03995cam a2200601 i 4500 616500150 TxAuBib 20230124120000.0 220523s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022006022 9780063018686 hardcover 0063018683 hardcover TxAuBib rda Chima, Cinda Williams, author. Children of Ragnarok [Print] / by Cinda Williams Chima. First edition. New York : Balzer + Bray, [2022] 560 pages ; 2.0" H x 8.3" L x 5.4" W (1.28 lbs.) txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Runestone Saga ; 1 Ever since Ragnarok—the great war between the gods and the forces of chaos--the human realm of the Midlands has become a dangerous place, bereft of magic, where most lead lives of desperation. Sixteen-year-old Eiric Halvorsen is among the luckier ones. Between fishing, going vikingr, and working his modir’s farm, the family has remained prosperous. But Eiric stands to lose everything when he’s convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. Also at risk is his half-systir, Liv, whose interest in seidr, or magic, has made her a figure of suspicion. 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 wyrdspinners, the last practitioners of sorcery. Spellsinger, musician, and runecaster Reggin Eiklund has spent her life traveling from town to town, performing at alehouses all for the benefit of her master, Asger, the fire demon she is desperate to escape. Then after one performance that amazes even Reggin herself, two wyrdspinners in the audience make her an irresistible offer: return with them to the temple to be trained in seidr, forever free of Asger. Eiric, Liv, and Reggin’s journeys converge in New Jotunheim, the site of the Temple at the Grove, a paradise fueled by magic. 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. Sweeping adventure, breathtaking twists of fate, and immersive worlds based in Norse mythology are woven into this first volume of the Runestone Saga, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Seven Realms and Shattered Realms series. Ages 13 up. Balzer + Bray. Grades 10-12. Balzer + Bray. 20230124. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore. Mythology, Norse Fiction. Mythology, Norse Juvenile fiction. Magic Fiction. Magic Juvenile fiction. Good and evil Fiction. Good and evil Juvenile fiction. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Historical. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / General. YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience. Young Adult Fiction / Social Themes / Violence. Siblings Juvenile fiction. Siblings Fiction. Brothers and sisters Juvenile fiction. Brothers and sisters Fiction. Mythology Juvenile fiction. Mythology Fiction. Imaginary places Juvenile fiction. Imaginary places Fiction. Fantasy fiction. Runestone Saga ; 1. TXTLL