title: RuneWarriors: Sword of Doom
author:  James Jennewein 
description: &#8220;Rip-roaring adventure. Dane&#8217;s quest for revenge and his romance with Astrid, Mistress of the Blade, provide a nice balance to the gross-out humor, and the resulting tale is at once funny and thrilling. An excellent next step for fans of Percy Jackson.&#8221; (The Horn Book)<br /><br />&#8220;&#8230;a page-turner... lots of body humor and a rousing climax.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)<br /><br />Praise for RUNEWARRIORS: SHIELD OF ODIN &#8220;A page-turner with definite appeal...boys especially will enjoy the pell-mell action, the wisenheimer narration and the belch-and-flatulence humor embedded in the adventurous tale.&#8221; (Kirkus Reviews)<br /><br />Praise for RUNEWARRIORS: SHIELD OF ODIN &#8220;The brisk pace and rollicking adventures should keep both boys and girls alike spellbound.&#8221; (KLIATT)
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  **Washed up in a hostile city, battle-weary and out of luck,** **the Oathsworn
  lie waiting for their reluctant leader, the** **young Orm, to bring them back
  once more to wealth and**
  
  
  **warfare. But Orm’s prized sword, the legendary Rune**
  
  
  **Serpent, is gone, stolen by the rapacious Starkad, and with** **it the runes
  writ upon the hilt that only Orm can decipher.**
  
  
  **The Oathsworn embark on a dangerous journey,**
  
  
  **pursuing the elusive Starkad across the turbulent ocean.**
  
  
  **Unafraid to fight and cunning in the ways of men, they**
  
  
  **wreak violence and bloody revenge on their enemies.**
  
  
  **Caught up in the treacherous battles in the East between** **the rulers of
  Constantinople, aided by hordes of Viking** **mercenaries, and the Arabs,
  their adventures will take**
  
  
  **them from Greece to Jerusalem, across the dangerous wolf** **sea where only
  the hunting hungry dare to sail…*