, 16-year-old Glyndr rejects the marriage expected of her seeking instead to learn the magical powers of the runes. In "The Runes of Odin," the first of the three-part book, the village rune master agrees to train Glyndr. Her training intensifies, however, when they learn of dark spells on the land helping King Harald become the sole ruler of Norway. Only the mystical force of the prophecy of three, never created before, can oppose the evil rune master serving the King.In part two, Glyndr and her trader brother leave Norway and join others looking for new lives in "New World." They follow the trade route to Iceland where they and the other settlers meet resistance from a native angakkug-shaman. He uses his influence with the spirits of the land to interfere with the progress of the settlement. Glyndr attempts to counter his interference but also faces a dangerous volcano threatening the settlers. Glyndr and her brother seek adventure and a new trade route to "Green Land" in part three but find the threat of war among the natives when they arrive. Glyndr foretells of many deaths and must endure a brutal winter in the native camp before she understands the full message of the runes with its clue to returning harmony to the land.