Runelight
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Runelight is a 2011 fantasy novel by Joanne Harris and is the second in her RUNE series, following her previous novel, Runemarks. The book centers on Maddy Smith, and her twin sister, Maggie Rede, both on opposing sides of a war between the new gods and the old, who must both face powerful forces in order to save everything they hold dear. Harris began working on the sequel due to feeling "that it wasn't finished as a story, that there was one chapter in the story that might continue".
Runelight is a 2011 fantasy novel by Joanne Harris and is the second in her RUNE series, following her previous novel, Runemarks. The book centers on Maddy Smith, and her twin sister, Maggie Rede, both on opposing sides of a war between the new gods and the old, who must both face powerful forces in order to save everything they hold dear. Harris began working on the sequel due to feeling "that it wasn't finished as a story, that there was one chapter in the story that might continue".
Reception
Tanja Jennings of School Librarian magazine said Runelight had "a Tolkienesque structure of maps and ancient runes". Peter Burton of the Daily Express said it has a "lack of plot and thin character development", and was a "distinct disappointment". The journalist Valentine of The Guardian praised it, saying it is "rich with mythology and description" and they were "enraptured by this wonderful book". Angela Youngman of the Monsters and Critics online magazine wrote that while the book was "not an easy read ... it is worth persevering".
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