Credits

® 2011-2026, mark of odin is a registered trademark by Xavier Marcé Vila

®2023-2026, xaviverso is a registered trademark by Xavier Marcé Vila

Third Edition – May 2026

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ISBN: 978-84-940167-6-9

Registration Number: TX 8-141-610

Edited by Xavier Marcé
Translated by Amy Merton

Front cover illustration by Michael Komarck
Cover and interior layout by Xavier Marcé

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Note from the Author

Dear reader, I would like to thank you for choosing my work, which I hope you will not only enjoy, but also venture into the beginning of a unique experience, like you have never enjoyed before. For me, ‘Mark of Odin’ is my personal way of paying homage to all those stories, characters and creators who, since I was a child, have influenced me and made me dream. Just as writing is a pleasure for me, I hope that reading this story is also a pleasure for you. Its main objective is to entertain you and make you dream.

I want to make it clear to you that, with ‘Mark of Odin: The Awakening’, you will not only access a new story, but a new way of understanding the creation and distribution of content, as well as dealing with readers. We live in a time of transition in which traditional media and approaches are being left behind in pursuit of new formats, trends and technologies. For me, it is essential not to stagnate in the past and to adapt and, above all, to get ahead in order to offer the best final experience to users. After all, the greatest reward for a writer is that his readers enjoy and dream about his work in the most enjoyable way. So, your support is essential for this project to continue and grow. You are the ones who will set the limits. Not in vain more than 170,000 readers have already joined the #MarkedbyOdin since I published this book in Spanish back in 2012.

Remember that the story of this book continues on the Mark of Odin online portal. There, by purchasing the Online Pass, you can register to access the digital editions, three bonus chapters, and dozens of extended stories that connect the plot with the next book in the saga, Road to Valhalla. These contents are accompanied by illustrations, photos, 3d renders, videos and more. All of this with a gamification system that will reward you for participating, completing the readings and being part of the community. For the first time in the history of literature, your adventure will not end when you finish the book, but turn into a new beginning thanks to the community portal, once you register with your Online Pass, where the main characters will be you, the readers.

I look forward to seeing you on the community portal:

https://www.lamarcadeodin.com/en

You can also join the XaviVerso community on Discord where you can have direct contact with the author Xavier Marcé and the Mark of Odin team. You can do so by scanning the QR code below.

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This novel is part of the XaviVerso, the literary universe of the author Xavier Marcé where everything is connected. You can purchase the following books in the saga and other works by the author at

https://www.xaviverso.com/en

Acknowledgements

First of all, to my father Juan and my family. Especially to my sister Meritxell. To my aunts Carmen and Teresa, my grandparents Cinta and Juan, and of course, to Alejandro Berdejo and Silvia Peris and their daughters, Silvia and Alejandra. The love and continued support of all of them are what have allowed me to endlessly nourish my dreams.

To Rafael Vázquez Valenzuela, professor of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Seville, for bringing order to my chaos with ionic propulsion and the madness of electromagnetic catapults. To Jaime de Vesa Palomo, for all his help in understanding everything related to military procedures and vehicles. To the Spanish Air Force, Land Force, Navy and Ministry of Defense for their support in the documentation. To Francisco ‘Socio’ Rodriguez for being my mentor in the exciting world of parachuting. To Jørgen Tharaldsen, for his help and experience in worldwide publishing. To Pepe López Jara, for his experience in the publishing world and advice on improving my work. To Johannes Rebhan for his unconditional support and work to make this project even more professional. To Michael Komarck, for illustrating the cover I always dreamed of. To Knut Avenstroup Haugen, for so enthusiastically supporting this project and making my madness of composing a soundtrack for a book come true. To Javier Padilla and the people at 3dsignia for believing in crazy projects and shaping the first version of the website with which to support this universe I have created. To Rafael Arbide, for his magic eye for photography with which I was able to rediscover incredible locations in Seville. To Fran Verde and Sergio Ortega from Dead Pixel, for their collaboration with the trailer video. To Manu Rico, Manuel Nieto and Phillippe G. Schibler, for being magicians capable of making any dream come true and giving added value to my project with their visual effects. To Kilian Domínguez, for his virtuosity with sound. To David Puig, with whom I founded Juegaenred.com and with whom I have travelled and learned so much in the online world. To all the people at ‘Diablos de Hispania’, pioneers of online entertainment in Spain, from whom I have learned so much and to whom I pay tribute in this work.

To Patricia Villar, Verónica Cañizares, Claudia Luque, Belén Pérez, Joaquín Núñez, Juan Andrés Toro and Chema Polo for their collaboration in the viral trailer video. Of course, to all my friends and family who have helped me improve this work with their corrections and comments. Above all, to Juan and Meritxell Marcé, Pablo Guillén, Andrés Mozo, Juan Rodríguez, Alberto Romano, Tania Sánchez, Julio Alessandre, Alejandro Freire, Jairo Acebillo, Maria José Bogas, Jacobo de Montalvo, Censi Varo, Lidia Serrano, Abel Olea, Yessica Valdayo and Manu Nieto. There are many who have supported me and helped me, thanks a lot to all of you.

Together we will expand this dream to the infinite!

To my father,

For his love and sacrifice.

FIRST BOOK

THE AWAKENING