Last Breeds Specialty Hardcover Case: Cover A - Matthew Medney;Jonathan Ball;G.M.B Chomichuk;Scott Henderson

GUNGNIR RUNE EDITION

In Norse mythology, runes are not merely letters—they are sacred, magical symbols drawn from the ancient Germanic alphabets such as the Elder Futhark, used by Vikings for writing, divination, and the public display of power. Each rune was believed to carry cosmic knowledge, a fragment of the universe’s hidden order, first revealed when Odin sacrificed himself to Yggdrasil, hanging between life and death to seize wisdom from beyond the veil. More than phonetic marks, runes embodied gods, elemental forces, and spiritual truths, functioning as a living bridge between the material world and the unseen. Even the word rune comes from the Old Norse rún-meaning “secret” or “mystery.” Our Rune Editions honor this legacy: books forged not simply to be read, but to be held as vessels of power, knowledge, and myth, carrying stories meant to endure.

Presented as a GUNGNIR Rune Edition in a custom magnetic case

Genetic manipulation has poisoned the ecosystem of the earth. Since the Unraveling, no newborn lives past puberty and earth is a warring, wild land.

To create the cure, a reclusive madman and his animal army must kill their way west to save a girl that might unlock the door to the future. Bale, heir to the Gencore corporation fortune, has turned his back on both family and company after they caused the collapse of civilization. Now, he lives in a compound with a zoo’s worth of half-tame predator animals who are his only friends.

When a mysterious woman offers Bale the chance to restore the world by aiding her quest to save the only teenager anyone has seen for a decade, Bale becomes a reluctant savior. He agrees to escort the women, leading a pack of wild beasts on a quest across a dangerous, dystopian America.

Will they survive the journey? Is it already too late?

Matthew Medney Founder, Publisher, Creator Matt Medney is a visionary storyteller, co-founder of Iconic Arts LTD, and Founder, Publisher of Gungnir Books. Former CEO of Heavy Metal Magazine and co-founder of Hero Projects, he is a best-selling author of Beyond Kuiper, Above The Ground, Dark Wing, and The Adventures of Adrienne James. Medney has led major collaborations with icons like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Shaggy, Steve Aoki, and brands such as Disney, the NFL, Coca-Cola, and Live Nation’s Rolling Loud. He made history by bringing comic books to the NFL with the Bobby Wagner and Seattle Seahawks graphic novel on Monday Night Football. Medney was also Head Writer for the $300M-raised MMO Star Atlas and continues to innovate in online gaming.

Jonathan Ball, PhD, writes “stranger fiction”—horror, science fiction, and fantasy influenced by experimental literature. He teaches creative writing and hosts the podcast Writing the Wrong Way, showing writers new ways to work and create innovative art that stands out. He is the author of many books, including Clockfire, 77 plays that would be impossible to produce, The Politics of Knives, poems about violence, narrative, and spectatorship, and winner of a Manitoba Book Award, and The National Gallery. Jonathan also wrote John Paizs’s Crime Wave, an academic study of a neglected cult film classic, which won another Manitoba Book Award. Jonathan has directed short films, (including Spoony B, which sold to The Comedy Network), and won the 2014 John Hirsch Award for Most Promising Manitoba Writer. He is also president and publisher of Stranger Fiction Inc. His book Ex Machina is available for free at www.JonathanBall.com/FreeBook.


GMB Chomichuk is an award-winning writer and illustrator whose work has appeared in comics, graphic novels, books, role-playing games, film, television and theatre. He is the host of Super Pulp Science, a podcast about how genre gets made. His work in words and pictures ranges from the heartwarming to the bloodcurdling. Other works from GMB Chomichuk include Apocrypha: The Legend of Babymetal from Z2, Will I See? from Portage and Main Press. The Automatic Age + The Backbone of Night from Great Plains, The Eye Collector from Heavy Metal, Dragon Nanny from Chasing Artwork, Dead Work from The Dead Work Collective, Shared World: Sinister Tales of Sword and Sorcery from Stranger Fiction.