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Runeless

by Bill Masuku

Friendship and fate in a rune-bound city

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Friendship and fate in a rune-bound city

In the wealthy city of Dura, seven magical runes determine a person’s fate, leaving best friends Fungai and Ngoni—both born without one—outside the system’s promise of a normal life. When the Vagabond offers them runes, the opportunity brings a difficult cost and puts the boys at odds. The graphic novel frames their conflict as a fight over justice, linking personal choices and friendship to a society organized around magical status. Its fantasy premise centers on two friends whose paths diverge, then turn toward the possibility of reunion and change.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers who enjoy fantasy graphic novels built around magical systems and social divisions.
  • For younger readers interested in stories of friendship tested by difficult choices.
  • For fans of adventure stories about justice and the consequences of power.

Themes

FriendshipFate and social statusJusticePower and choice

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Book overview

In a world in which magical runes determine a person's fate, runeless best friends find themselves on opposite sides of an epic fight for justice.

This exciting fantasy graphic novel about friendship and power is perfect for 8-12-year-old fans of Amulet and Avatar: The Last Airbender.


In the wealthy city of Dura, a person's fate is determined by which of seven magical runes they're born with. And Fungai and Ngoni, both born without runes, have nothing--except each other.

But when a mysterious, hooded figure known as the Vagabond offers to magically grant them runes, the boys see their chance for a normal life . . . though it comes at a terrible cost. For the first time ever, Fungai and Ngoni disagree--and their choices change everything, pitting them against each other in a bitter fight for justice.

Full of action and emotion, Runeless is the epic story of friends torn apart--and, against all odds, reunited--in an adventure that transforms their world.
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