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Joanne Harris (Author)
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Publication Date: 2 Aug 2012

The squabbling Norse gods and goddesses of Runemarks are back! And there's a feisty new heroine on the scene: Maggie, a girl the same age as Maddy but brought up a world apart - literally, in World's End, the focus of the Order in which Maddy was raised. Now the Order is destroyed, Chaos is filling the vacuum left behind... and is breaching the everyday world.

A chilling prophecy from the Oracle. A conflict between two girls. And with just twelve days to stave off the Apocalypse, carnage is about to be unleashed . . .

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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Corgi Childrens (2 Aug 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552564745
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552564748
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 3.7 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 352,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"The author is one of my favourites . . . The author's wonderful imagination is showcased to great effect" (Natasha Harding The Sun)

"It's a beautiful piece of writing . . . Add to this the introduction of a new character who's just as tough as the original which when backed with cracking prose and wonderful pace alongside classically complex world building and it's a title that was really hard to put down for sleep at the end of the night" (Tatty's Treasure Chest 2011-12-11)

"Enjoyable, funny and dramatic" (Retford Times 2011-11-24)

"Colourful and entertaining with a good eye for the chaos" (Jennifer Howell SFcrowsnest.com 2012-02-01)

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The humour, spark and magic of Discworld's Tiffany Aching meets the action-packed adventure of Percy Jackson in a page-turning fantasy blockbuster, from the bestselling writer of Chocolat and The Lollipop Shoes.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars More Norse legends for our time 17 Feb 2012
By Steve Benner TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Fans of Joanne Harris's epic "Runemarks" have had a long three-year wait for this sequel, "Runelight". Fortunately, the wait has not been in vain; the sequel is a stupendous follow-on from the earlier book, easily exceling its predecessor in every possible way. Indeed, the book is a veritable tour-de-force, quite as action-packed as the earlier volume but now with a much more balanced and controlled story-line that never feels contrived or contorted, carries plenty of mystery and intrigue, managing to pop up a fair few surprises along the way, usually just at the point where you're convinced you've worked out what's going to happen next. The text has an easy flow to it, provides plenty of humour pitched for all age groups and all in all offers not a single dull moment throughout its entire 570-odd pages. No fan of the earlier volume could possibly be disappointed by 'Runelight' (if you haven't read the earlier book you would be well advised to do so before tackling this one) especially as while coming to a nice, satisfying conclusion, there are nevertheless clear options for more to come in the future.

Let us just hope that Joanne Harris doesn't keep us all waiting quite so long for the next one!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good sequel to 'Runemarks' 1 May 2012
By M. O. HAYNES VINE™ VOICE
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'Runemarks' was a surprise to me a few years ago. A delicately woven plot with some excellent characters and no small amount of surprises and plot twists all set against a fantastic 'ancient gods' backdrop. The only poor thing was the ending, which felt blatantly rushed and designed to lead in to a sequel. This sort of thing is normally reserved for the end of Book 2 but here it was in Book 1. However, I'd enjoyed it so much that I was prepared to forgive Joanne Harris and was delighted when I heard that Runelight was on the way.

