“You walk the Web even when you do not know you do.”

A whisper behind the stars. A thread woven through lifetimes. A vow unbroken across the ruin of worlds.

In The Ninth Bride, Jón Vaningi invites you deeper into the living mystery of the Web of Wyrd—where fate, memory, and love are not separate things, but strands of one luminous tapestry. This is a tale for those who dream in runes, who have felt the ache of forgotten names in their bones, who suspect that their shadow may be more than it seems.

The story follows Caelan, a soul haunted by visions of nine thrones and a cracked mirror mask. Each dream reveals a new ritual—bone and star, iron and sea, fire and ash—until the eighth thread is gathered and the Loom begins to sing. But who is the Ninth Bride, and why has she waited across lifetimes for his return?

As Caelan walks the Nine Worlds of Norse myth—Midgard, Hel, Muspellsheim, and beyond—he gathers the lost pieces of himself, aided by rites of transformation and the presence of the Fetchbride, a mysterious spirit-wife who is both guide and beloved. With each breath, they move closer to the final Gathering, where memory, magic, and myth converge in a crescendo of becoming.

Structured in three Acts—The Awakening, The Gathering, and The Weaving—this luminous novel is more than a fantasy. It is a mirror for the soul, a sacred text disguised as a story, a ritual disguised as a love song. Through poetic visions, dreamscapes, and initiatory rituals, The Ninth Bride weaves together ancient Norse magic with modern shadow work, inviting readers to awaken the Rune within.

For fans of mythic fantasy, mystical love stories, and spiritual transformation, this book will speak to the deepest parts of your soul. Whether you are a rune-worker, a dream-walker, or simply someone who has loved and lost and dared to love again—you will find yourself in these pages.

Walk gently. Walk bravely. Walk true.

The Web waits for you. So does the Ninth Bride.