The major fantasy debut from bestselling author Joanne Harris now inpaperback. Seven oclock on a Monday morning five hundred years after the endof the world and... » 

The major fantasy debut from bestselling author Joanne Harris now inpaperback. Seven oclock on a Monday morning five hundred years after the endof the world and goblins have been at the cellar again. Not that anyone wouldadmit it was goblins. In Maddy Smiths world order rules. Chaos old godsfaeries magicall of these were supposedly vanquished centuries ago. ButMaddy knows that a small bit of magic has survived. The ruinmark she was bornwith on her palm proves itand makes the other villagers fearful andsuspicious that she is a witch. But the mysterious traveler OneEye seesMaddys mark not as a defect but a destiny. And Maddy will need every scrapthat OneEye can teach her about runes cantrips and glamoursevery ounce ofmagic she can commandif she is to survive that destiny. Harris creates aglorious and complex world replete with runebased magical spells bickeringgods exciting adventures and difficult moral issues.Publishers WeeklyStarred «