'Runelight' is one of those sequels that blissfully just gets on with it from the get go. There's minimal Basil Exposition about Where We Are and How We Got There, just The Story moving forward at the same rollicking pace as the original. It suffers the same fate as many sequels when more information is revealed about the characters and the overall backstory - the sheer amount of information that you are being presented with can get a little bit overwhelming, but Runelight just managed to stay away from indulgence and keep its eyes on the prize: the plot. I'll keep it spoiler free but there's even more skullduggery, derring-do and questionable loyalties than in 'Runemarks'. Yes, there's a set up for Rune3 but I actually found the ending to be more satisfying than the first book. A no-brainer for fans of the first, and a must for anyone who likes a well crafted tale on a large scale.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I need the third book !!! 31 Jan 2012
By AGDA
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I bought Runemarks because I was bored and I wanted to read something and I didn't have great hopes but I was surprised by it. The book is great and the story is just fantastic. So I bought Runelight before I finished Runemarks, because I knew I wanted to read more about these characters.
Three years have passed since the last chapter of the previous book. The gods and the folk are suffering from the consequences of what went on at Hel's kingdom. Maddy is not the main character here, she shares the spotlight with Maggie, another girl that will have to learn abour her true origin.
This book shows us more about the characters, although some gods don't say much apart from: Can I hammer him? Can I hammer him, now?
It is full of adventure and love (although not in the traditional sense, there is no traditional love story here). And it is funny, it is. Some of the dialogues are witty and I couldn't keep a straight face when Loki was annoying Sif or when Mjolnir comes back from the stomach of the Snake to torment Thor (and the rest) with his opinions and personality.
Loki gets beaten, bullied, threatened, used as bait, chained, lost, insulted and almost everyone wants him dead and yet he remains the best character in the book. He is just too much fun to read, the chapters without him are just not as good.
I really need the third book to be published (the sooner the better), as I will miss these characters too much once I finished the last page (I still have 5 more pages to read).
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Breathes life into Norse mythology. 11 Nov 2011
By Vivienne Serendipity TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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You know from my review yesterday that I enjoyed the first book in this series, Runemarks but this one really blew me away. I LOVED Runelight. This book totally absorbed me like a Venus fly trap, then spat me out at the end after controlling my mind for the whole journey. After reading it, I couldn't help but feel that with Runemarks the author was testing the waters, but with Runelight she swam the Channel - unaided!

We find ourselves returning to World's End, which has basically taken a noise dive in the most beautiful places to live guide. No one seems to be able to forget the events that occurred at the end of Runemarks and the clearing up operations seems to still be going on.

It was lovely to be reacquainted with some friendly old faces and it was interesting to see how they had developed in the three years since the previous events. Many alliances and friendships were in need of rebuilding, which resulted in a group of argumentative and nit picking Norse Gods, who were still having issues with past misdemeanours . The humour in this book really has gone up a notch and it really reminded me of the Tiffany Aching books by Terry Pratchett, where humour is carefully hidden within the high drama.

Just to show you what I mean, here is a scene that could have come straight out of a comedy.
'So protecting me was just a ruse to ensure I survived to cement your deal.' Loki appealed to the party of gods. 'You're really going along with this? You're going to watch them sacrifice me? Sif, we've had our differences, but...'
The goddess of grace and plenty smiled. 'You bet I'm going to watch,' she said. ' I only wish we had popcorn.'
Fabulous! Now imagine 572 pages with humour like this.

I absolutely adored Loki!... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another book please!
Runelight - what an amazing tale! Joanne Harris' imagination is given full power here and the story is gripping from start to spectacular finish. Read more
Published 2 days ago by J. Hesketh
4.0 out of 5 stars sequel
I like Joanne Harris but although I enjoyed this, I am not sure if I would read the next one. I like her books but mystical phantasy isn't really my thing.
Published 7 days ago by Mrs. L. A. G. Andrews
5.0 out of 5 stars Runelight
Back to Malbry and the End of the World, now with Maggie Rede (Maddy's twin sis) on the game. Once again, Joanne Harris writes a fantastic adventure with the norse gods (now,... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Bryseyas
5.0 out of 5 stars book,
I Haven't read it yet, but I like Joanne Harris books books, and I Have read runelight, this is a follow up
Published 22 days ago by tabatha
4.0 out of 5 stars More Norse legends!
I adore Norse mythology. This has taken me a while to review as I've had to go back and look at the previous book. I really enjoyed them both. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pompom
4.0 out of 5 stars Runelight
'Runelight' is the long-awaited sequel to Joanne Harris' 'Runemarks' and if you enjoyed the first book in the series, you wont be disappointed by this follow up tale! Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. M. Cowan
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Read.
I found myself stalling about half way through Runelight. On the positive side, it was often entertaining and enjoyable. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hamstead
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great story from Joanne Harris
After reading the first book in the series I couldn't wait to read this one. And it didn't disappoint. An exciting book for all ages,
You won't want to put it down.
Published 1 month ago by Jo Wynn Designs
4.0 out of 5 stars I wish I read the first book
I have put as my title that I wish I read the first book as it took me a while to get into the book. I found it an exciting well written book full of mystic and magic goings on.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. T. SALMON
5.0 out of 5 stars Runelight by Joanne Harris
I rate Joanne Harris very highly I had already read Rune mark and Runelight is the squeal. It is Fantasyand not a genre that i usually read however the book is difficult to put... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lynne Jenkinson
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