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A.L. Exley

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In 2020, A.L. Exley first published book, The Runestone Guardians Secrets of Sølvefalske, was released on Amazon after finishing their second year of college. Inspiration stems from their Wildlife Biology major, mythology, and history. Along with horror, fantasy, and short stories, they create digital artwork including the covers for the Runestone Guardian Series, as well as pencil and watercolor pieces.

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Runes Runes Runes!

Earlier today, I updated my End-of-the-book Runestone Guide, which will be included in all future books (except Book I).


This inspired me to create a little blog post to explain the runes further. So prepare for some good old learnin'!


These symbols come from the Elder Futhark alphabet, which was used in ancient Scandinavia. Each symbol acted as a letter, but not just any letters. They had the abili Read more of this blog post »
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Published on January 26, 2021 20:31 Tags: fantasy, magic, mythology, norse, runes, vikings
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“I know of a doorway to another world. It waits beneath your skull, behind your eyes. The key must be forged from scratch, smelted in passion and hardened by knowledge.”
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“Knowledge is a key. You don't know what it will unlock, but it's good to keep around just in case.”
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“Go ahead, throw me to the wolves. They're my comrades.”
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“Failure isn't the hardest part of life. What's worse is failing over and over with no indication of an end. But all you have to do to beat failure is to try one more time.”
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“Go ahead, throw me to the wolves. They're my comrades.”
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“Pine: "Okay, Ylvana is sometimes selfish."
Ylvana: ".....but?"
Pine: "Huh? Oh, no that was it.”
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“Knowledge is a key. You don't know what it will unlock, but it's good to keep around just in case.”
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“Ylvana: “Out of three monsterous children, Hel was the ruler of Helheim, goddess of death.”
Jay: “How the Hel did that happen.”
Ylvana: “....I will push you out of this tree.”
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