"In the darkness they came, covered under a veil of mist and shadow. In the darkness they came, with their sharp rusted blades and gnashing teeth oozing of decay. In the darkness they came, to put the Runebinders at bay..." As a dark mist descends upon the vale of Romsdalon, the fate of the realm may very well rest upon the shoulders of a mere child. Hakon High-Stone, son to Eirik High-Stone, has been chosen by the Aesir Gods themselves, to unlock the magic and mysteries of the Runebinders. An Ancient Order will emerge to reveal the child's destiny and guide his hands. Will the forces of Helheim linger? Will the boy be destroyed or his heart poisoned towards hate and malice? Arise Gatekeepers! Arise and uphold your sacred honors, lest the boy be turned to the Circle of Darkness...
This was a great start to a new supernatural/Fantasy series this book takes place in the Viking era where a ancient order name The Circle of light charged by Odin The All Father to ward and protect man and Migard . We also meet a young Viking child named Hanko who has lost his family to dark entities chased from his home and village alone and on his own young Yahoo must deal with the outside world coming from and isolated homestead there are many perils for a young man . Along they say Banjo meets a master mage named Jaris who offers to take Hanko under his care because Hanko has powerful magic in him but he is untrained and a menace too himself and too other's . As Mark's and Yahoo make there way to the walled city were the order of light resides they are attacked again by the same dark entities that killed Hanko"s family and village why are they after Banjo and why are they prepared to do anything to get him .