A Path of Darkness and Runes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781399909617)

Debut novel by Marnie L. Norton - A Path of Darkness and Runes, Book 1

New Adult Fantasy - *Trigger warnings below*

The Fallow, a hallowed place and sanctuary for the beasts and creatures of the Continent, has been desecrated. The balance between the human and magical world has been ruptured.

Rhona is haunted by memories and revolts against the natures and traditions to which she has been born into. Marrying her betrothed, Elias, being one of them. She is part of a travellers community known as the 'Unwanted'.

When a night time raid, causes her brethren to flee across the Continent in search of safer dwellings; Rhona, along with her brother, Roman, and Elias, cross paths creatures of the Fallow - which sets them on a course of self discovery, redemption and magic.

Rhona must fight the dark forces at work from the Fallow, as well as battle the dark memories which threaten to break her at every turn. Now a pawn in a potential war between the magical folk and humans, Rhona must look past her own trauma to work at hunting the Lycan. Rhona must now put her life on the line to redeem her soul in a life debt against the Trinity, the Maiden, Mother and Crone.

Trigger warnings

• Descriptions of past trauma
• Descriptions of sexual assault
• Self Harm
• Graphic gore and content
• 18+
• Sexual content
• Transphobic dialogue from one character