Alessa M. Norwen is an award-winning author of historical fantasy fiction rooted in Slavic and Norse traditions.

She weaves together myth, history, forgotten folklore, and forbidden belief, creating stories that explore rune magic, symbols, heritage, and the enduring echoes of the old gods. Drawing from the crossroads of research and memory, Alessa crafts richly atmospheric narratives where the past feels alive, and the human heart still remembers ancient songs.

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She is the recipient of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award and the Readers’ Choice Book Award,

and her work has been honored with five-star ratings

from Readers’ Favorite, Reedsy Discovery, Reader Views, and The Prairies Book Review.

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Runebound is her debut novel and the first book in The Last Rune of Rungardvik series, 

with Wayfare and Winter’s Hold on the horizon.

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"Like all endings foretold in the old sagas, this too is a beginning. What is shed is not lost, but transformed."

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