AustLit

'Ronan Ryan’s world is thrown into turmoil when he steals a polished pebble and a leather notebook from his abusive stepfather. A bullet to the back pitches him into the abyss. He awakes in another place and time, caught in a web of contradictions, untruths, deceptions and disbelief.

'Will he be able to untangle himself, determine reality, confront his nemesis, and protect his family from further danger?

'And what does the Norse Goddess, Freyja, have to do with it? The Blood Rune: the heart-warming adventure of an ordinary teenager’s extraordinary escape from domestic violence.' (Publication summary)